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Sep 25, 2009 1:36 AM
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How fun! I wasn't expecting a mini-tribute to "The Graduate"... they even riffed on the Simon and Garfunkle soundtrack - very cool. Considering this anime was made almost exactly 20 years after the movie I wonder if the episode was something to do with the anniversary of the film or if we can expect other random tributes in the rest of the series.

May 9, 2012 8:52 PM
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I like that last scene
Jul 27, 2014 4:07 AM
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kasuga is beginning to annoy me. the way he treats hikaru is horrible; he should just let her down instead of going along with her feelings when he clearly isn't interested. then constantly staring at madoka and getting into her personal business, asking who she's talking to and following her around.
Aug 6, 2015 2:30 AM
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Hello darkness, my old friend...
Aug 14, 2016 11:54 PM
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Is he officially dating Hilary or not?
Too bad his heart is in another place
Sep 5, 2017 10:42 AM
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When Kasuga was running to the church, the music was suspiciously similar to The Sound of Silence. Maybe this is a tribute to Simon and Garfunkel, given how they also riffed on The Graduate.
Mar 31, 2018 9:48 AM
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Sean_Nessman said:
When Kasuga was running to the church, the music was suspiciously similar to The Sound of Silence. Maybe this is a tribute to Simon and Garfunkel, given how they also riffed on The Graduate.


I think that the (instrumental) music was put on the O.S.T. under the name Silent Song/Song of Silence while other "inspired" themes in the TV show weren't, so we can suppose that it was allowed.
Sep 3, 2018 4:03 AM
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Even the 80s had these misunderstanding episodes huh
Nov 13, 2018 8:13 AM
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Protagonist is really annoying me :/ But the girls are nice - they save this show ;)
Jul 5, 2019 6:10 PM

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Another sitcom plot in a series that isn't funny but there were a bunch of funny-looking cartoon faces on the characters at times and Kyosuke super-charging his bike was fun.

The Graduate-homage sequence was pretty cool...but it's all in the service of a lame misunderstanding plot.
Sep 26, 2019 12:28 PM

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cliche episode but still nice
Jul 17, 2021 3:44 PM

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This episode had many exaggerated expressions.
Kyousuke riding a bike fast is with a very good animation.
Jan 15, 2022 10:32 PM

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What's with the faces in this episode? They make some really weird expressions. Can't really say if the animation quality downgraded though.

I kind of figured what the plottwist was gonna be since there was a similar episode in Touch. Still it was a fun watch. It seems Kyosuke might have precognition after all. Before I started the series I thought the main characters would have telepathy too. But I guess that'd make things too easy?

The Graduate reference went a bit further than I thought from the preview which I loved. The insert song was very cool.

Looks like the episodic shenanigans will continue in the next episode. I don't see signs of this stopping anytime soon.
Jun 14, 2022 2:52 AM

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This episode shows Kasuga's selfishness. Very annoying. Very ughhh 😩
Jan 24, 2023 6:23 AM

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Man, some of the characters faces and expressions seemed off this episode. But as usual the music was pretty dope!
Jul 2, 2023 4:09 PM
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I thought at first that it was his father and they had to go at some random ceremony, when I saw her dressed with a wedding dress I was a little wtf myself.
Kyosuke's dreams seem to be fairly accurate, even though these episodes all lead to misunderstandings, there are still true parts of the dreams, lol

I appreciated that Kyosuke chased Madoka before it was too late, but its partly because the bar owner told him that line, which in retrospect was kind of random since there was no real risk, lol. Also the fact that he was thinking at their past moments would be a given, but still nice to see.

I think Madoka was glad to see Kyosuke relieved? Also, looks like I was wrong when I thought that Madoka didn't have siblings

Kurumi seems to have a lot of fans huh. Komatsu could have given the ring directly instead of asking Kyosaku, but since it was just a plot device, for all we know he might chase Manami again in the next episode, heh

The telepathy trick would have been nice although perhaps a little too "broken" of a power to have
Jan 3, 2024 11:35 PM

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second hand embarassement was too much in this episode
Jan 9, 2024 3:33 AM

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As expected, Kasuga's dreams do not point to the real thing but to an alternative scenario. The punchline would be the embarassment accompanying Kasuga's foibles.

I would not be surprised that in the next episode, Madoka would not really go to America. Nonetheless Kasuga would likely make a food of himself.

My favourite Kurumi isn't exactly stunning, but she is pulling legions of suitors. lol

Anyway, I can only imagine how Kasuga looked like an idiot in the church wedding rehearsal. They didn't show it, but the negative feeling is palpable.

On the bright side, Madoka may find it cute, but I wouldn't want to be Kasuga.
patkarununganJan 9, 2024 3:38 AM
'I am the world's most selfish man.' (俺のわがまま世界1だ)
— Tennjouji Haru

Jul 26, 2024 4:45 AM
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Making drama out of no real events like wedding training?? Wtf
Corny ahh episode
Mar 4, 7:26 PM
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The classic sitcom misunderstanding episode

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