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Yamada II · 2016-12-10, 22:17

Episode 10

This show. Too good. I love these characters and their interactions. Pretty emotionally charged episode. Rinko is gonna be a mommy and is worried if she's good enough. She tries cooking for this reason but fails big time. Souta says some mean things but then apologizes. And Poco really is that tanuki god or whatever with how he gave the two siblings that flashback. And Souta also saw that he had said that he wants to make udon like papa so maybe he'll pick up the restaurant after all, even though he took that job at Shodoshima.

Master_Yoma · 2016-12-11, 22:36

That was a well done flashback and Poco pulling something grand off to help Rinko

deadite · 2016-12-12, 13:40

Got some serious Nagi no Asukara vibes from this episode. Makes me imagine Hikari and Akari when they hit their 30s.

Romanticide · 2016-12-17, 14:08

Just started watching this, seems like a good pick me up.

Stark700 · 2016-12-17, 15:25

Episode 11

I feel like Poco is behaving even more like a kid than usual this episode.

Sota feels a bit of nostalgia after seeing that photo album. No surprise there as those photos are filled with family memories. This episode also gave me a similar feeling to one of the other episodes especially with all the fun that Poco had with Sota at the festival and fireworks.

Also thought the kids looked cute in their yutaka

The cliffhanger worries me though. The secret will be spilled??

Pen3 · 2016-12-17, 15:56

Looks like Poco will become a science experiment soon.

Yamada II · 2016-12-17, 16:30

Episode 11

Souta has decided to raise Poco and has told Rin at least this much that Poco isn't a friend's kid. He didn't continue though, but now he has no other choice. Poco's tail came out and everyone around has seen it. What's more, Hiroshi probably took a picture of it and it has been caught on camera and streamed online. Souta will have a lot of explaining to do. But it is possible that that priest man will help Souta out in some way.

Flower · 2016-12-17, 19:40

Ep 11

And up next week, that moment I have been wondering about for much of the series. What happens what Poco accidentally shows himself to others as a tanuki?

That being said, a good episode yet again - I really liked how it showed Souta genuinely happy that things were working in a good direction somehow, but it seems that perhaps, just perhaps there were just some aspects to the "whole picture" of his plan that were not ... eek ... "right" somehow, or even a bit naive or unrealistic/untruthful in a more serrious sense. This showed up the most often on the faces of Rin and Nakajima.

I think the "big reveal" will catalyst Souta having the opportunity other to be making a fully wholesome and truthful first step in the right direction ... it is possible that he went "off" at some point, and my guess is that the catalyst was the leg injury, so evening we have not seen appear in the narrative for a while now.

MCAL · 2016-12-17, 20:09

This whole entire episode I was expecting this to happen and when the fireworks started...

Dop · 2016-12-24, 15:58

Spoiler for finale:

Yeah. Nice series, and I thought it ended really well.

Pen3 · 2016-12-24, 16:06

I feel that one day the grandma next door will turn Poco into soup. I enjoyed this series more than anticipated, it was very emotional and moving between Souta and Rin. Only complaint would be not enough Rin screen time.

Flower · 2016-12-24, 16:21

Ep 12 (Finale)

What a perfect and beautiful ending to the series, especially one who's source material is still ongoing. (I wish other adaptations would be able to execute an end in a similarly manner!)

Sure enough, they did bring back the element of the leg injury, which puts several things into the why and reason why Poco chose to enter into Souta's life to begin with. The narrative was neatly and nicely tied up all in one there.

In so many ways this has been my favorite series of the season - it has been continually and consistently excellent for me every step of the way with no mishaps or missteps. And in a season with series as strong as Natsume Go and Fune wo Amu that is saying something. Whereas in some ways I think Fune wo Amu to be the more "important" series, I enjoyed this series the most.

9.5/10 from me. And my AOTS.

Thanks so much to the staff for such a heartfelt and lovely work!

Stark700 · 2016-12-24, 17:00

That...was just heartwarming. Everything about this show makes me smile including the finale and it's interesting that the series went back again that showed how Souta and Poco's encounter wasn't some coincidence.

I'm surprised at how much fun I've enjoyed watching this show. Also, one of the catchiest OP songs of the season!

Yamada II · 2016-12-24, 17:36

Episode 12

That was too good. Poco was here to tell Souta the importance of family and that they're always close together even if they're physically far away. Nice stuff. I expected the parting to be more sad, but I'm not that disappointed though.

Thanks to Poco, Souta got his leg injured. Good going, tanuki lol.

Really liked the characters here. Poco only played the role of making Souta remember all those stuff. He helped Souta get closer to his dead father (maybe that sounded a bit wrong lol). The character interactions were fun and so lively. They were such a good family. The OP was the best this season. Really like how it starts off. Some heartwarming stuff here. It was similar t. Amaama to Inazuma, as in it emphasized on family and stuff, but I think these guys did it better here.

Dop · 2016-12-24, 17:43

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Originally Posted by Pen3

I feel that one day the grandma next door will turn Poco into soup. I enjoyed this series more than anticipated, it was very emotional and moving between Souta and Rin. Only complaint would be not enough Rin screen time.

I did think when she turned up with the sickle at the end she was still going for that "Ring of Bright Water" ending.

Pen3 · 2016-12-24, 17:50

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Originally Posted by Dop

I did think when she turned up with the sickle at the end she was still going for that "Ring of Bright Water" ending.

After all that "Poco is family" talk, it is kind of weird to see Souta brush it off like she was just kidding. She looked dead serious in turning Poco into soup to me that i can't help but worry. shougenai.

Guardian Enzo · 2016-12-24, 18:22

How can one humble little show pack so much raw emotion into 12 episodes?

PreSage · 2016-12-24, 19:02

I cried...it was a good ending and fitting for the series but I still can't help wish that Souta and Poco could have been together.

Romanticide · 2016-12-24, 22:29

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Originally Posted by PreSage

I cried...it was a good ending and fitting for the series but I still can't help wish that Souta and Poco could have been together.

Wasn't the tanuki at the end of the episode Poco? I got the feeling it was.

PreSage · 2016-12-25, 18:19

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Originally Posted by Romanticide

Wasn't the tanuki at the end of the episode Poco? I got the feeling it was.

I would have liked it to be but, for some reason, I felt it wasn't?

2016-12-10, 22:17	Link #101
Yamada II Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Pakistan Age: 28	Episode 10 This show. Too good. I love these characters and their interactions. Pretty emotionally charged episode. Rinko is gonna be a mommy and is worried if she's good enough. She tries cooking for this reason but fails big time. Souta says some mean things but then apologizes. And Poco really is that tanuki god or whatever with how he gave the two siblings that flashback. And Souta also saw that he had said that he wants to make udon like papa so maybe he'll pick up the restaurant after all, even though he took that job at Shodoshima. Last edited by Yamada II; 2016-12-11 at 01:19.

2016-12-11, 22:36	Link #102
Master_Yoma Nekokota Festival Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Lost in the Fairy Forest	That was a well done flashback and Poco pulling something grand off to help Rinko __________________

2016-12-17, 15:25	Link #105
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Episode 11 I feel like Poco is behaving even more like a kid than usual this episode. Sota feels a bit of nostalgia after seeing that photo album. No surprise there as those photos are filled with family memories. This episode also gave me a similar feeling to one of the other episodes especially with all the fun that Poco had with Sota at the festival and fireworks. Also thought the kids looked cute in their yutaka The cliffhanger worries me though. The secret will be spilled?? __________________

2016-12-17, 19:40	Link #108
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Ep 11 And up next week, that moment I have been wondering about for much of the series. What happens what Poco accidentally shows himself to others as a tanuki? That being said, a good episode yet again - I really liked how it showed Souta genuinely happy that things were working in a good direction somehow, but it seems that perhaps, just perhaps there were just some aspects to the "whole picture" of his plan that were not ... eek ... "right" somehow, or even a bit naive or unrealistic/untruthful in a more serrious sense. This showed up the most often on the faces of Rin and Nakajima. I think the "big reveal" will catalyst Souta having the opportunity other to be making a fully wholesome and truthful first step in the right direction ... it is possible that he went "off" at some point, and my guess is that the catalyst was the leg injury, so evening we have not seen appear in the narrative for a while now. __________________ Last edited by Flower; 2016-12-17 at 20:13. Reason: typos....

2016-12-24, 15:58	Link #110
Dop Mmmm.... Join Date: Sep 2006	Spoiler for finale: A really nicely heartwarming (with just a little light touch of the bittersweet) ending there, as Poco uses the last of his supernatural power to take Souta, and us, on a sentimental journey where we learn more about Souta, how he hurt his leg, and how he drifted apart from his family. Yeah. Nice series, and I thought it ended really well.

2016-12-12, 13:40	Link #103
deadite Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010	Got some serious Nagi no Asukara vibes from this episode. Makes me imagine Hikari and Akari when they hit their 30s.

2016-12-17, 14:08	Link #104
Romanticide Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011	Just started watching this, seems like a good pick me up.

2016-12-17, 15:56	Link #106
Pen3 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007	Looks like Poco will become a science experiment soon.

2016-12-17, 16:30	Link #107
Yamada II Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Pakistan Age: 28	Episode 11 Souta has decided to raise Poco and has told Rin at least this much that Poco isn't a friend's kid. He didn't continue though, but now he has no other choice. Poco's tail came out and everyone around has seen it. What's more, Hiroshi probably took a picture of it and it has been caught on camera and streamed online. Souta will have a lot of explaining to do. But it is possible that that priest man will help Souta out in some way.

2016-12-17, 20:09	Link #109
MCAL Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012	This whole entire episode I was expecting this to happen and when the fireworks started...

2016-12-24, 16:06	Link #111
Pen3 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007	I feel that one day the grandma next door will turn Poco into soup. I enjoyed this series more than anticipated, it was very emotional and moving between Souta and Rin. Only complaint would be not enough Rin screen time.

2016-12-24, 16:21	Link #112
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Ep 12 (Finale) What a perfect and beautiful ending to the series, especially one who's source material is still ongoing. (I wish other adaptations would be able to execute an end in a similarly manner!) Sure enough, they did bring back the element of the leg injury, which puts several things into the why and reason why Poco chose to enter into Souta's life to begin with. The narrative was neatly and nicely tied up all in one there. In so many ways this has been my favorite series of the season - it has been continually and consistently excellent for me every step of the way with no mishaps or missteps. And in a season with series as strong as Natsume Go and Fune wo Amu that is saying something. Whereas in some ways I think Fune wo Amu to be the more "important" series, I enjoyed this series the most. 9.5/10 from me. And my AOTS. Thanks so much to the staff for such a heartfelt and lovely work! __________________

2016-12-24, 17:00	Link #113
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	That...was just heartwarming. Everything about this show makes me smile including the finale and it's interesting that the series went back again that showed how Souta and Poco's encounter wasn't some coincidence. I'm surprised at how much fun I've enjoyed watching this show. Also, one of the catchiest OP songs of the season! __________________

2016-12-24, 17:36	Link #114
Yamada II Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Pakistan Age: 28	Episode 12 That was too good. Poco was here to tell Souta the importance of family and that they're always close together even if they're physically far away. Nice stuff. I expected the parting to be more sad, but I'm not that disappointed though. Thanks to Poco, Souta got his leg injured. Good going, tanuki lol. Really liked the characters here. Poco only played the role of making Souta remember all those stuff. He helped Souta get closer to his dead father (maybe that sounded a bit wrong lol). The character interactions were fun and so lively. They were such a good family. The OP was the best this season. Really like how it starts off. Some heartwarming stuff here. It was similar t. Amaama to Inazuma, as in it emphasized on family and stuff, but I think these guys did it better here.

2016-12-24, 19:02	Link #118
PreSage Strangely dependable... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: some random place out there...	I cried...it was a good ending and fitting for the series but I still can't help wish that Souta and Poco could have been together. __________________ :\|::\|Sig Gallery\|::\|: --------------- [/TH][/TR][/table]