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| Cotton Candy's OP is whimsically upbeat, sharing pretty much the same vibes as both MCs themselves. Youko and Airi reaching the coasts of Yokohama, and the former getting the idea of just trying her luck to fish for something while the latter does a walkthrough around...to find some seagulls being a potential for yakitori, only to find a robot hand? Too bad that Youko fished for what she wanted, but got her food eaten away by a shark, while Airi tries to power the robot up, though they are able to do so with the robot missing his lower half...and then just getting hamfisted by both girls. Though where he came from, Shiwa from Yokosuka, the girls can give him a lift there to seek his memories out, seemingly having a photo of his time with his family. Together, the trio onward towards Yokosuka, and even breaking into folk song in the midst of the apocalypse, a forced restart shows the family that he had with his wife and two girls, it was a moment while it lasted. However, them encountering the same school of sharks, which turned out to be orcas, and the despair that wears on Shiwa's face, Youko remains their upbeat enthusiasm to look on the brighter side, and even chimes him in to join them, which he refuses to remain committed to his earlier cause, as Ichirou, to find his family, as his robot battery wanes into shutdown, plunging into the depths of the ocean. There's just something about Myuk's songs, and her ED here is low-key subtle, but good. A sad, but fulfilling journey for a passing side character, even if it seems typical on the side. Emotions a-tearing. |
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| Another interesting and surprisingly touching episode. I love the world-building in this show and all those minor details you can spot from the background. |
SerafosOct 11, 8:01 AM
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| This episode was so beautiful and touching. Still no idea of what the apocalyptic event was but am sure at some point it will be revealed. |
| I love how much effort they have put into the depiction of the decaying environment, some few moments long shots have more details in them than the whole episodes of some other anime. The atmosphere builds heavily on it (and less on the shaningans of the girls), so it is kinda understandable. This time we got not only a few obscure references to the manga Yokohama Shopping Log (which sure as hell inspired whomever write this anime), but the story's setting became Yokohama itself. The author doesn't want for a moment to hide from where they have drawn their inspiration, but put it into the limelight and I like that. |
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| “I’m home” making me cry two episodes in has to be a record for an anime original?? This was such a beautiful episode and ending. I was just thinking to myself I don’t think I’d want to live on as a robot after something happened to my body, certainly not without my family who were my only reason for enduring that procedure in the first place. I’m so glad Ichiro got his memories back and got to be reunited with his family in the end. May they rest in peace. We did get some glimpses of what caused the apocalypse in his memories. I can’t tell if that’s supposed to be a giant beam from the sky that caused an explosion or if it’s just a good old fashioned nuclear holocaust. Maybe AI went rogue since we have a society where people have come up with tech to make them functionally immortal.. doesn’t seem out of the question AI got to be super advanced and became sentient. “I want to be with you forever, Yoko” I love these two sm. this was much better than the first episode for me, now I’m really invested in their journey and learning what happened. |
Marinate1016Oct 11, 1:35 PM
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| A banger OP, plenty of sweet little slice of life moments, but also a more tragic backstory with our cyborg friend. At this point I wonder what happened to the big sister? Not sure the imouto knows to be fair, so we'll see I guess. Another very solid episode :) |
| the feeling of uneasiness i have watching this is something else, everything is so colorful, characters are cute and happy. but this is only on the surface, the environmental storytelling is fantastic, narrating a very sad and oppressing story with clues put in intelligent ways, for example from ep1 with what happened to mt fuji, the radiation levels mentioned by the type16 ai, and the amount of satellites in orbit. for less attentive people this anime will look like a nice and wholesome trip, but in reality it is not. |
| So they were shelter based before getting out. The sea levels sure had risen quite a lot. Hell of a bait she caught to spawn that massive shark lol. Nice to be able to meet a fellow human being albeit a heavily meched one. The flashbacks sure added a new layer to the ep while also expanding upon Suzuki's past. The scene where they called the ocean idiot was hillarious. Being able to spend your last days in the place where you family passed was an excellent way to go. That final scene though was sad but beautiful. |
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| So a bit more was revealed regarding what happened and it looks like the Yokohama port was directly attacked so maybe a nuclear war since Yoko was also in a bunker before coming out later on. Regarding the cyborg dad, I figured he was going to throw himself into the water once the girls left because there was no way he could keep his battery charged up and I think he immediately started missing his family once his memories were loaded up. |
| this reminds me of Girls last tour ngl. |
| I'm liking the world building of this series. Yoko and Airi going about from place to place is fun, but meeting a new character, who was a cyborg, added to that enjoyment for a while. However, the melancholic and sombre feel was going to strike again sooner or later and this anime knows how to lay those themes into place so easily. The cyborg dad, Ichiro, was able to remember the event that changed everything to the apocalyptic situation that we see, so I can understand as to why he decided to stay behind instead of tagging along with Yoko and Airi. It was even more sombre after we see his battery level drop to 0% before falling into the ocean, as a way to reunite with his family. It's a sad, but powerful scene that captures the emotions so well. The OP song and visuals is more upbeat, although I'm guessing with new locations for the girls to visit, the upbeat moments will be holding hands with the more sad moments. Just like Girls Last Tour, it does well to balance those moments really well, leaving me very satisfied. =) |
I respect Ichiro decision to stay behind but forever will I wish that he stayed with Yoko and Airi on their journey. And the scene of him reuniting with his family got to me for the second time...seriously what a beautiful scene... |
| beautifully melancholic in a not so bleak way, I love how this opens up the world a bit more than the first episode. RIP robo dad, at least you're home now... |
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I wonder if this was him? |
Reply to Kelvin19192
It seems nobody discuss, the apocalypse could be a result of ongoing war, there was an attack on port, and military can't afford any escorts and emergencies for civilians. From AI controlling APC to military cyborg, what else will they find on their journey, and what's left after the war.
| @Kelvin19192 Though we saw military equipments shown in both episodes I don't think it was necessarily the war that collapsed this society. We got a lot of shots of the destroyed cone of Fuji, which seems to have blown itself apart like Mount Helens did and the water levels of the oceans have risen drastically. It was most likey these and other until now not shown environmental changes that distruped every day life, and of course war might have followed in their wake, but most likely was not the main factor. We will see, though it could be we will never get a definite answer just environmental clues. |
IshitatesoOct 11, 10:21 PM
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| I wasn't expecting that ending. It was quite sad. I suspect there are more sad moments to come. There has to be pockets of people out there. Some are not going to be very kind. |
Reply to SatouMatsuzaka
Once again, MAL ratings are absolute bullshit.
| @SatouMatsuzaka Damn right. People are sleeping on this. I knew they were going to get me as soon as I knew it was a robot dad with a family long gone. Sure enough, we got full-on ugly crying by the end. I have a feeling it won't be the last time while watching this show. π |
| Lowkey an emotional episode, rest in piece roboto man |
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| Conton Candy has given us another beautiful op after Snowdrop from Rascal doesn't dream of..last season. So we have mutated Orcas about the size of a whale and it seems we may have many mutated animals judging from the op. So the world's in this state not just 'cause of war but the environmental changes as well. It's sad what happened to Ichiro. Are Airi and Youko the only living persons in this world now ? |
Niwaka-SamuraiOct 12, 1:42 AM
| The beginning of the show was too light hearted, it's like the girls hadn't realized in what situation they are. It slowly becomes dark with the introduction of a broken android and his inevitable fate, such a sad underwater scene. |
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| The story of Ichiro made some tears in my eyes, but it's okay if he joins his family in a better place! 2 Episodes and it's already one of the best animes of Fall 2025! |
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| This anime feels a little like Kino's Journey. |
Houkago Teibo Nisshi girls would like it |
| Okay, but one thing I do not understand: If the main character hasn't ever seen another human in person until this cyborg, since her traveling companion is a robot and she has only spoken to the older girl (the one who is either her sister or to whom she refers to as a sister) through a screen via phones/computers, then I assume that is due to the apocalypse and the apocalyptic event or series of events must have happened before she was born or when she was still an infant. If that is the case and it's been that long (assume she's an early-mid teenager now of 14 - 16 years old), then how is the internet service still in working operation to be able to look up maps online on her smartphone? |
| I lived in Yokohama for 20 years, but most of the tourist attractions are concentrated around the port area. I lived in an inland residential area completely removed from tourism. It was a pure commuter town with absolutely no tourist attractions. While extremely convenient for daily life, the high cost of living and dense population made it a difficult place to live comfortably unless you had considerable financial means. |
| OP shows what seems to be a kaiju foot... seriously, what in hell happened to this world? Nuclear war + Godzilla's freaking arrival?? Surprisingly touching episode. Way more engaging than the previous one. |
| Two episodes in and I'm already feeling way too emotional |
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| 2 very nice episodes. I wonder why the score is this low |
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