マリッジトキシン

This show is always funny. You have the dude make a whole violin last week only for him to throw it and run away. And then when quitting his job, he does so while wearing a whole piano on his back. He should meed Shiori's uncle, I feel they would be on the same wavelength musclewise. Shiori's finale was also well done. When she dropped that smile at the end, I was already going to say, girl threw away being an introvert, but she just practiced "a bit". In general, I am interested to see when all of them will be coming back. And you can say whatever you want, but that flower party trick Gero pulled didn't just impress Shiori. Kinosaki out there trying to play it cool, but immediately noticed that it fits his outfit. I will say though, from Gero's perspective, Shiori probably scored a lot of points by having the XXL DIY sweet for him. Gero might not be fully aware yet how he can conquer the ladies' hearts, but they seem to learn pretty fast. I also liked that the butterfly was actually important in the end. I was wondering if it was there for thematic purpose as it was also the place where Gero met the insect master in episode 1. But I really love that we get to see the actual marriage and who knows, maybe Kinosaki is able to catch the bouquet. We seem to get a new outfit for that occasion at least. In general, I am still impressed how well this show does with such a premise. I already decided that I will buy the manga once the season is over. I just don't want to spoil myself yet.

Shiori initially doesn't come off as "tough" or as "direct" as Himekawa, but when she legit wants something (friendship, love, business) she pursues it with the absolute fervor of a rich girl who has the money and the power of magic cosplay to get what she wants. Meanwhile Kinosaki is that third wheel who is there to facilitate Gero hooking up with other girls while still stealing moments with Gero himself. He just can't help it! How do you beat getting a piggyback ride via parkour?

However, it will be a disappointing if they don't develop the friendships/romantic relationships with the girls, because it's a bit unrealistic to just drop them off the plot when they seem to always be more than willing to expand their relationship with Gero by the end of their arc. Like I don't want him to just be collecting girls' numbers on his phone like pokemon if he isn't gonna call them after lol.

It's pretty much a good rule of thumb in anime to never let your guard down around characters who use musical instruments as weapons. So I genuinely had a good laugh when Naruko subverted that and threw the violin instead of making a sound-based attack. 😆 Naruko really thought he was gonna get a power up . Too bad for him, Gero was already a step ahead of him. After all the trash talk last episode, it was so satisfying to see Gero whoop his ass. What the actual fuck was that animation! Bones really went all out with Magical Girl Shiori's fireworks show! While Gero is the protagonist, Shiori was definitely the star of this episode. She didn't just come up with a way to pacify the group; she even ended up convincing her Aunt that she's a worthy successor to the company. And there's also the fact that she chased after Gero on a motorcycle after he and Kinosaki made their exit. And I absolutely love how she got Gero's number after their drinking party

That aura bait totally got me. All the hype with the violin got me thinking he'd do the ultimate technique with the soundwaves only for Naruko to literally chuck it at Gero. Can't believe the show would pull off such a gag in the climax of the battle. Gero simply couldn't stop being a walking green flag. After seeing Shiori's drive to succeed her father as CEO, he decided to let her go. Romance would only get in her way. Unfortunately(?), Shiori a greedy woman and wanted to chase both rabbits. She wanted both romance and the job. With such a bold declaration, it's hard to imagine she's the same person as the meek woman Gero and Mei had encountered at the start of this arc. That's one hell of a character development.

Gero simply couldn't stop being a walking green flag. After seeing Shiori's drive to succeed her father as CEO, he decided to let her go. Honestly, this sounded more like an excuse to back down without even asking for her # From a strictly logical perspective... he's right. However, it's not his call to make. Shiori is the one to decide if Shiori is ready for a romance on top of everything else going on in her life. Obviously, it's his call as well... is he ready? Is he comfortable placing an additional 'burden,' as he saw it, on her? But he shouldn't make his decision based on his assumption of what Shiori wants or needs. As only Shiori can decide what that means for Shiori. An emotionally mature person could have this talk with her. "I like you, and I think we would be great together... but I don't want to stand in the way of your dreams right now." And then give her a chance to respond. After talking it out, the two could find what works for the two of them. My point is that communication is the #1 thing in any given relationship. Never just assume when you can have a healthy dialogue. But Gero is not emotionally mature... so he took "I'm thinking about her future" as an excuse to get cold feet. As otherwise, it's less green flag and more... patronizing? Well-intentioned, maybe, but patronizing all the same.

I’m gonna take this violin…and I’m gonna throw it! Why is all these long-haired baddies wasting their beauty on being fucking weirdos 😭 Super weak people are better off living in nice, safe cages Do you know how many people would thrive living in a cage consensually? So many! This man has a tongue that fat and long and he such a creep, this is a war crime. Aspect ratio change! Wake up, Flame Devil Oh look CSM Part 3, the copium fandom was right. Oh 🫢 I want more romances where the FL is forward towards the inexperienced ML but in secret, she’s such an inexperienced dork. The Cute One is Me by Yasuko> ( MF, contemporary, Idol x Fan, Blushy ML, height difference, no official TL ) has that. But Shiori is a strong girl! I was getting some { Zenshuu } vibes in her witch fight (granted, I just finished the anime yesterday). Naruko really was just weird. All that beauty and he just weird. Bug Master’s wifey is so lucky. I’m so confused how kissing works with him. Julia the Tarantula lives in his mouth so like… Does she ever accidentally come out or something? I guess you really have to leave room Jesus Julia 💀

Blondie got way too cocky. That was his downfall. I mean jumping into green tree goop in the forest when you’re up against a POISON Master is wild. In the end, I really like that it was Ureshino that actually saved the day with her little magic performance. She worked hard to overcome her own weaknesses. Also, asking her aunt to help train her after all that was unexpected but, respect. Ending things on a little magic demonstration was cute. Plus he got her number. Dude has three whole friends. THREE! Progress, baby!

Ureshino's confidence when she's determined to do something makes her so much cooler, she actually had me gushing with how adorable she was, I was particularly taken aback at the end when she said she didn't want to neglect falling in love, but even more so when she said she wanted to see Gero again. Damn! I would have fallen so hard if I was him.  Gero getting head pats was adorable too, it's too bad we don't see Kinosaki receiving some, but I'm satisfied that Gero had to sit through head pats until Ureshino and Kinosaki were satisfied.  Naruko doing the opening narration was interesting, but I figured we'd be getting some backstory on him and backstory we got. It's sad how his father had made him and his brother fight, and then was encouraging Naruko to kill his older brother, I can see why he'd be twisted in his own way. I like how Gero was able to see through him.

Don't you just hate it when you join a group to make friends and then said group turns on you and tries to murder you for a ritual sacrifice brought upon by sound brainwashing? Oh snap, Naraku hijacked the intro! Naraku believes this world is survival of the fittest where the strong defeat and consume the weak...a world where Shiori doesn't have what it takes to make it as a CEO, and a world that forced Naraku to kill his own brother to survive. But Shiori isn't as weak as he thinks. No matter what he did, he was never able to break her. Sound Master trying to recover himself to Super Full Power to finish this...but he should know to NEVER ingest any liquid substance in your body when fighting a Poison Master, let you be poisoned yourself. And the water-absorbent polymer once again proves to be the MVP so Gero can punch Naraku's lights out. Too bad the brainwashing is still in effect and the group is going to have to sacrifice SOMEONE...and Shiori is too good a person to let that happen. So, with the help of makeup and handholding from Kinosaki as well as an assist from Gero, Shiori is able to put on the biggest magic show of her life as a beautiful witch and exorcise Lord Chladni! That's definitely one way to defeat your nerves AND a situation that was trying to kill you! Yeah, Shiori is defintiely going to be popular when now everyone is dreaming of her being this cool mystic and she's making people breakfast after they wake up. And find a girl who will give you a massive DIY candy kit! She knows the way to Gero's heart. Find an uncle who brings in a bunch of rescue choppers to save you...while also doing pull-ups on said helicopters IN MID-AIR! Gero did a lot of good for Shiori! He definitely earned those headpats! Kinosaki too, but he's just as happy to film Gero getting headpatted. Sound Master is satisfied in his defeat, but it's time to confront Shiori's aunt. Maybe they could have pinned attempted murder on her, but Shiori knows her aunt truly loves the company and there was no one better to teach her how to run it than her aunt. And her aunt finally sees exactly why her brother put Shiori in charge. She definitely has what it takes. Dang Gero, parkouring with Kinosaki on your back and ditching Shiori!? But I kind of get it. He's seen there are genuinely good people in this world and Shiori doesn't need someone like him in her life...but if he thought he could just bail on her, he had another thing coming as she just streaks in on a motorcycle to ask him (and Kinosaki) out for one last drinking party! Yes, finally, it's just the two of them (and Kinosaki)! Too bad they have...literally nothing to talk about. But don't worry Kinosaki, they'll solve this...by putting on a double magic show where they show off their magic tricks to each other! The falling roses is great Gero, but the way they keep throwing their magic at each other as it becomes more romantic is even better! Gero may think Shiori doesn't need him in her life, but she's the type of girl who wants it all...to be a CEO, to have a fullfilling college life, and to fall in love...with her looking directly to Gero as if she's confessing to him with her eyes. And then she exists like a boss with her uncle pulling a rickshaw for her after she gets his number and looks forward to the next time she sees him. Don't worry Gero, she is DEFINITELY into you! Shiori ED! With cameo from Sound Master! Next week: Bug Master wedding!

Me, 2 minutes into any social thing I super can't wait for Super Gero to give him a super dose of super poison! Why did this feel like "I learned a science fact today so I'm gonna find a way to write about it" Well, that's like, her problem! Of course the solution involve something flirty! She killed our lord! GET HER! And like... Don't throw me into it? Damn, having to kill his older brother... (The sound when he cracked his neck!) Is it a marriage proposal? That's all I want! Can't believe they robbed us of that patting scene. Damn, being a mover is tough these days! Should've hired the ball master We've never had an anime season with this much piggyback rides.. Or bridal carry!

I think the water master more or less spelled it out. "Masters" are a small community of highly trained individuals that have a lifetime of training in techniques passed down through countless generations. It's a huge loss for any family to lose a Master, so it's considered poor form to kill another Master unless you strictly have to. Something like a gentlemen's agreement/curtesy to his peers? And on a pragmatic side, killing another Master will almost certainly incur the wrath of their family. Plus, what goes around comes around. If you kill others, when you strictly don't have to, your chances of receiving quarter in the event of a loss drops dramatically as well. And, perhaps, the losing family will hire another Master to kill you out of revenge. Masters killing Masters who kill Masters until there are no Masters left... Or they could adopt a "Gentlemen's agreement" to only kill if the job requires. It's the same reason why "Rules of Engagement" exist in war. They limit you, yes, but they limit your opponents as well. These handicaps protect everyone, so it's in the interest of everyone to follow them.

They put in the most work in the Flame Devil and Ureshino exorcising the monster moment and it looked amazing. Definetly the moment they put the most work and they killed it. Kinosaki’s perfume which I will call the Bisexual perfume and his ability to seduce any man or woman makes me question if Kinosaki isn’t secretly a master. The love master? The bi master? This show has a way of having the most random things happen and still surprise me when they happen because wtf why was Ureshino’s uncle doing pullups while holding onto the helicopter? The giant supersize mix max kit moment was hilarious. Gero and the teachers reaction were gold. Ureshino headpatting Gero was very cute but how dare they offscreen Ureshino’s headpats on Kinosaki! Gero grabbing Kinosaki and carrying him on his back and jumping through the buildings in the city is a pretty romantic thing to do man. Plus making him your plus one for a wedding Gero, all the guests will assume he is your special person. When Gero said he was doing a party trick I knew it would work because of Ureshino’s love for magic and tricks and he killed it engrosing both Ureshino and Kinosaki. I think she would have loved it even if he did the same trick again with a small difference but this was better. Ureshino grew a lot in these episodes and she became very cool at the end with her showing up with the motorcycle and how she asked for Gero’s number. If it wasn’t for Kinosaki she would have a great case for best girl. Knew they would have the Ureshino ending this episode but the sound master was a jumpscare. I was not expecting that at all or saw any romantic chemistry for him to be there. This was a really good episode man. So many memorable moments. Very excited for the bug master’s wedding. I doubt they do it but Kinosaki should go in a tuxedo to that weeding.

To be clear, Polycule and Harem are different words with different meanings. Harem implies a centralization on a single person, and it carries connotations of a power imbalance too. Polyamory very intentionally opposes both of those things. Everyone involved can have multiple partners, not just one individual who "has" a harem. (Hence why I needed that Shiori/Kinosaki content (or really any other viable ship for at least one of the two of them, it didn't HAVE to complete the triangle) to really find the poly ship compelling.) As for Granny's perspective... The trouble with a larger and more complex polycule is, she likely won't live to know if any of the polycule's children, if they decide to have them, inherited the poison mastery bloodline, since that likely doesn't become apparent until they're older. Also she seem the very rigidly traditional type so even if it doesn't specifically conflict with her goals she'll probably still hate it on principle, because she's the worst.

Structural ones , though. Like you don't have any sort of rigid heirarchy where only the king can have multiple relationships (which is where the term harem originates, and while it's drifted a bit in meaning that's why it still has connotations of being centered on one person.) or one couple which always comes first at the expense of everything else. (Well ok people DO do this but it's generally looked down on for being a dick move.) Like obviously, maybe one person is richer or a few people live together while some others are long distance (examples from my own polycule), but that kind of stuff is fluid and shifts over time, it's not codified in any way.

KININARIMASU! Even got the close up shot of her face when she said it. Ureshino's my favorite so far. I love how everything has that little face with the horn. Her hoodie, her backpack, the beer mug, her magic, all of it has that adorable little logo. Little disappointed that her motorcycle and helmet didn't have it though. Edit: Hang on... is the butterfly a wedding invitation? I noticed that there's lettering on the wings. That would be a really cool way to get an invitation.

A week of cliffhanger just for Naruko throwing his newly created violin for distraction. And all the aura he farmed was just a bluff because he had lost since the moment Gero ruined his strings and Naruko was desperatedly looking for a chance to fight back, which just led him to the trap Gero had set up. And with a better angle, Naruko was carrying a freaking piano (not the massage chair like I thought), which he totally didn't even use in the whole operation, even just to throw it like a weapon. Not mention he hijacked the intro and ED. Naruko is my second most favorite character in the series, only after Kinosaki.

My GOD that Ureshino fireball bit was gorgeous. I knew some good shit was coming when the aspect ratio changed, but I wasn't expecting it to be that good Gotta be the strongest episode so far for me. Not only for the amazing animation, but also really seeing what makes Ureshino such a likable character and my second favorite of the girls in this series (with my favorite arriving shortly). Also we've got the violin bit here, so like 10/10 just off that

Ok goddamn Ureshino is awesome. She really made out hearts beat and made me wanna cheer for her. Those were some cool magic tricks as well amazing. I think while I like all the candidates so far I think chemistry-wise, Ureshino might be better for Gero? Well in that they're kinda more similar like? I think end of day though Femboy's still in the lead, probably, but Ureshino definitely is a candidate. The world record breaking DIY sweet candy mix probably almost or maybe even broke his love/affection gauge as well that's one big point in her favor. Also there goes the sound master. Love that he really just chucked the violin lol. I noticed him taking over the intro but now watching the ed again he took a spot there too lol. Man i really hope the sound master comes back someday now. Also goddamn the uncle is so extra. Dude is training to be the muscle master or something. Anyways hyped for the insect masters wedding.

Adorable unicorn witch saves the day with an exorcism, I'm glad they leaned into her doing party tricks more and more. And hot damn did she turn up the flirting at points, I wouldn't have guessed she had that in her. Sound master dude being forced as a child to kill his brother, maybe the real goal of this story should be working up to clean house at the Assassin Master families to break the cycle. Makes me curious how horrible or not the bug family will feel once we meet more of them at the wedding next episode.

I loved seeing this animated so much. I love how much of a focus is just on showing Gero and Kinosaki's chemestry. Also Gero remembering what Kinosaki taught him about not imposing his wants on others. Sure it's upto Ureshino, but also good that Gero could recognize that it isn't the best time for a marriage +1 friend. They do just seem like they would be great friends regardless of romance. I am convinced ever since the manga that the flower trick was Gero just showing off to Kinosaki cos he did not have time to find out Shiori's fav flower 🤣 happy accident. Also him blushing from Kinosaki giving him head pats. I am so hype for the wedding episode. See you guys at EP7 yeets violin and runs away

Honestly, I did not care for today's episode. Sound Master power was wildly inconsistent and got taken out too quickly, his sad backstory is probably average for a master, and then Ureshino learning from the crazy bitch aunt? At least Gero realized that Ureshino is not a good match for him right now. It will be interesting to see the Bug Master wedding. Wonder if things will go sideways, or will be a short break from the action.

Holy shit this episode. I still find Soundmaster SUPER annoying, but everything else made up for it. In a season without a certain sequence from Witch Hat this would be a front runner for prettiest animation of the season with the Fire Devil sequence. Talk about flexing good lord. I was wondering how she was going to stay in Gero's life when he was clearly running away from her as hard as he could, but her basically saying she's in love with him was NOT on my bingo card, both because that was so wildly bold of the introvert and because I figured she had not fallen for him that hard yet. And of course Kinosaki remains adorable and fun. Oh, and Gero's new magic trick, dude is randomly the smoothest mother fucker on the planet and this was one of those times. If she wasn't in love with him before that, that trick probably finished stealing her heart.

Random Thoughts Okay, going through the trouble of creating a violin from nothing just to chuck it at Gero was amusing. BUT...kind of glad given how OP his abilities are that he is kind of a glass canon compared to Gero, who feels like a more close and personal fighter The whole magic girl sequence felt like it was the origin story for a new superhero: Shy mild-mannered girl uses her father's millions and toy-building expertise to become a real life magical girl. I'd watch it. Kinosaki munching food as she watched the awkward lack of conversation was my favorite part of the episode. Looks like we get to chill with Bugmaster next week, with Kinosaki Gero's +1. Kind of wondering if Gero is going to pass them off as his actual girlfriend...I imagine their are going to be a fair few masters there and Gero might need a cover.

I just caught up with these episodes and am kicking myself for not reading the manga beforehand! This (along with Daemons of the shadow realm) is my favourite new watch this season. I love how much of a green flag Gero is and how funny Kinosaki is in comparison. As always I am afflicted with Second (Third?) Lead Syndrome but Shiori is too cute not to root for and she looks and acts like my favourite character from TMM too (Lettuce you will always be famous). Looking forward to keeping up with this and reading the manga. The animation is 10/10.

Shiori is Best Girl so far. As with the end of the previous arc, the ED for this episode features Shiori, with a bit of Naruko sprinkled on as well. Man, we all got fooled by Naruko's instant DIY violin and looking forward to what kind of bad ass sonic-based attacks he'll unleash from that. Nope, he's just throwing it as a projectile. LMAO Naruko looked as though he had an orgasm when he jumped into that green forest essence thingy which supposedly lets him heal his HP. Though Gero managed to figure out what the essence was and concoct a poison that resembles said essence and tricked him into jumping into it. Since Gero hasn't been actually killed anyone since episode 1, I was not surprised that he also spared Naruko, not after we saw some brief backstory from him. I expect we'll be seeing Naruko again (either in this season or in the manga if there isn't a season 2). Bones totally cooked with that animation sequence of Shiori "summoning" a fire attack to defeat the Chladni sound golem that Naruko had summoned. And I guess I'll try not to think too much about Shiori forgiving and befriending her aunt who tried to have her assassinated. The series feels more wholesome and upbeat despite the morbid premise. Not unlike Spy Family.

Wow, I never knew forests had magical bacta baths or something. OK, so he blew flammable gas on the "giant", and she threw fire at it, but how the hell did she make the fire reach it from what seemed like a couple miles away??? Did they really somehow find strings that were connected to it, and even more somehow so flammable that fire along them reached it in seconds, not touching any trees on the way there, and when the whole thing went up in flames it didn't start a forest fire? And of course they super spare the life of yet another Master who super knows his techniques now. And of his super murderous client who super hired him for this super hit. This is super annoying. I don't want to keep super feeling this annoyance at the end of every single arc, so I'm super out.