Nostalgia for the carefree days of school is a staple of anime, the future was brighter when one didn’t have to worry about careers or significant others or the multitude other thralls of adulthood. If this spring season of anime is anything to go by, it’s also full of banal whinging. “where exactly [is] this [...]
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Day 101/366 School Days is about a nice boat. When the girls wear their jackets they look awesome and they also match the boy uniforms perfectly. All black and the only 2 things that stand out are the 2 gold buttons on the jacket and the red tie and bow tie. Lovely and simple. When [...] Related posts:366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 91/366 Myself; Yourself 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 31/366 R-15 366 Days of Anime School Uniforms: Day 42/366 11eyes
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“Do you know about the ‘Cellphone Charm?’ If you keep a picture of the person you like on your cellphone for three weeks, and if nobody finds out, your love will be realized!” School Days starts out like any other highschool romance comedy. We see the protagonist, Makoto Itou, his knuckleheaded friend, Taisuke Sawanaga, Kotonoha [...]
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Makoto and Kotonoha walk around town together, while Sekai is still at Makoto’s house, waiting for him to come to dinner. As the two eat out at a restaurant, Sekai calls Makoto. She wants him to come home, but when he refuses, she wants to know who he’s with, accusing him of cheating on her [...]
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Sekai is absent from school. She’s lying in bed at home, sulking because she got a text from Setsuna saying that she had left for France. That night, the Sekai Ministry Department Agency of Secret Intelligence Information Gathering Department has somehow ended up at Makoto’s apartment and has obviously had sex with him for some [...]
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Likewise with the last scene of episode 9, I skipped the first part of this episode due to my desire to keep what little sanity I still have. The day after the festival, Makoto and Kotonoha see each other on the train. Makoto apologizes for not going to see her during the festival. Kotonoha seems [...]
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Kotonoha calls Setsuna out on kissing Makoto and, for once, Setsuna shuts her bitch-ass mouth. Setsuna tries to explain that she was moving and “wanted a memory just for herself,” but Kotonoha can smell her bullshit. The next day, the festival is back on. Setsuna watches some play that apparently alludes to the events going [...]
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After the bitchslap, Sekai talks to Setsuna, and explains that Makoto and Kotonoha never actually broke up. That Kotonoha is still Makoto’s girlfriend. Setsuna wants to confirm it for herself. Later, in school, Taisuke’s being a jackass again, and Sekai is conspicuously absent. We see her lying in bed, and we cut to a flashback [...]
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Makoto doesn’t give a fuck about Kotonoha anymore and would rather be with Sekai because she’s easy. Kotonoha doesn’t come up to the roof for lunch anymore. While at home knitting, Kotonoha wonders if Makoto’s gotten sick of her. He resolves to try harder (That is, try harder to deal with Makoto and his inability [...]
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We open to Makoto making out with a slut out behind her place of employment. He arranges a booty call later at his place, and she seems a bit reluctant, but ultimately accepts. Meanwhile, Kotonoha’s trying to call him, but he’s far too busy with Sekai to answer his cellphone. The next day, Kokoro adorably [...]
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