Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT - Episode 7 Discussion / Poll

[monir]

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[DorkingtonPugsly]

Really fun episode, I felt like it had a more calming and relaxed feel compared to the past episodes which was nice. Some introspective points were made too. Rika should wear more causal clothes like that more often, probably my favorite out of all the different looks she's had this season.
And I got tons of Kobato and Kate this time! I couldn't be happier right now!

[Newprimus]

It's like they took the animation budget out of last ep and gave it to this one.

That aside, best episode of series so far.

Again.

[thundrakkon]

Wow, that was fantastically fun. They kind of hit all the characters this episode. Kobato outwardly does not like Sena's antics, but she always ends up appreciating everything that Sena does for her.

The story has gone full on shipping for Sena it seems so far this season. The shopping scene was a date of sorts, and Sena actually confessed in an indirect way.

Now, the ending sequence was a little cryptic. Kodaka was about to soon understand what Kate meant when she said he already "got Sena". That's such a huge hint with what is about to come next. Let's see if they are going to throw any twists in any of this anytime soon.

[Mizuno]

I don't mind if they are making Sena "the" one, she's actually the most normal out of the bunch if you put her superiority complex and galge obsession aside.

[Rising Dragon]

... normal?

I like Sena too, but if you had to analyze everyone, Maria's the most normal one (being a 10-year-old brat), and even then she doesn't really fit as "normal" given her prodigy nature.

[Sumeragi]

=_=


Only Kodaka is "normal".

[Rising Dragon]

I'm not sure Kodaka's luck constitutes as normal. ._.

[Newprimus]

Originally Posted by Rising Dragon

I'm not sure Kodaka's luck constitutes as normal. ._.

You mean his bad luck, or his GOOD luck?

It's not out of the ordinary to find people as socially awkward as he is, with his qualities.

His good luck though...... definitely not normal.

[Pen3]

Maria should be in every episode! I am surprised that Kate knows Pegasus and even goes on salmon fishing trips with him.... I hope there is an eipsode when they go fishing/camping together with Pegasus, Kate, Sena, Stella, Maria and Kobato.

Anyone else notice Kobato is starting to say "poop" more often too?

[frivolity]

I must say, Stella has very good taste in clothes...

[SilverSyko]

Not a whole lot to say about this episode really. There's a whole bunch of unsubtle shipping teases that I think doesn't need to be there, but I'm just repeating myself with that.

I guess I will compliment Kobato on being a meat-lover though. Screw vegetables.

And Sena made a good comment about her thoughts on Kodaka and Yozora. Not dwelling on the past and just dealing with the present, that's absolutely true and I agree completely.~

Otherwise yeah, nothing really standing out that I wish to comment on this week.

But I must have a very narrow view of what "cute" is because Yozora didn't look particularly "cute" to me in those clothes, it was more like a very feminine "cool" look.

[ars89]

Yozara went from looking good to looking horrible so fast. Yukimura did the opposite, she needs to dress more like a girl. Interesting that Kate knows the chairman and even fishes with him. It was cute that Maria got Kobato a matching key necklace.

[l.kostas]

Originally Posted by Shinova

You mean his bad luck, or his GOOD luck?

It's not out of the ordinary to find people as socially awkward as he is, with his qualities.

His good luck though...... definitely not normal.

There is even a chapter at volume 8 about his luck, "Reflection: Prayers and Shouts"

They are already preparing the release of the Blu-rays. The first Blu-ray gets released the same day the last episode will be aired and the second on April.

[Chaos2Frozen]

Originally Posted by Mizuno

I don't mind if they are making Sena "the" one, she's actually the most normal out of the bunch if you put her superiority complex and galge obsession aside.

You realized that's the same as saying if you put aside Rika's perversion, Yozora's sadism, Yukimura's old fashion mindset, Kobato's chuunibyou, Maria's foul mouth, then they'll all be normal

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Anyway as for the episode itself it turns out to be pretty straightforward day for everyone, and I notice a lot of subtle hints/foreshadowing of things to come- I don't mean the last part of Kodaka's monologue.

The preview for next week looks like that certain **** would be hitting the fan here again.

Originally Posted by SilverSyko

But I must have a very narrow view of what "cute" is because Yozora didn't look particularly "cute" to me in those clothes, it was more like a very feminine "cool" look.

I've already peg you as the type to like boy....ish girls.

A most unusual fetish I might say, but hey- less competition.

[SilverSyko]

Originally Posted by Chaos2Frozen

I've already peg you as the type to like boy....ish girls.

A most unusual fetish I might say, but hey- less competition.

Not really. Two of my favorite animated females are Cynthia from Pokemon and Presea from Tales of Symphonia, and neither of them are very boyish-looking. I'm more into combat strong females who tend to be more logical than emotional. A cooler fashion sense or rough-around-the-edges appearance is a bonus, and since there's no character in this show who fulfills the first two criteria very well, I need to fall back on that.

You're lucky I don't believe in this "waifu" stuff, otherwise I'd probably be trying to claim Yozora since she's the closest one here to my preferences.

[monir]

Was anyone else shedding some plasma through the nose due to that manly rendition of Yozora projected by those hot-pants? Case in point:



Oh dear! Not agaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiin! UNIVERSE!

[Endless Soul]

I got my weekly fill of Kobato x Maria. I wonder if they'll get together as they get older, especially now that they have matching necklaces.

I also got a laugh as Kobato's Sena-radar went off.

Endless "Think of me when you eat it" Soul

[DragoonKain3]

Wait a minute.... "My Childhood Friends fight too much" as the next episode title? I knew it, Sena must be a forgotten childhood friend as well! It's gotta be her, as the only 2 pairs that fight very often in the show are Sena+Yozora and Kobato+Maria. And considering Kobato is his blood-related sister, and Yozora is already established as the childhood friend, thus it's gotta be Sena who is the other person the title is talking about.

To be honest, I've always thought it was Sena who was the childhood friend in the first place, considering it makes sense as their fathers are best buddies with each other. It would be weird if they're that close and they didn't have their children meet eah other some time before.

Now the question is, how did Sena and Kodaka meet up? Did they forget because they were too young, or maybe, just maybe, there was an incident that caused them to lose their memory? Ooh, I so want it to be the latter, so that we'd have another mystery event that would be a hook for the plot, just like last season. But I guess we can only wait and see.

But now... shipping just became infinitely harder for me. At the end of last season it was so easy as Yozora was the only one confirmed to be childhood friend, but now I can't decide between her or Sena. Though if Yozora keeps up the tracksuit style (or that swimsuit style she had last season), I would choose Sena instead, because man, they look absolutely dreadful on her.


As for Kobato+Maria... weird that the preview mentions that in 5 years they'd be childhood friends. I mean, for example, Ichika+Rin from Infinite Stratos met during last year of elementary school and reunited first year of high school, thus only 3 years elapsed and they're still childhood friends.

Meh, I guess I'll just chalk this up to Kate being misinformed, or something.

[Peanutbutter]

What was Yozora's gift to Kobato?