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View Poll Results: Chuunibyou Demo Koi ga Shitai! - Episode 8 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 37 | 36.27% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 38 | 37.25% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 17 | 16.67% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 7 | 6.86% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 2.94% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 0 | 0% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2012-11-29, 02:26 | Link #101 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2003
Age: 41
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The main "battle" going on here is really emotional -- a struggle between Rikka's escapist self-fiction and Touka's cold hard reality. Yuuta's approach is more of a middle ground that reflects the fact that everyone grieves differently, and that forcing Rikka to grow up is only going to push her away or cause her to withdraw further. Yuuta isn't trying to pry Rikka away from Touka, but to help her ultimately reconcile with her and with reality. He's being the mediator that can see both sides of the issue, but is siding a bit more with Rikka for obvious reasons.
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2012-11-30, 03:06 | Link #102 |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Norway
Age: 65
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As far as we know, Touka only hits Rikka when Rikka does something crazy. Touka is not a mother, she is a sister who Rikka picks fights with. Sibling fights are quite natural. (I believe I was 15 when I stopped picking fights with my brother who was 6 years older than me, so it certainly seems natural to me.) And Rikka prefers to live with her sister rather than her grandparents.
And I still think it is possible that Touka was planning for Rikka and Yuuta to get together, although she may want them to be just friends. We will see soon how that plays out, I guess. |
2012-11-30, 12:27 | Link #103 | ||
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I don't see Rikka as an abuse victim, though, and I don't think Touka is "beating" her. The fight in this episode was a special case, and while I do think Touka crossed the line especially with the kick, I don't think she's generally abusive. She could probably be a little less harsh and emotionally cold, though. Quote:
"Touka planned their meeting all along!" or something like that? I for one really hope they don't go there.
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2012-11-30, 13:26 | Link #104 | |
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Norway
Age: 65
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Well, if this is original KyoAni material and not in the novel, we may never find out. We are already near the end, after all. Although if Rikka and Yuuta pair up before the end of the last episode, Touka will surely be shown to react in some way. |
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2012-12-01, 13:47 | Link #109 | |
Unleashing the Homu-Rage
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2012-12-01, 14:14 | Link #110 |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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I don't know if you can call it a Taxi Driver reference. I haven't seen Taxi Driver, but I have seen that sort of device in other anime/manga/live-action products. IIRC, Rally Vincent has used it in one form or another of Gunsmith Cats. I'm not recalling any other specific instances at the moment. Maybe it could be a reference of a reference? ^^ Maybe someone at KyoAni will explain. ^^;
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2012-12-01, 17:36 | Link #111 |
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Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Mandaluyong, Philippines
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I wouldn't be surprised if the Sleeve-gun in this show is indeed a direct reference to Taxi Driver. The character Travis himself is suffering a delusional perception of him being a righteous hero out to save the innocent and rid the world of evil, except that he's just a late night shift taxi driver trying to remain indifferent to the evils that he sees.
Though clearly not crazy, the famous "You Talking to Me?!..." scene clearly depicts his state of mind as he tries out his new gadget. I think this is fine example of how the idea of a Chuunibyou could turn in a worst way. |
2012-12-01, 21:35 | Link #113 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Germany
Age: 40
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We've already seen in other episodes that Touka is beating Rikka with a laddle - which is even worse than just beating her with her hands. Point is, Touka is apparently a violent person. It looks like all her grief turned into aggression, resulting in violent acts directed at Rikka. We can see from Rikka frequently escaping from Touka, and from strongly antagonising her, that the beatings (barehanded and with the ladle) apparently *aren't* isolated occurences but apparently rather frequent. Rikka would've no reason for her frequent escapes (e.g. escaping by rope from the balcony) if that wasn't the case and Touka would always treat her fairly.
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