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Sakura has been upset for a long time but not because of how Natsuki treated her but because of how he was behaving around her father. Sakura could see Natsuki was always upset around their father and this made her upset because she wanted everyone to be happy. Sakura felt like she was in the middle between Natsuki and their dad. The slap added to Sakura being upset (and justifiably so) but her reason for being so upset really had nothing to do with the slap and was something much deeper. She could see two people she loved were not getting along and she wanted very much for everyone to be happy, but Natsuki ruined this. Anyways I am absolutely sure the slap was a one time/heat of the moment thing. That doesn't make it right, but Natsuki is not abusive towards Sakura. Quote:
I think that is actually the main issue here and that is what Natsuki has to deal with that his attitude towards his father is also really hurting her. I think the slap will be easy for Sakura to forgive actually but Natsuki does have to change his attitude entirely and try to get along with his father not just for his sake but for his sister as well. Because in the end I feel emotional scars are harder to heal than physical ones.
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He's unhappy. He's angry. With good reason. And then his little sister starts yelling at him. So yeah, she was being inconsiderate, and mouthing off. Why am I calling her inconsiderate - because its his birthday and she's not considering his feelings. She didn't deserve to be slapped, no. Like I said, I can't condone what he did. But I can certainly understand it.
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2012-05-25, 17:26 | Link #283 |
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It's also pretty silly to say Natsuki "slapped her with all his might". It was nowhere close to full force - he shouldn't have done it, but if he had used all his might he'd have knocked her down, at the very least.
Trust me, he'll apologize next week.
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2012-05-26, 06:35 | Link #284 | |
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I take it you also have some kind of omniscient fore-knowledge that us mere mortals are not privy to. |
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2012-05-26, 07:13 | Link #285 | ||
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Btw, I just noticed that Noitamina Radio has an interview with Hirano Fumi who plays Kate - and it turns out she used to play Lum in Urusei yatsura! Obviously, they have some fun with this. ^^;; (She has such a nice voice...) *listening to the radio* ...is everyone working on this show a fish expert? XD;;; Also, Furukawa Toshio, special fishing consultant, lol XD Last edited by kuromitsu; 2012-05-26 at 07:48. |
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2012-05-26, 08:37 | Link #286 | |
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It's not good that he slapped her and he shouldn't have done it, but I can understand why he snapped. Punching him wouldn't have solved anything and would have only made the situation worse.
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2012-05-26, 08:40 | Link #287 | |
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I empathize with both Natsuki and Sakura, because I have an older brother, and I was once slapped by him too during my younger days. It is important for me to note here that he and I were both at fault. I was really angry that he scolded me for coming home late, and got a wee bit carried away by calling him names and insulting him. In a moment of anger, he slapped me. In short, I shouldn't have provoke him, and he should have controlled his emotions better. In Natsuki and Sakura's case, both are at fault. I am not going to side with either one of them. Natsuki is very sensitive about his mother, and Sakura choose to talk about it in a wrong place, wrong time, and wrong attitude. She almost falls into the sea, and Natsuki is just about to recover from the shock when Sakura quite suddenly turns on him, accusing him of being a jerk and slapping a harsh reminder that their mum is dead. I am going to assume that she and Natsuki have never had a sincere and heart-to-heart conversation about their mother given her sudden outburst of emotion. She accuses him before everyone else, and how do you expect a sensitive teenager like him to react? When Sakura first says that their mum is dead, Natsuki to his credit tries to placate her by telling her that he will make a new one. But no, Sakura almost completely shuts down and becomes very emotional. She even pushes him away. Natsuki must have been taken by surprise. His momentary anger and surprise culminates in the slap. Speaking from my own experience, sibling fight can get really nasty, but it's precisely because siblings share a blood bond that fights tend to get emotional and passionate to a certain extent. I was angry with my brother for days and refused to concede, but in the end, he came to me and just held me and said sorry. And all is forgotten. So yeah, no doubt Sakura is angry with Natsuki, but it won't remain that way for long. She will also no doubt remember the slap, but in a fondly manner of one that remembers their sibling fights as one of the many events that serves to strengthen their bond.
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Uuum I can't find the post but somewhere early in the thread someone wanted to know more about Oosaka Ryouta who plays Yuki? Well I just noticed that he was a guest in Noitamina Radio and listened to the recording.
He's really 25 years old, and he always wanted to be a seiyuu. He looks up to Ishida Akira (in fact Ishida's performance as Rid Hershel inspired Oosaka to be a seiyuu), and loves Ishida's cool, hero-type characters. He used to fish when he was younger, but he caught like... two fish... in 3 years. XD;; so unlike Yuki he doesn't have a lot of talent for fishing. And he has a great "hero" voice! (It sounds a bit like Fukuyama Jun. and a bit like Ishida Akira, though not as much as Kaji Yuuki who could probably pass for Ishida if he tried.) I really hope we'll hear him in such a role in the future. He's cute and funny, and pretty confident and stuff, so he's good material for becoming a "personality" seiyuu. |
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This type of reasoning reminds me of guys who think that Girl A is partially at fault for being raped by Boy B because she provoked him to do it by wearing revealing clothing and/or was acting in an sexually alluring manner. Quote:
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2012-05-26, 14:42 | Link #291 | |
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I will just say for the last time, as others have said, that I do not condone what Natsuki has done, but I understand.
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2012-05-29, 09:07 | Link #292 |
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finally caught up. Looks like we're about to finally get deeper into the mystery of Enoshima. The fishing crew doing that weird dance is just creepy.
and Yuri got into a fight with Natsuki. well, with Sakura going missing, I'm sure they'll make up soon. And we can pretty much guess that the search for Sakura would lead to the bigger plot that we've yet to see.
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2012-05-31, 13:24 | Link #294 |
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Natsuki's new haircut! Haha, definitely needs time to get used to it. All the sudden, he looks more mature? He looks quite similar to Mikado from Durarara.
Mikado Natsuki On a more serious note, it's battle time next week. Also glad that Akira is officially one of the four now? Yup.
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2012-05-31, 14:17 | Link #295 |
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This episode illustrates how having a sparse overall plot lets Nakamura and company depict family and friendship events in such a touching way. The main plot advanced quite a lot actually, entirely through a brief conversation between Akira and Haru and Coco. That leaves lots of time for little intimate moments like the boys fishing once again at the end.
A DUCK combat unit, huh? Wonder if any of the combatants will have cute familiars like Tapioca? Maybe only the officers do. None of Akira's crew has a duck. A sign of power and authority perhaps? Spoiler for Sakura and Natsuki:
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2012-05-31, 17:55 | Link #299 |
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Glad Sakura was alright and made up with Natsuki. Looks like Natsuki has changed and is opening up with his dad. Lol Akira has been kicked out of Duck. Well now he's withe the other 3 now. Lol at them cutting Natsuki's hair. No Keito's death flag has been re-raised. Wonder if Haru will leave before capturing the dragon, considering the Duck combat unit has landed.
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2012-05-31, 18:17 | Link #300 |
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Whoa, Natsuki! He looks like a different person... ^^;;
Ah well, finally we know why Yuki is living with Kate, his parents are dead. Poor kid. I'm a bit worried about his conversation with Kate - she's been dodging death flags throughout the show, I really don't want her to die in the last minute. :/ Btw I wonder why she's so attuned to Haru. She wasn't even surprised when he told her he was an alien, she let him live in her house just like that, she seems to always know what's going on with him... It may be just her Grandma Instincts, though. And we finally have the plot. I have a feeling the dragon may not be as bad as it seems, though - Coco said their kind use water to communicate and it's just an accident that it has this mind-control effect on humans. Maybe he just wants to communicate, and is not aware of the side effects it has on humans. Or just wants to have fun, or something like that. I mean, he's able to mind control everyone in the world to do his bidding, so why is he making people do a silly dance? ^^;; I really loved the character moments - the Usami family in various setups, Natsuki and Yuki, Yuki and Kate, Haru and Kate, Akira and Haru & Coco, etc., and of course the four friends fishing together. They were all little gems, and they came together to form something really... shiny and pretty. The voice acting was pretty damn good in this episode, too - especially considering that according to Hirano Fumi they can't see what's going on during recording. (Either the audio is pre-recorded or they simply don't have a screen in the studio, I can't remember and don't have time to check.) Also, whitebait ice cream. NO. |
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