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Dop · 2016-10-09, 09:46

Quite liked that, and Poco being a tanuki will set it a little apart from other "single guy with small child" stuff. I guess the main part of the show will be Souta deciding to take up running his father's restaurant.

Wonder what the thing is with his leg? Guess we'll find out in forthcoming shows.

abhjetgon · 2016-10-09, 11:28

POCO'S UDON WORLD IS GOLD. The visuals immediately suck you in the atmosphere with great backgrounds & pleasant music accompanying it. It has enough subtext with the characters to see more of them. Good op & ed. Overall very heart-warming & relaxing at parts. 4/5

grecefar · 2016-10-09, 17:18

I suppose this is the softie of the season.

kuromitsu · 2016-10-09, 17:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by AntonKutovoi

Well, they say there's this mythical thing called "auditions"

Not necessarily, sometimes directors or casting people already have an seiyuu in mind for a role, so they don't do auditions. In any case this is at least the 4th(!) time that Nakamura plays a single father(/figure) with a small kid - not that I'm complaining.

Master_Yoma · 2016-10-09, 21:30

Cute kid but finding it in a pot that just a weird place to sleep but it kind of seems like Usagi Drop and Barakamon

Gan_HOPE326 · 2016-10-10, 14:35

So we're going to get also a whole season worth of shorts about Gaogao the alien

?

Also, this episode title made me go a bit WTF, though I guess in Japanese it must have an ordinary meaning as well

...

Guardian Enzo · 2016-10-10, 14:58

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gan_HOPE326

So we're going to get also a whole season worth of shorts about Gaogao the alien

?

Also, this episode title made me go a bit WTF, though I guess in Japanese it must have an ordinary meaning as well

...

ROFL.

Don't go there...

Cloudedmind · 2016-10-10, 21:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gan_HOPE326

So we're going to get also a whole season worth of shorts about Gaogao the alien

?

Also, this episode title made me go a bit WTF, though I guess in Japanese it must have an ordinary meaning as well

...

I saw the title and I think I laughed for like five minutes.

DragoonKain3 · 2016-10-11, 19:59

It's not bad actually. I personally couldn't care less about the tanuki, but what's interesting is the MC's own family 'problems'. Him not wanting to succeed the udon place when he was young, but now he has no other place to turn to. Hearing praises of his dad's udon will most like have him re-opening the store, but it's the drama along the way I'm salivating over.

Oh yeah, super stoked hearing HanaKana and Nakahara. <3

Stark700 · 2016-10-15, 14:44

Adorable, Poco made a new friend!

Flower · 2016-10-15, 15:53

Ep 02

I tell ya, this series is a really good example of the sort of anime I really enjoy, and in so many ways!

From the OP we have seen several characters, so if this episode were a sort of pattern, it may well be that often meeting the new characters while Poco is with him will be bound up with Souta remembering things, valuing things, re-assessing things he had swept under the rug or ignored or not noticed or forgotten or even just not appreciated previously (for whatever reasons).

Easily this is one of my favorites of the season thus far. ^^

SeaDoor · 2016-10-15, 16:18

Yep. Two episodes in and I like this a lot.

Yamada II · 2016-10-16, 05:14

Episode 2

Even though the kid looks hardly cute as a tanuki, Souta still takes him in because he feels sorry for the kid who is all alone and is having a hard time just finding food. And he goes shopping for his clothes. I thought that he would find a friend of his in the city and he'd have to come up with an excuse for that. I didn't quite expect his first crush to be there with her kids lol. And he comes up with some random name right on the spot lol. And Nozomi immediately said that Poco's a weird name and sends the kid into depression lol. I liked how Poco was nice to Nozomi even though she wasn't at all. Poco is a good kid.

The time Souta is spending with Poco reminds him of his past. From good memories like those with his family to weird memories like those of his crush and how he got heartbroken after waving to her and then seeing her with her boyfriend, he is remembering quite some things. And people are, from time to time, mentioning his family's restaurant. I wonder when he'll start it up again if he will that is.

Dop · 2016-10-16, 09:10

Poco gets caught by obaa-san and ends up in the soup. BAD END...

No but seriously, I'm enjoying this show, and its reminisces as Souta remembers his youth.

abhjetgon · 2016-10-16, 11:11

Poco's udon world ep 2 : The goodness continues. It has that bittersweet flavour with sota, but also heart warming & relaxing with poco. The innocence of poco really works great. The humour is low-key and not punch full per say but timed well. The embarrassing memories of sota are a lot I gues lol. Poco & nozomi moments were cute. 3.5/5

HandofFate · 2016-10-16, 13:45

lol i liked nozomi.
pretty moms this episode.

Was surprised how fast the episode went.
Was like damn, its already over.

Between 3Gatsu no Lion, this and Natsume's Friends, this is shaping up to be a good season for me.

Master_Yoma · 2016-10-16, 21:37

Well Souta came around to Poko and having luck meeting up with someone he havent seem in a long time

PreSage · 2016-10-16, 23:08

Second ep is cuteness overload! Although the OP and ED with memories of his childhood and his parents make me feel sad each time I see it. We'll all reach that day when our younger days will also be just a memory.

***GHDpro*** · 2016-10-17, 05:15

I like to guess where (location) an anime takes place. The previous episode had already established this to be Kagawa prefecture on Shikoku and it would make sense that it takes place in Takamatsu, the largest city in the prefecture. Souta's parents' home is apparently a walking distance from the Kotoden Hayashimichi station. Odd detail: it's station 4 on the "N" line, not "M" as seen in the anime.

In the episode they take the Kotoden in northerly direction (as shown on the train's display, which says "Takamatsu-chikko"). Where they get off is not shown but Takamatsu's shopping district is somewhere near Kawaramachi station. The other station featured is Ota station, during the flashback.

Anyway I liked this episode as I did the previous one. Though part of it sounds like a tourist commercial for Kagawa prefecture. I guess having a government official do the previews kind of enforces that idea.

grecefar · 2016-10-17, 10:38

lol I though that poko was a girl until this chapter and well hard for him to meet his first crush already married and with childs meanwhile he's still single... well there's no hurry.

2016-10-09, 21:30	Link #25
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2016-10-10, 14:35	Link #26
Gan_HOPE326 Maddo Scientisto Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: UK	So we're going to get also a whole season worth of shorts about Gaogao the alien ? Also, this episode title made me go a bit WTF, though I guess in Japanese it must have an ordinary meaning as well ... __________________ ---- What if Goku was super smart and had a thing for philosophy? Find out in The Optimised Wish Project! ---- My other fanfiction can be found here.

2016-10-11, 19:59	Link #29
DragoonKain3 Osana-Najimi Shipper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Ordeals	It's not bad actually. I personally couldn't care less about the tanuki, but what's interesting is the MC's own family 'problems'. Him not wanting to succeed the udon place when he was young, but now he has no other place to turn to. Hearing praises of his dad's udon will most like have him re-opening the store, but it's the drama along the way I'm salivating over. Oh yeah, super stoked hearing HanaKana and Nakahara. <3 __________________ Yes its YOU childhood friend - source of BERZERKER RAGE since forever Childhood Friend couple STATISTICS(spoilers abound though)

2016-10-15, 14:44	Link #30
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Adorable, Poco made a new friend! __________________

2016-10-15, 15:53	Link #31
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Ep 02 I tell ya, this series is a really good example of the sort of anime I really enjoy, and in so many ways! From the OP we have seen several characters, so if this episode were a sort of pattern, it may well be that often meeting the new characters while Poco is with him will be bound up with Souta remembering things, valuing things, re-assessing things he had swept under the rug or ignored or not noticed or forgotten or even just not appreciated previously (for whatever reasons). Easily this is one of my favorites of the season thus far. ^^ __________________

2016-10-09, 09:46	Link #21
Dop Mmmm.... Join Date: Sep 2006	Quite liked that, and Poco being a tanuki will set it a little apart from other "single guy with small child" stuff. I guess the main part of the show will be Souta deciding to take up running his father's restaurant. Wonder what the thing is with his leg? Guess we'll find out in forthcoming shows.

2016-10-09, 11:28	Link #22
abhjetgon Senior Member Join Date: May 2014	POCO'S UDON WORLD IS GOLD. The visuals immediately suck you in the atmosphere with great backgrounds & pleasant music accompanying it. It has enough subtext with the characters to see more of them. Good op & ed. Overall very heart-warming & relaxing at parts. 4/5

2016-10-09, 17:18	Link #23
grecefar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Blue Notes Blues	I suppose this is the softie of the season.

2016-10-15, 16:18	Link #32
SeaDoor Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Southeastern US	Yep. Two episodes in and I like this a lot.

2016-10-16, 05:14	Link #33
Yamada II Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Pakistan Age: 28	Episode 2 Even though the kid looks hardly cute as a tanuki, Souta still takes him in because he feels sorry for the kid who is all alone and is having a hard time just finding food. And he goes shopping for his clothes. I thought that he would find a friend of his in the city and he'd have to come up with an excuse for that. I didn't quite expect his first crush to be there with her kids lol. And he comes up with some random name right on the spot lol. And Nozomi immediately said that Poco's a weird name and sends the kid into depression lol. I liked how Poco was nice to Nozomi even though she wasn't at all. Poco is a good kid. The time Souta is spending with Poco reminds him of his past. From good memories like those with his family to weird memories like those of his crush and how he got heartbroken after waving to her and then seeing her with her boyfriend, he is remembering quite some things. And people are, from time to time, mentioning his family's restaurant. I wonder when he'll start it up again if he will that is.

2016-10-16, 09:10	Link #34
Dop Mmmm.... Join Date: Sep 2006	Poco gets caught by obaa-san and ends up in the soup. BAD END... No but seriously, I'm enjoying this show, and its reminisces as Souta remembers his youth.

2016-10-16, 11:11	Link #35
abhjetgon Senior Member Join Date: May 2014	Poco's udon world ep 2 : The goodness continues. It has that bittersweet flavour with sota, but also heart warming & relaxing with poco. The innocence of poco really works great. The humour is low-key and not punch full per say but timed well. The embarrassing memories of sota are a lot I gues lol. Poco & nozomi moments were cute. 3.5/5

2016-10-16, 13:45	Link #36
HandofFate Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006	lol i liked nozomi. pretty moms this episode. Was surprised how fast the episode went. Was like damn, its already over. Between 3Gatsu no Lion, this and Natsume's Friends, this is shaping up to be a good season for me. __________________ ... Last edited by HandofFate; 2016-10-16 at 17:48.

2016-10-16, 21:37	Link #37
Master_Yoma Nekokota Festival Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest	Well Souta came around to Poko and having luck meeting up with someone he havent seem in a long time __________________

2016-10-16, 23:08	Link #38
PreSage Strangely dependable... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: some random place out there...	Second ep is cuteness overload! Although the OP and ED with memories of his childhood and his parents make me feel sad each time I see it. We'll all reach that day when our younger days will also be just a memory. __________________ :\|::\|Sig Gallery\|::\|: --------------- [/TH][/TR][/table]

2016-10-17, 05:15	Link #39
*GHDpro* Administrator Administrator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Netherlands Age: 45	I like to guess where (location) an anime takes place. The previous episode had already established this to be Kagawa prefecture on Shikoku and it would make sense that it takes place in Takamatsu, the largest city in the prefecture. Souta's parents' home is apparently a walking distance from the Kotoden Hayashimichi station. Odd detail: it's station 4 on the "N" line, not "M" as seen in the anime. In the episode they take the Kotoden in northerly direction (as shown on the train's display, which says "Takamatsu-chikko"). Where they get off is not shown but Takamatsu's shopping district is somewhere near Kawaramachi station. The other station featured is Ota station, during the flashback. Anyway I liked this episode as I did the previous one. Though part of it sounds like a tourist commercial for Kagawa prefecture. I guess having a government official do the previews kind of enforces that idea.

2016-10-17, 10:38	Link #40
grecefar Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Blue Notes Blues	lol I though that poko was a girl until this chapter and well hard for him to meet his first crush already married and with childs meanwhile he's still single... well there's no hurry.