ぐらんぶる Season 3

While I do think that scene at the end between Chisa and Iori was really sweet, I'm not sure how I feel about how they resolved the entire issue between Chisa and her mom. You're telling me that Sayaka treated Chisa that way because she's deaf in one ear and is just an awkward person in general? And Sayaka being unsupportive of Chisa's dream to become a diving instructor is because she doesn't want Chisa to end up like her? I guess I can see it, with her being awkward and all. I dunno... Something about how it all ended just rubs me the wrong way. Props to Iori, tho, for sacrificing his paycheck to get the answer he needed for Chisa.

I am an anime-only and I do not know if Chisa and Sayaka's relationship will ever be explored further in the manga, but I have some thoughts on this over the course of this arc. Firstly, while it is not exactly unheard of, it is somewhat peculiar that Sayaka and Toshio are living in different countries to manage their respective branches of Dolphin. Based on what we have seen from the past two seasons, there is little mention of Sayaka, which means that despite being a married couple, they hardly ever meet each other in person. I find this to be somewhat strange as this is not a temporary arrangement, but rather a long-term one (from what we can presume), which I think not many married couples would willingly choose. Secondly, I don't think that Sayaka's hearing loss is necessarily the reason as to why she seemed to brush Chisa off in this episode, nor is it the reason as to why she seemed to be unsupportive of Chisa's dream. As Iori mentioned, both Chisa and Sayaka have very similar personality traits. Both of them are passionate about diving, evident from how Sayaka even suffered from hearing loss due to her occupation and had to prioritize the family's business expansion over staying with her family. Both of them also share similar struggles when it comes to communication, specifically on customer interaction, as mentioned by Chief and Maki, which is why Sayaka is mostly in a managerial role that only communicates with business associates. It is possible that Sayaka sees herself in Chisa and wants her daughter to lead a better life by not following in her footsteps. Her advice of seeking "a more appropriate" occupation while keeping diving as a hobby is also a very "Asian" way of thinking, which I would know as an Asian myself. Also, Iori is an absolute chad in this episode. I would like to think that he left the ero magazine behind in the shop on purpose in order to give himself a pretext to clarify the reason for the previous night, but I might be giving him too much credit. Either way, he is definitely a good person beyond all his shenanigans.

an episode full of surprises. first, the welcome/goodbye party didn't turn into an absolute shitshow. like wtf? and then they went diving? the lack of drinking started to feel uncomfortable. and when it went back to "normal", Chisa was the one bringing out the heavy weapons! i love how Kebako was depicted as the responsible person, but then she made Kohei promise that the party won't turn into disaster. i loved when his confident smile and thumb-up hanged above the result of the party. it was probably the most serious episode yet. but it's nice that Chisa had closure in her relationship with mum...and that Iori got his porn mag.

Chisa poured her heart out and apologised only to get a " You were saying? " from Sayaka. That's absolutely harsh – or that's what it seemed at first glancee. Turned out she literally can't hear a thing she said due to Chisa's unfortunate position on her deaf half. Iori's quite observant to have picked up on the small details and sensed something's off. He claimed to have forgot the porn mag but there's a chance he left it on purpose just for an excuse to get more info from the Chief. As alcohol-poisoned his brain may be, matters involving Chisa seemed to fire it up. She truly brought the best out of him. That genuine glowing smile was quite the deserved reward for Iori, especially coming from someone who's not the type to smile much. I'll miss the Dolphin staff. Hope they could somehow have an opportunity to travel to Izu and reunite with the PaB.

Chisa “sore demo”! Oh, old man, you shouldn’t be talking shit like that. Mm… He’s not wrong, Aina. Ahahaha… The diving sequences in this show are always very pretty when we get them. Iori, that’s the opposite of being helpful. Another Chisa “sore demo”! Well that’s just rude… Sasuga, Iori. Sasuga, Kohei as well. Oh boy. Of course that’s what Iori forgot. Oh. It wasn’t deliberately rude, then… The earplugs…

The gang's Palau adventures are coming to an end! I will miss seeing the Chief in a bikini with her big boobs most of all. Honestly, Chisa did nothing wrong. She was saying all the right things, she was just dealing with a stubborn, crotchety, old man. Not everyone can have Iori's high charm stats and social skills, despite how dumb he is otherwise. At least he's always got a possible dive shop job if he flunks out which is equally likely at this point. I assure you, the close-ups of Maki's chest as she talks about the struggles of customer service jobs were totally necessary to the plot! Chisa blows up at her mom and you can tell she's in a funk when not even the prospect of diving can brighten her mood...until the gang all get into the Palau sea and experience it in all its majesty. Because that's what this anime is really about, drink...I mean, diving! Complete with garden eels and manta-rays! Kohei realizing it's not as easy playing a wingman as it is in anime/VN's: Chisa finally worked up the courage to confront her mom...and she totally blows her off. Dang, that's cold. Or is it? Seems like she couldn't quite hear Tomokazu Sugita either. I love how Chisa's angry cheerfulness has enough predatory intent to make men puke in her presence. Iori finally got porn back! This whole trip has been worth it just for that! Man, thank goodness for Aina. They all got @#$%-faced, even Chisa, but she was the only one who was able to keep her faculties in order enough to get them to the airport on time. Sure Iori missed the flight because porn > getting back home, but this is Iori we're talking about. And because it's Iori, it's clear he went back for Chisa's sake as well as the porn. Because the truth is Sayaka Ohara I mean Kotegawa is actually deaf in her left ear, and she could never tell her daughter the truth knowing her own ear weakness and hurt her daughters' love of diving. Because deep down she IS rooting for her daughter! It's good to know that helping Chisa is on the same level as porn when it comes to Iori's consideration, but she's genuinely SUPER happy to have him in her life and that was a critical hit to Iori too! Next week: The return of the scumbros! And Sakurako! Mixer Round Two!

Everything is trying to kill you while you are scuba diving. When I was young I was really into it (as a tourist), when I was about to do the training to have my open waters license, I started reading more the cares I should have in the ocean, and found out that it is 60x easier to die by scuba diving, than it is to die of car accident, and car accident is like, the third most common form of people dying. I gave up after reading about the dangers, for example, the previous episode showed the artist guy being cut by corals, this can be fatal for many many reasons. Gases, hidden venomous predators, bleeding and attracting predators, pressure, malfunctions, currents, losing your boat, apparently, touching the sand in deep waters can be extremely deadly as well, for many different species of opportunistic predators lie in it, such as 15 meter long worms that can grapple you into the sand, or extremely venomous fish... The list goes on.

Episode 7: Mother 6 years? Typical university study time is usually 4 years for bachelor's degree, except if Iori wants to take a master degree as well (but that only needs 5 years, not 6) or to max out his study time which is usually 8 years. So many fanservice shots with Maki. Maki was right, in the customer service/hospitality business smiling is a must, even it's the last thing you'd do. You want to left a good impression on the customer so staying positive sets positive vibes in the shop or when they are on a diving trip. The "wow" anime sound effect is here, feels like the anime version of Wilhelm Scream isn't it? It's everywhere. With Iori having to book a transit flight to Guam meaning he'll eventually lose the magazine anyway to being confiscated. The trio probably book a nonstop flight or a transit flight to either Taiwan or Philippines. Kimitake Yoshioka's illustration for Episode 7 PS: Rewatching the OP makes me realize the support studio is not Liber anymore, it's Saber Works . Both of them also worked on Beheneko . The OP music video is now available, which the cover art features Natsuko Yokosawa (same as the song title "Natsuko").

I mean its not bad nor wrong to just have diving as a hobby. Not everyone is cut out to be a teacher or anything but guess you'd rather find that out yourself Guess we finally had some diving again and at least it cheered Chisa up Or not. Chisa crashing out by laughing and smiling exuded toxic fumes lol Just when i thought Iori did one of the most dumbest things ever, well still dumb, he actually manage to repair the relationship with chisa and her mom But yeah, 2 awkward individuals and miscommunication or lack thereof almost killed the relationship and Iori got rewarded with a since smile for his effort

The latter half of this episode really encapsulates why I love grand blue. You have Iori who seemingly misses the flight just for a porno mag but then it’s revealed that he did it all for someone he cares about with a really satisfying payoff at the end. Grand blue is a comedy show first and foremost, but it uses comedy as a vehicle for characterization and when the main cast is as likeable as these goofballs, it’s hard not to fall in love.

I am an anime-only and I do not know if Chisa and Sayaka's relationship will ever be explored further in the manga, but I have some thoughts on this over the course of this arc. Firstly, while it is not exactly unheard of, it is somewhat peculiar that Sayaka and Toshio are living in different countries to manage their respective branches of Dolphin. Based on what we have seen from the past two seasons, there is little mention of Sayaka, which means that despite being a married couple, they hardly ever meet each other in person. I find this to be somewhat strange as this is not a temporary arrangement, but rather a long-term one (from what we can presume), which I think not many married couples would willingly choose. Secondly, I don't think that Sayaka's hearing loss is necessarily the reason as to why she seemed to brush Chisa off in this episode, nor is it the reason as to why she seemed to be unsupportive of Chisa's dream. As Iori mentioned, both Chisa and Sayaka have very similar personality traits. Both of them are passionate about diving, evident from how Sayaka even suffered from hearing loss due to her occupation and had to prioritize the family's business expansion over staying with her family. Both of them also share similar struggles when it comes to communication, specifically on customer interaction, as mentioned by Chief and Maki, which is why Sayaka is mostly in a managerial role that only communicates with business associates. It is possible that Sayaka sees herself in Chisa and wants her daughter to lead a better life by not following in her footsteps. Her advice of seeking "a more appropriate" occupation while keeping diving as a hobby is also a very "Asian" way of thinking, which I would know as an Asian myself. Also, Iori is an absolute chad in this episode. I would like to think that he left the ero magazine behind in the shop on purpose in order to give himself a pretext to clarify the reason for the previous night, but I might be giving him too much credit. Either way, he is definitely a good person beyond all his shenanigans.

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