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BBOvenGuy · 2017-08-06, 20:21

This latest episode was a fun romp... with one exception.

I'm growing increasingly uncomfortable with the jokes about Matsugo's feelings for Rinne. They were funny at first, but the only way to ramp them up is to make Matsugo more openly gay. As they said on Buffy the Vampire Slayer once, "I fear the subtext is rapidly becoming, uh, text." And that means the joking slides from a matter of misunderstanding to an open case of homophobia.

If they were to just come out and make Matsugo gay, then he's just another case of unrequited love that can never be fulfilled because of the barriers between the two people, and that's fine. The show has plenty of those. But all this insistence that "it's just a deep friendship" and the weird looks and remarks he gets because of it are becoming increasingly bothersome. They either need to take it all the way or drop it.

Master_Yoma · 2017-09-23, 21:08

And the 3rd season is done Rinne and Sakura going to a school cultural festival but Rinne cant seem to get a break

7/10 hopfuly there will be a 4th season maybe

Guardian Enzo · 2017-09-23, 21:34

That was a really solid finale, one of the best episodes of the season. The only thing missing was an announcement at the end.

Uribatake · 2017-09-23, 23:06

Sadly, I wouldn't bet on a fourth season, not just because of the lack of an announcement at the end of the last episode, but also because this season has already skipped ahead to some pretty recent content, such as the chapters featuring Otome/Ichigo. I suspect they did that because they knew chances of another season were slim, and wanted to introduce the character before the show was over.

servidor · 2017-09-23, 23:16

Nice chapter, takes some elements of a Ranma OVA.

BBOvenGuy · 2017-09-24, 01:18

I still have reservations about Matsugo, but this was indeed one of the best episodes of the season. I hadn't really been expecting another season, because it seemed like they spent most of this one doing random short bits, but you never know. I wouldn't mind learning more about Otome/Ichigo.

One cultural history note - Everyone in the Orpheus story was probably singing as a nod to Orpheus in the Underworld, a popular operetta by French composer Jacques Offenbach. The "Infernal Gallop" or "can-can" theme from Orpheus in the Underworld was used in the first season of Hibike! Euphonium.

BBOvenGuy · 2017-09-25, 21:50

As the season (series?) wraps up, I have a little something to share with you all. Here are the six pics of Rinne and Sakura that pass through the frame in the closing credits.

Spoiler for Size...:

2017-09-23, 21:08	Link #282
Master_Yoma Nekokota Festival Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest	And the 3rd season is done Rinne and Sakura going to a school cultural festival but Rinne cant seem to get a break 7/10 hopfuly there will be a 4th season maybe __________________

2017-09-25, 21:50	Link #287
BBOvenGuy Math Ninja Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura County CA Age: 59	As the season (series?) wraps up, I have a little something to share with you all. Here are the six pics of Rinne and Sakura that pass through the frame in the closing credits. Spoiler for Size...: This next one has got to be a spoof of something, but heck if I know what it is...

2017-08-06, 20:21	Link #281
BBOvenGuy Math Ninja Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura County CA Age: 59	This latest episode was a fun romp... with one exception. I'm growing increasingly uncomfortable with the jokes about Matsugo's feelings for Rinne. They were funny at first, but the only way to ramp them up is to make Matsugo more openly gay. As they said on Buffy the Vampire Slayer once, "I fear the subtext is rapidly becoming, uh, text." And that means the joking slides from a matter of misunderstanding to an open case of homophobia. If they were to just come out and make Matsugo gay, then he's just another case of unrequited love that can never be fulfilled because of the barriers between the two people, and that's fine. The show has plenty of those. But all this insistence that "it's just a deep friendship" and the weird looks and remarks he gets because of it are becoming increasingly bothersome. They either need to take it all the way or drop it.

2017-09-23, 23:06	Link #284
Uribatake Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007	Sadly, I wouldn't bet on a fourth season, not just because of the lack of an announcement at the end of the last episode, but also because this season has already skipped ahead to some pretty recent content, such as the chapters featuring Otome/Ichigo. I suspect they did that because they knew chances of another season were slim, and wanted to introduce the character before the show was over.

2017-09-23, 23:16	Link #285
servidor Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Monterrey	Nice chapter, takes some elements of a Ranma OVA.

2017-09-24, 01:18	Link #286
BBOvenGuy Math Ninja Author Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Ventura County CA Age: 59	I still have reservations about Matsugo, but this was indeed one of the best episodes of the season. I hadn't really been expecting another season, because it seemed like they spent most of this one doing random short bits, but you never know. I wouldn't mind learning more about Otome/Ichigo. One cultural history note - Everyone in the Orpheus story was probably singing as a nod to Orpheus in the Underworld, a popular operetta by French composer Jacques Offenbach. The "Infernal Gallop" or "can-can" theme from Orpheus in the Underworld was used in the first season of Hibike! Euphonium.