Ore no Imouto (Season Two) - Episode 5 Discussion / Poll

[monir]

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[Densetsuhakai]

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

I have mixed feelings about that episode.On the one hand it was one of my favourite parts in the Novel,but I didnt thought they would seize the whole date and Comiket part in one epsiode (well,almost everything at least).... They kinda ruined the whole episode,but I am still kinda satisfied...Strange feeling

[Soconfused]

Goddamn, I don't remember Oreimo being this...I dunno...pandering, last season. It's getting kind of ridiculous and it's only 5 episodes in. They just need to bang already and get it over with. This is why I hate high school level romance in anime, it's all the same garbage, between a boy and girl or a freaking brother and sister, GROW UP ALREADY.

That being said, the end was good and it was nice seeing Kuroneko finally. It would be nice if they focused on group scenes or even Kirino/Kuroneko stuff going forward as I find them much more enjoyable than the Harem aspects of the show, but I doubt it. They have their shipping/"wincest" audience to please afterall.

[Soverence]

Originally Posted by Densetsuhakai

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

I have mixed feelings about that episode.On the one hand it was one of my favourite parts in the Novel,but I didnt thought they would seize the whole date and Comiket part in one epsiode (well,almost everything at least).... They kinda ruined the whole episode,but I am still kinda satisfied...Strange feeling

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

I feel about the same as you do, I feel like something was missing from the whole episode but I don't really know what. I don't think they could have added much more in, most of the important parts were hit but there still feels like something was missing. I still got the most laughs out of this episode than any other episode yet this season which means it did something well, but that feeling of "it could have been done better" lingers in me.

[Fnights]

Good episode, less boring compared to the old ones. It feels a bit rushed but finally the serie is back on the right way.

[Densetsuhakai]

Originally Posted by Soverence

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

I feel about the same as you do, I feel like something was missing from the whole episode but I don't really know what. I don't think they could have added much more in, most of the important parts were hit but there still feels like something was missing. I still got the most laughs out of this episode than any other episode yet this season which means it did something well, but that feeling of "it could have been done better" lingers in me.

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

Yeah,I really dont know what the problem is.It just felt kinda rushed.For the whole last week I was excited about this episode,but now I feel kinda disappointed...
Well at least I think that the episode was really good in its own way,especially for Anime-only viewers.But you are right..It could have been a way better episode as it is now,especially for Novel readers.

[ion475]

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

I feel about the same as you do, I feel like something was missing from the whole episode but I don't really know what. I don't think they could have added much more in, most of the important parts were hit but there still feels like something was missing. I still got the most laughs out of this episode than any other episode yet this season which means it did something well, but that feeling of "it could have been done better" lingers in me.

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

B/c they skip a whole story (more or less, a whole chapter) from the LN lol...100% sure if it's included in this episode would be 1000x better.

But yes, the episode DOES feel rushed. Kirino date is half episode material, that I'm fine with. Then basically they go into Comiket without any background story (Let say, the whole thing behind Kyousuke's cosplay...). Oh well, at least Shironeko finally appears...

At the end of the day, if they're really running short on time, why in the world they spend 4 episodes on Vol. 6 then rushed the best volume by far in the whole story...

[ginger02]

Laughing so hard at the "My Honey" part XD

I found the episode really charming. The relationship between them is really interesting for me, and cute if I must say so.

And them lining up for for Summer Comic, it looked like something for a Tokyo Dome concert =O
Though, not too sure what the event was.

[finalfury]

Awkward episode(It felt really weird seeing a "fake" dere Kirino in the beginning and the flow of the episode was a bit off) but Kuroneko saves the day.
I liked the Kyou Kuro interactions towards the end of the episode as well.

[Silaqui]

I really liked this episode, because it reestablished the triangle Kirino, Kuroneko and Kyousuke. Or you could say it set it in stone. Now I'm curious to see how everything will turn out.

Greetings Silaqui.

[relentlessflame]

I want to remind all novel readers that ALL novel comparisons of any kind must be behind properly-labelled spoiler tags, even if you think you're not "spoiling" anything. Failure to do so can result in warnings, infractions, and bans, per the Spoiler Policy.

That aside...

Originally Posted by ion475

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

B/c they skip a whole story (more or less, a whole chapter) from the LN lol...100% sure if it's included in this episode would be 1000x better.

But yes, the episode DOES feel rushed. Kirino date is half episode material, that I'm fine with. Then basically they go into Comiket without any background story (Let say, the whole thing behind Kyousuke's cosplay...). Oh well, at least Shironeko finally appears...

Spoiler for Comparison to the novel:

I think the comments made in the second half of the episode basically fill in all the needed blanks about the process of making the work, and how happy they were to have done it together. So if they're going to cut anything, I think this is probably a fine choice. I think it makes more sense to juxtapose Kirino's date in the first half with the discovery of the boyfriend at the end of the second half. If an episode could be longer than 24 minutes, then maybe they could squeeze more in, but I don't think it'd be worth stretching over more episodes. This makes for a much better cliffhanger.

So from my perspective anyway, this is a pretty logical choice. It keeps both halves of the episode revolving around the same theme.

[Nachtwandler]

As always. People, who read the novel trying to find the flaws in adaptations. Just submit at last that the book and the anime is two different formants and 100% satisfying adaptation is impossible. You, people, always found something to call it fail.

[Densetsuhakai]

Originally Posted by Nachtwandler

As always. People, who read the novel trying to find the flaws in adaptations. Just submit at last that the book and the anime is two different formants and 100% satisfying adaptation is impossible. You, people, always found something to call it fail.

Sorry if it looked that way,but that isnt really the case.

Spoiler for Comparison to the novels:

The Anime is good on its own way.Its just that the Novel is way more detailed as the Anime,it has more side storys that makes the different Characters more likeable than in the Anime.In my opinion those side storys are important as well.*.Without them the Anime feels just emptier as the Novel... But its still good..argh, I dont know how i should explain it .>.<

*

Spoiler for Novel side story:

Like the whole Manami-Haircut incident

[joshuafaramir]

hmm... weakest episode for me by far. Enjoyment rating went down. Giving it a 7/10 rating.

[Ushio the Omega]

So the first 4 episodes are LN vol 6 and this episode is now much of vol 7?

and is the second season supposed to be all the LN's including the yet to be released vol 12?

because this will sell easily enough to make a 3rd season profitable afterall.

[Micromancer]

1)this episode would end up better if that stranger at the end was introduced....

2)those 5 or 6 secs kyou-kuro staring at each other gave me a dokidoki calming feeling

3)

Spoiler for comparison to the novel:

was expecting more lovey doveys in kirino-kyou fake date, but well, whatever...

4)ah yea, that shironeko i've been waiting for to be animated..... gorgeous !

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by Ushio the Omega

because this will sell easily enough to make a 3rd season profitable afterall.

It's not a question of profit (for the anime alone), it's about timing. It's a marketing push on multiple formats: novels, manga, PS3 game, anime, etc. So having the anime end now at around the same time as the novel and the same time as the game is coming out (etc.) keeps the hype high. So even if they could have added more seasons, there's a marketing benefit to getting it all done now. So (as they already announced) this season will end the story.

[taichi-kun]

There was no need for that date

I mean are models slaves in Japan?

Just refuse politely,the manager can't force kirino because she is a free model(unlike ayase who works for a company)

And in my country 15 years old people can't live overseas on their own.

[relentlessflame]

Originally Posted by taichi-kun

There was no need for that date

I mean are models slaves in Japan?

Just refuse politely,the manager can't force kirino because she is a free model(unlike ayase who works for a company)

Well, sure but:

a) Kirino trapped herself in that excuse, and made that the sole justification. She could have just said "I don't want to", but sometimes turning down good job opportunities for "arbitrary" reasons can have consequences too. It seems like the agent was sort of pestering her by trying to make "offers she couldn't refuse".

b) It was also an excuse for a date with Kyousuke. (I mean, look at how upset she was when he said he wouldn't do it again.)

[FlareKnight]

Nice try by Kyousuke using an eroge dialogue option in that fake date with Kirino. Only downside was that she lent him that game .

At the very least that early part where Kuroneko saw Kyousuke and Kirino together seemed to lead to the thought of "gotta step up my game here." Well after teh insane shock of seeing them walking together like that .

You almost thought Kirino might pick up something from those brief Kyousuke and Kuroneko moments, but will have to wait for another day to see any extreme reactions. Was happy for Kuroneko, a team effort blew her expectations out of the water. Bit of a better success rate going from 90% left over to selling out.