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May 30, 2008 8:06 AM
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LOL Funny episode~

Aww, a nicer Irie! XD And lol at Sudoh-Sempai and his mad tennis skills :D

LOL at the movie theater showing "Deth Hard". Random note- in the manga, the theater is also showing Kindergarten Cop, Dances with Wolves, and something starring Harrison Ford ^^; The movie that they end up going to see is Edward Scissorhands ^_^

This episode is very out of order compared to the manga... it finishes off stuff from the last half of volume three, then suddenly jumps to the end of volume 4. However next week's ep looks like it is from the beginning of volume 4. They also skip the stuff with Kin-chan and the movie theater (which is actually hilarious ^_^;) . Interesting changes they are making here...
May 30, 2008 4:58 PM
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Personally, I'm starting to sympathize with Naoki and how he puts up with her BS everyday.

And it's weird how that schitzo tennis club captain is not a teacher but an upperclassman. Hell, I thought that dude looked at least thirty, especially with that pornstache.
May 31, 2008 9:16 AM
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Good episdose. Naoki obviously interested in Kotoko...
Jun 1, 2008 4:45 AM
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Yeah it was a nice episode, I'm starting to sympathize with Irie too.

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Jun 1, 2008 4:48 AM
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That was a great episode, really funny too.
Jun 1, 2008 8:32 AM
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Just loved this episode. Naoki on not-baka mode. Ofcourse there's the ''Oh no I don't want to move out'' plot again... They'll overcome it.
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Jun 1, 2008 9:07 AM
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Good episode. Made me laugh a lot and most of all a nicer Irie is a nicer Itazura na Kiss. So they are moving out next episode... Story is progressing fine but im wondering... Still 17 episodes to go. Hope they dont strech the story just like Suzuka and stuff.
Jun 1, 2008 9:17 AM
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well then, i somehow figured this would happen. only when signs of getting closer do they separate. id say thats a typical development. it was a funny epp though.

talk about mad skillz that guy is crazy. if you watched to the end with the intro of the ads, that guy's face is priceless. i dont really feel like taking a shcreen shot though.
Jun 1, 2008 11:58 AM
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Static said:
Good episode. Made me laugh a lot and most of all a nicer Irie is a nicer Itazura na Kiss. So they are moving out next episode... Story is progressing fine but im wondering... Still 17 episodes to go. Hope they dont strech the story just like Suzuka and stuff.


They are only on manga volume 4 of a 23 volume series, so there is plenty of story to go, no need for them to stretch it out, lol :D I worry that there is too much story and they won't cover enough! This does look like it will go to Volume 10, as I predicted. XD

Ah! I just noticed that this week's eyecatch has Racquet Senshi Densetsu Kotorin in it, Muwahaha!
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In what volume do they get together Emi? 22? xD


I can't spoil it here~~~ :P But pm me and I will tell you... ^__^
Jun 1, 2008 1:24 PM

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Great episode, I really enjoyed it. I love the upperclassman's skills, hahah.

Next episode looks like win. I can't wait~
Jun 1, 2008 1:33 PM

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Cute episode~ I loved their interference in the movie theater. I really expected Kin-chan to show up at some point though, but I was sort of disapppointed when he didn't :(. Irie is so cute~

I really expected the sempai to say "BURNINGGGGG!!!" when he picked up the tennis racket. He just reminded me of Kawamura (Prince of tennis) so much with his dual personality :P

Jun 1, 2008 3:00 PM

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Naoki is becoming less of a bastard but he still needs to be owned by Kotoko at least once for me to stop calling him a bastard. Karma and all.

Nice episode.
Jun 1, 2008 3:53 PM

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Is being with Irie the only thing Kotoko ever thinks about? o-O

Decent episode but eh watching Kotoko pining over Irie is starting to get old...
Jun 1, 2008 5:52 PM

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I liked this episode. There were some lol moments and the ending was kinda cheesy but pretty sweet
Jun 1, 2008 6:00 PM

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pretty good episode.. specially the boat scene i thought it was pretty funni
Jun 1, 2008 7:11 PM

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Fun episode. pretty funny at how they stopped Matsumoto's advances on Irie.
Jun 2, 2008 12:18 AM
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Really great episode, I enjoyed it through and through. The best part has to be when Kotoko and Sudoh followed Naoki and Matsumoto around, it had some emotional moments with Kotoko's contemplation of whether to give up on love (very valid and something I don't see enough of in anime, as opposed to rock-hard determination) followed by Naoki's complete and utter mastery of everyone else in the scene ... Sudoh, Matsumoto, the burly guy and Kotoko! I laughed long and hard.

Additionally, seeing Naoki in what passed for romantic mode was quite the touching scene. Especially with that priceless line of "couples who ride in this boat break up". Classic Naoki, oh so teasing ... it's a bad line on the surface but he did call them a couple...
Jun 2, 2008 5:24 AM

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Apart from the kiss, Episodes 7-8 of Itazura kinda disappointed me. Thank god this episode saved me from actually considering a drop.

I'm trying to figure out what made this episode really good. I suppose the humour was better, and Irie's character developed well in this episode, unlike in the last two where he seemed to turn back into the same guy he was in the first episode.
Jun 2, 2008 9:42 AM

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yay a nicer Irie. great scene in the park, cute and funny


Jun 2, 2008 11:18 AM

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This is it. I'm dropping this one. I can't handle this amount of angst, stress and stupidity on weekly bases. I watch anime in free time so I'd relax... and whenever I watch this one I feel my blood pressure skyrocket. And the story is just not worth it.
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Jun 2, 2008 6:40 PM

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Ah, Irie was pretty great in this episode. I felt myself sympathizing with him much more than Kotoko this time. I like seeing the little bits of honesty he sometimes shows with her, even if she doesn't really seem to "get" it.


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Jun 2, 2008 9:34 PM

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Pretty boring if you ask me..
We get it already that Kotoko LOVES Irie and he cares little about it.
Move on already..
Jun 2, 2008 9:42 PM

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katsup said:
I really expected the sempai to say "BURNINGGGGG!!!" when he picked up the tennis racket. He just reminded me of Kawamura (Prince of tennis) so much with his dual personality :P


xD thats what has been stuck on my mind since the begining.
anyway, really loved this episode.
I cant get enough of this anime now >.>
Jun 4, 2008 6:38 AM

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That was an awesome episode! Pretty funny, cool and very cute.
By now I really like that art style.

Irie got some more + points, too.

This show is really one of the better romance animes. I even prefer it over Lovely Complex for now.
Jun 4, 2008 8:07 AM

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Kokujin-kun said:
Personally, I'm starting to sympathize with Naoki and how he puts up with her BS everyday.

Oh, definitely. I thought Kotoko was nice the first time around, but now she's just become incredibly annoying. The park scene was really cute though. Now that she's moving out, let's see if she changes a bit. I'm really hoping here.
Jun 4, 2008 10:30 AM

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What a great episode!
So in the end they went on a date of their own.
I can't get enough of this series, and I'm warming to Irie ;]
Jun 4, 2008 4:11 PM

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I quite enjoyed it. I really should start reading the manga though ~ Kin-chan is awesome XD It isn't available in English is it? I'm not a big fan of reading scanlations ~ they make my eyes hurt :S

Anyways, I enjoyed Irie-kun's character development, but I agree that as adorable as Kotoko is, her Irie-worshipping is getting a little frustrating. He's hot - we get it, but stalking him is taking it a little far ^^'
Seriously, who is she to judge her sempai for stalking Matsumoto? XD

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Jun 5, 2008 8:49 PM

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Fun episode, i liked how Irie ditched Matsumoto and left with Kotoko.
Jun 7, 2008 12:06 PM

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funny, but frustrating. I am constantly waiting for the part when Irie loses his cool mask and Kotoko scores some points somewhere...anywhere! So far there's nothing but obstacles in her way: the perfect rival, the moving out.. *sigh*
Jun 13, 2008 6:07 PM

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Im happy that irie had a change of heart near the end. at first i thought this episode was going to be bad, judging from the first few min.
Oct 12, 2008 12:05 AM
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AWWW
they cut out the whole movie thing where they keep interfering TT^TT
nyums. wish they would make the plot move a bit faster...
the whole ditz thing is kinda getting old. poor guy
Dec 1, 2008 6:13 PM

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Ahaha I love the voices for the actors in the Metal Heart movie lol, they have funny accents.

At least Irie isn't being such a huge jerk anymore
Sep 1, 2009 2:03 PM

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BlueYoshi said:
Apart from the kiss, Episodes 7-8 of Itazura kinda disappointed me. Thank god this episode saved me from actually considering a drop.

I'm trying to figure out what made this episode really good. I suppose the humour was better, and Irie's character developed well in this episode, unlike in the last two where he seemed to turn back into the same guy he was in the first episode.
That's pretty much what I wanted to say :)

I want to know what happens next.


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boooooooooooooooooooooooooring...
May 2, 2011 5:39 PM
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cute ep, hope to see some development with her moving out
Jul 22, 2012 6:54 AM

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- Kotoko declares she doesn't love Irie anymore because he's being a dick
- Irie is nice for 5 minutes and so Kotoko is fawning over him again

Rinse and repeat.
Jul 4, 2013 10:58 AM

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When Irie finally managed to live with her, her father wants her to live separated again :/ well a good development until now, a funny episode as what they've done is considered stalking, what I'm really surprised about is that that mobile phone still works after falling that that lake.
Dec 10, 2013 3:03 AM
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It's always hilarious to see Kotoko get jealous! And to think she was looking down at Sudou for stalking Matsumoto when she's done the exact same thing before and even right now xD
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That teacher must be from Prince of Tennis.
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Kotoko was so cute at the end, when she was with Naoki. She made my heart melt :3

''I may be a bit mean with you...''
No shit, you're worse than a tsundere! But he really did change since the beginning. He still is harsh with her and cold, but he feel more natural and relaxed around her. There always seem to be so much pressure around him, except when Kotoko is around.

That Sudou is one scary motherfucker xD
And a stalker to add. I liked Kotoko realizing that stalking him was wrong and separating two peoples who loves themself is wrong too.
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Kotoko brings him a spark to life that he's never experienced. Irie laughing each time he walked past Kotoko because of her racket mark on her face. Hilarious.

Best part of the episode was Irie finally opening up to Kotoko.

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Both couples are adorable.
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Naoki's shirt after they fell into the river though *facepalm*
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Ah... Come on. I want some bickering already.
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Irie accepting a date with that woman was a bit cruel, but I guess he is still very very loyal to Kotoko, just likes to tease her a lot, haha. The ending though, yikes, that's bad..
Dec 6, 2021 10:47 PM
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Irie accepting a date with that woman was a bit cruel, but I guess he is still very very loyal to Kotoko, just likes to tease her a lot, haha. The ending though, yikes, that's bad..


So is that why he accepts the date when he turned Kotoko down? To tease her?
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blank said:
Irie accepting a date with that woman was a bit cruel, but I guess he is still very very loyal to Kotoko, just likes to tease her a lot, haha. The ending though, yikes, that's bad..


So is that why he accepts the date when he turned Kotoko down? To tease her?
Sorry to break it to you, but I don't really remember anymore..

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