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Sep 12, 2021 9:41 AM
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what episode was that, I didn't understand this ending from the episode, this plot was also different.
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Sep 12, 2021 1:01 PM
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w- wait i dont understand, what happened in the end?
Sep 12, 2021 3:39 PM
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xrvbert said:
w- wait i dont understand, what happened in the end?


There seem to be hints that Botan isn't human and with the trap near the end and mention of boar meat (also the episode title), I'd assume Botan was a boar youkai or such and was killed. Maybe Nao was able to see her as a child but the bully sensed something was off.
Sep 12, 2021 6:09 PM
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That was very sad episode... The very sad moments when Nao-chan went get help but Botan-chan was died by drop in the trap... And also Botan-chan is boar spirit who realize as a girl... Lastly,Nao and her family eat Botan-chan and never see her again... R.I.P Botan-chan... And the bully was saw botan-chan as boar... Not a girl...
Sep 13, 2021 12:12 AM
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Wow that was F'd up.
Botan-chan is such a beautiful name.
A very special someone has the same name. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pAlAA-rtu8V2i8ixqy9Vg
Sep 17, 2021 1:09 AM
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okay wait...did Botan-chan became a flower since the Miyanishi Nao-san left her at the snows outside!? that was sooooo WIERD!!!
5/5.

EDIT: already answered by @holdingnothing


Sep 17, 2021 12:24 PM
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okay wait...did Botan-chan became a flower since the Miyanishi Nao-san left her at the snows outside!? that was sooooo WIERD!!!
5/5.

EDIT: already answered by @holdingnothing


That's actually a point I didn't think about, but that was mentioned as part of the lore in the episode, so it's not impossible that could happen in some rebirth situation
Sep 17, 2021 11:30 PM
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This episode is pretty sad
Sep 19, 2021 6:39 PM
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Dude this one was SAAAAAAAAAD!!!!
Oct 4, 2021 6:48 AM

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This one was sad. Probably that girl was a boar and she put her foot in a bear trap and now they're going to eat her.
Oct 17, 2021 10:27 PM
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The artwork was neat.
Botan reminded me of Reimu, heh.

Huh...
I heard a "Botan" when the Mom was talking over the phone.
Maybe some sort of wordplay between boar meat and peony?

That was sad, though...
PaulotronatorOct 17, 2021 10:31 PM
Oct 27, 2021 4:25 PM

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She ate her friend and she didn't even realize it. This was a sad episode.
Nov 1, 2021 6:39 PM

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So 'Botan' was a boar huh.. oof
Nov 28, 2021 6:46 AM
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botan got kanji as flower
But botan also means boar meat...
So guys know what happen
Dec 28, 2021 11:31 AM
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This was a very sad episode... :(
Feb 21, 2022 9:32 PM

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Damn this was depressing af.

I wish that they had an alternate ending where botan lives aaaaaaaaaaaa ;w;
Mar 23, 2022 6:48 PM

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Solid. Took a few seconds for me to parse out what happened at the end which is nice, I like that the story required me to think a bit. And reading other comments on Crunchyroll made me appreciate this one even further (e.g. Sushipath's comment "Another name or variant of boar stew or hotpot, shishi-nabe (猪鍋) is botan-nabe (牡丹鍋").

A more depressing tale, I like that nobody was really bad here. Everyone else saw Botan as a Boar, the bully was just trying to help Nao, and Botan herself seemed genuinely friendly with Nao, who was also just trying to help her friend stuck in the trap.

The curt art-style helped a lot too. Most of the art changes haven't been drastic enough to really comment on, pretty disappointing in that regard, but this one absolutely helped.
TerrestriousMar 8, 2023 6:28 PM
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Botan : listen don't go please

Dumb MC : no I'll come back

This was sad and annoying at the same time, no one would just keep running off without even listening
Jul 12, 2023 1:03 AM

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Hahahaha. Poor boar though
Jun 12, 2025 4:12 AM
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I think Botan was a Boar Yokai and the girl literally ate her without realizing...Ouch
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Probably the only good episode of this season. I wish it was this good throughout...

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