The Episode Was Interesting Story-wise As Always (aside From Arajin Having One Extra Cringe Hetero Moment

crying for the yuri that could have been...

(from the 4th dvd volume commentary)

SUA - IVAN TYPE OF JEALOUSY

I've just realized that Sua and Ivan had the same very weird type of jealousy:

- Sua was not jealous of Till even though Till liked Mizi, instead, Sua turned to be upset with Mizi 'cause Mizi was so silly goofy that she didn't realize Till's feelings for her though it was as plain as crystal.

- And in the same way, Ivan was not jealous of Mizi although Mizi won Till's affection. He turned to be upset with Sua instead because Sua's feelings was reciprocated and her affection for Mizi was both-sided while his was not, even though he considered that they were alike, that they were the same kind of person.

Also on the contrary, we can see that Ivan is very close to Mizi in some offical side-arts/side-stories (you can find them on Vivinos X account). Mizi talked to Ivan first and asked him for an explanation when she heard something she didn't understand, and she even asked Ivan to carry her on his back. Mizi and Ivan interaction was far closer than Mizi and Till. Actually, Till's relationship with Mizi was like one-sided, and he just followed behind Mizi to know more about her but did not dare to come closer or tried to strike up a proper conversation.

Sources of images: all are original works by Vivinos and Qmeng on the official twitter, translated by me.

Sources of the idea: the original idea of this post belongs to this blog on Facebook. Credit link: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/ryTLFhQ1E5VyAa7y/?mibextid=xfxF2i

I have their permission to translate to English and post it on my Tumblr account.

hiroko utsumi you've done it again....

im so sane rn

I keep seeing this "Bucchigiri has an awful mc" discourse popping up whenever the anime is mentioned, and there's something that bothers about the way a lot of people are framing these discussions. People always point out the fact that Arajin is a dirtbag who ghosts his only friend to simp for a girl who is actively disinterested in him under the pretense that this is behavior the anime expects us to agree with and think is good, and will thus endear him to us as audience, but like... that's obviously not what Bucchigiri is trying to do??

like- this is a show where the protagonists main love interest is a girl that is so revolted by him that she has zero qualms manipulating him into joining an actual gang, a show where the main character almost shits his own pants before every single action scene, and lets not forget, a show where he neglects and mistreats his only friend so badly that said friend loses it and systematically beats the piss out of every other character on the show to work out his frustrations.

Does that sound like a show that "failed at making a likable protagonist", or does that sound like a show that is purposefully centered around a selfish and awful character?

One of the shows main narrative hooks is watching this terrible man stumble his way through what is an otherwise fairly serious shounen anime world. I think that's a pretty funny subversion of typical anime tropes, but even if you don't agree, to deny that it's what the show is going for is to just refuse to engage with it on any level, and that's the main issue with this type of critique.

You can dislike the show for not having a likable protagonist, but the show is not trying to have a likable protagonist. At that point you're not hating a show because it executes what it's trying to do poorly, you're hating a show because it's not something it never wanted to be in the first place.

mama tomoshibi continues to be an enormous mood

everybody watch this show

Siguma's name

I felt like the subs definitely didn't get the point of this across. They're leaving so much untranslated about the names of things lol...

The group that Marito took over used to be called Ikki （壱気）壱 means one (or single) and 気 can mean several things like spirit or mind etc. So the group members assumed Marito named the group Siguma by taking letters out of Single Mind

But what he really did was take the first letters from his ramen cup

シーフードグラタンマカロニ

Seafood Gratin Macaroni. He just took the first character from each word in Japanese.

The translation of Outa's line is just wrong. He doesn't say "Yeah, that's the one." He says "No, isn't it from this?"

https://x.com/bucchigiri_pr/status/1750820878685012134?s=46

Guys the preview for episode 3 is crazy…

Very quick translation since I’m still half-asleep:

Arajin: Aaaahhh, what should I do to convey my passionate feelings to Mahoro-chan?

Matakara: Ara-chan, why are you holding your head like that?

A: Hey Matakara! How should I confess my feelings to someone?!

M: Huh? I think it's best to express your feelings in a sincere way, isn't it?

A: Ok then, try it on me!

M: What?! Me?! Uhhh... please allow me to cook miso soup for you every day!

A: The fuck you mean YOU'RE making the miso soup?!

M: Ah right! It would be more pleasant to cook together! You're so smart as always, Ara-chan!

Senya: YOOOOO ARAJIIIIIIINNNNNN

Translator's notes: "I want to cook for you every day" can be interpreted as a marriage proposal