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Hanasaku Iroha - Character Discussion - Tanemura Kouichi
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2011-05-23, 09:40 | Link #4 |
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I think the misunderstanding for episode 9 has been totally telegraphed - hype up the Ohana/Tohru speculation, Kou sees them and misunderstands, Minchi gets jealous. I just hope Kou doesn't go back to Tokyo, devastated, and we start the whole tease all over again. I'll be pleasantly surprised if it turns out differently.
I'm a bit bothered that Ohana couldn't even take 30 seconds to text Kou and let him know she was in the middle of a crisis, but she'd see him as soon as she could - just one of many credulity-stretching manipulations in episode 8. His decision to come to town without telling her might be impulsive, but he deserves better from her than he's getting. Thing is, though, that I don't necessarily see this as meaning she isn't interested - just that Kou is the one thing in her life that she feels unsure enough about that she's unwilling to charge ahead like a raging bull and confront impulsively. That indicates a seriousness of feeling, not a lack of it.
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2011-05-27, 07:30 | Link #8 |
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My usual alone-time at work led me to a different conclusion. I don't think that Ko is going to be all that affected when he sees Ohana and Tooru get off the bike or return together.
Think about it, Ko probably knows more about Ohana than Ohana herself. Take the latest ep 8 for example. By just hearing her voice, he was able to discern something was wrong with her, despite her saying 'yeah' to Ko's 'Are you doing well' question. Now if Ohana and Tooru were seen by Ko and they were laughing, [Ko]thinking they were having fun, then I can see his mind floating into emo territory. However, I think that whenever he sees Ohana and Tooru together, just by looking at her face, he will be able to discern that something is wrong and goes to investigate. Even in the event that the writers manage to make Ohana say something to intentionally cause a misunderstanding, I feel that his desire and love will provoke him for answers, or he will be more diligent in trying to pursue Ohana's feelings under the pretext of that misunderstanding. If he starts getting emo/mopey, despite having already displayed how much he cares about Ohana, that will be totally out of his character, not to mention stupid and unrealistic. I would be very disappointed. |
2011-05-29, 21:28 | Link #12 |
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As a pro-Kou partisan, I prefer the interpretation that this episode was good for Ohana/Kou. It was him she thought of when she smelled Tohru's hair, and that bit with his co-worker in the end might be setting up a parallel with her and Tohru - an older co-worker to test their relationship and remind them of how much they love each other.
But really, I just want to be a contrarian in the avalanche of Ohana/Tohru shipping. Personally, I think that's a misdirection.
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2011-05-29, 23:48 | Link #15 |
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I would like to see Ohana and Kou get together as well since I like the guy a lot, though I wouldn't be surprised if they don't. This series is largely supposed to be about Ohana's maturation (Or that's what the trailers suggested, anyway), and my random speculation based off nothing is that part of this maturation's going to come from making tough decisions; decisions like rejecting her best friend and going with someone else instead. That probably won't be until towards the end, though. In the meantime Ohana will probably just continue dragging things out and trying to set a world record for 'Longest time avoiding giving a response to a confession.'
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2011-05-30, 12:45 | Link #17 |
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although i prefer Tohru (based on my personal preference...ahehe), i also don't mind Kou for Ohana...
with the efforts he did in the last episode just to see ohana, i do hope that they will not go unrewarded in the end...Kou already confessed to Ohana and he is still her best friend...he already has an edge compared with Tohru... i agree with Chaos2Frozen, Kou should fight the good fight... Last edited by satomianzaki; 2011-05-30 at 12:57. |
2011-05-31, 13:05 | Link #20 | |
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