(L) Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu‎ (Baka and Test and Shoukanjuu)

[Xion Valkyrie]

I love how all the girls see Hideyoshi as a SERIOUS RIVAL.

Edit: why don't we have our own subforum yet?

[OceanBlue]

Miharu is getting really annoying. Otherwise, it was an enjoyable episode.

By the way, I can't help but feel bad for Hideyoshi, since he basically had to end up by himself for the bathhouse scene, and Yuuji, although if they included more of how he treated Akihisa in the manga/light novels, I'd probably care less.

[FateAnomaly]

Shouko sure trained Yuuji well but the eye poking is a bit too much though.

Also the Hideyoshi joke is getting old. There is too much focus on it.

[Guardian Enzo]

I'm not at all surprised by the divergent reactions to this week's episode, because I think this is the one that's really going to start shaking the tree, as it were. This was Baka-Test to the extreme - it's absolutely true that the jokes were repetitive and pretty broad. But I think the point is, if you really surrender your brain to this material that makes it even funnier - it just goes past where you think it has to stop and it keeps going. That's the joke. If that doesn't work for you (and I can see where it wouldn't) this might not be a bad time to abandon ship. If you're a true Baka at heart, I think this ep was absolutely hilarious.

Hideyoshi continues to be a win for me. Sure, he's just another trap - but the interesting twist here is that he's a trap by nature, not by choice - all he wants is to be taken seriously as a guy, and he can't do it. The Hideyoshi changing room was a good gag, but to recycle it at the sento - that was pure baka genius. Those scenes of Hideyoshi bathing with the accompanying soundtrack had me almost in tears from laughing so hard - without a word of dialogue. Why? I can't even tell you - that's Baka-Test. It's either funny or it isn't.

[firebrrend]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

I'm not at all surprised by the divergent reactions to this week's episode, because I think this is the one that's really going to start shaking the tree, as it were. This was Baka-Test to the extreme - it's absolutely true that the jokes were repetitive and pretty broad. But I think the point is, if you really surrender your brain to this material that makes it even funnier - it just goes past where you think it has to stop and it keeps going. That's the joke. If that doesn't work for you (and I can see where it wouldn't) this might not be a bad time to abandon ship. If you're a true Baka at heart, I think this ep was absolutely hilarious.

Hideyoshi continues to be a win for me. Sure, he's just another trap - but the interesting twist here is that he's a trap by nature, not by choice - all he wants is to be taken seriously as a guy, and he can't do it. The Hideyoshi changing room was a good gag, but to recycle it at the sento - that was pure baka genius. Those scenes of Hideyoshi bathing with the accompanying soundtrack had me almost in tears from laughing so hard - without a word of dialogue. Why? I can't even tell you - that's Baka-Test. It's either funny or it isn't.

chill man! This is an anime not reality

shouko fanservice so moe can't wait for the next episode, the yuuji's date with shuoko~

[firebrrend]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Proof : Nobody can resist the lure of Hideyoshi. He is actively converting male forum members into homosexuals.

All hail Hideyoshi!!! XD
Did u all notice, if we split hideyoshi into" hide yoshi"
yoshi akihisa name will come out!
This seem to suggest special relationship between them hahahaha

[GDB]

Originally Posted by SaintessHeart

Proof : Nobody can resist the lure of Hideyoshi. He is actively converting male forum members into homosexuals.

Sorry, but this episode proved liking Hideyoshi doesn't make you homosexual. It makes you Hidesexual. He's his own gender, remember?

[orangejuicetang]

My god, that green-haired girl (I think her name is Aiko or something), even though she didn't really make an impression in her earlier appearances, really stole parts of the episode with her mad trolling. Especially in the bath scene where she's like "hey hey, did you know all the baths are connected?" getting Voyeur and Yoshi burned.

[Master Assassin]

Originally Posted by OceanBlue

Miharu is getting really annoying. Otherwise, it was an enjoyable episode.

By the way, I can't help but feel bad for Hideyoshi, since he basically had to end up by himself for the bathhouse scene, and Yuuji, although if they included more of how he treated Akihisa in the manga/light novels, I'd probably care less.

Spoil me on that will you? Mind to drop me a PM about that? Well, since I love hunting spoilers, can you fulfill this little request of mine?

I feel the same thing as well. But it seems that the anime chose the path of focusing on the comical parts of everyone (even if they follow their own storyline).

Anyway, if things goes on like this I'm pretty much afraid we'll be seeing a lot of us hunting for Akihisa+Hideyoshi BL doujins. D:

[Gibber]

Yeah, Miharu is really annoying lately, I kinda wished the show would focus a bit more on the romance aspect but eh, I like it right now too. I feel like Himeji's breasts just got super big this episode or something...

[bigdeath]

The jokes are repetitive but I love it none the less.

[Master_Yoma]

The amount of blood lost from Tsuchiya can fill up that pool and Hideyoshi look to much like a girl in this ep.

[touge-n00b]

Originally Posted by GDB

Sorry, but this episode proved liking Hideyoshi doesn't make you homosexual. It makes you Hidesexual. He's his own gender, remember?

Hidesexual, that has a ring to it.


Oh god, I'm trying to justify it!

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by GDB

Sorry, but this episode proved liking Hideyoshi doesn't make you homosexual. It makes you Hidesexual. He's his own gender, remember?

THAT IS A BRILLIANT STATEMENT.

Just watched. Shouko Shouko Shouko!!!!!!!<3 Aki suggesting the water devil game is epic.

Spoiler for Spoiler:

It seems that they are going to the grand park after all! Shouko x Yuuji lol!

[Xion Valkyrie]

It's not gay unless as long as Hideyoshi's the bottom =P

[SaintessHeart]

Originally Posted by Xion Valkyrie

It's not gay unless as long as Hideyoshi's the bottom =P

You know, your back could still be facing him even if he is at the bottom.

[Kaioshin Sama]

Sprechen ze deutsch? Geez it's bad enough we have Engrish, now we get to hear some Deutschongo.

Well yeah this episode had some sexy results, but they were very mixed on the humour front just the same. It's like some of the episode was generic pool side gag fare while the rest had that Baka Test charm I've come to love. The bizarre Deutschongo scene and the Hideyoshi change/bath room were among them. I especially liked the later because I tend to appreciate "semi-surrealist referential humour" (if the term doesn't exist I'm coining it right now by the way) and in fact use it all the time to confuse and bemuse the folks at work.

Definitely better than the average pool episode though. Even if the show is starting to reuse it's jokes and the animation got a little "QUALITY" at parts.

Also G Gundam parody FTW! Anyone who can point it out gets a free rep cookie!

[SuperKnuckles]

Okay, that's it. This show just can't be pretended to be any kind of a social satire like Zetsubou Sensi or even something more of a psychological-banter-worthy show like Katanagatari/Bakemonogatari or even have the silly novel-conversion feel of the Durarara show. This show is just Hideyoshi Fanservice Special™.

[Xion Valkyrie]

Originally Posted by SuperKnuckles

Okay, that's it. This show just can't be pretended to be any kind of a social satire like Zetsubou Sensi or even something more of a psychological-banter-worthy show like Katanagatari/Bakemonogatari or even have the silly novel-conversion feel of the Durarara show. This show is just Hideyoshi Fanservice Special™.

You say that as if it's a bad thing =/

[orangejuicetang]

Originally Posted by Kaioshin Sama

Also G Gundam parody FTW! Anyone who can point it out gets a free rep cookie!

There's was a G Gundam parody? Apart from the one I made in episode 3? I had to rewatch the episode again, and I think I spot it.

Spoiler for my guess:

Would it by right after they decide to use a swimming race to determine who doesn't have to eat Himeji's cooking, where Yoshii and Yuuji exchange that flying kick like Master Asia vs Domon before locking their hands ala "SHINING VS DARKNESS FINGER" style?