2.5-jigen no Ririsa Episode 21 Discussion (2024)

Stark700

I love how this episode connected with the recent events together and did so with a lot of emotions. Very well done imo. Aria is living out her dreams now.

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Okumura is one of the best protagonists this year.

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Couldn't be happier with the conclusion Aria and her dad reached, and that flashback of mini Aria having her parents make up was adorable lmao

Wrathberry84

Okumara is so great. Best protagonist all year

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All ends well.

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Significance behind the hairpin was lovely too. Here's to hoping they'll be able to see each in good light again. Didn't expect Ariel's mother to be a full blown gal back in the day, that was a sweet little backstory.

SlicerofLifes

Peak of the show, it will be hard for the last episodes of the season keep up after this, but let's hope for the best!

WaterMage

Okamura was amazing on how well he expressed his love for the manga. This was true otaku energy, bro pulled it off brilliantly. It made Aria's father remember why and how much he loved his work. Without him this wouldn't have gone this smoothly.
Aria and Melia did the rest of the job.

"For 10 years, no I have good day today"
So happy to see both of them having such a happy reunion and finally a father showing how much he loved his daughter. Na I kept crying..

Ririsa hijacking the reunion was hilarious. But she also made an additional costume just for this too..Unreal🫡.
Thanks to so much support Aria's father won't abandon his manga, that's extremely admirable as he learned from past.

The last scene with hairpin and Aria's parents memories was so touching, emotional and heartfelt😭😭.
Their love is still their as ever. I hope they get back together again.

Masterpiece episode. I loved this anime throughout but this was so fullfilling way to finish up this arc. JC Staff cooked when mattered. I have fun crying..♥️

charliehorse96

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powerful episode ❤️
The story of Aria's mom and dad deserves it's own manga...why did they have to separate ??😭😭

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Between Okumura's speech to the dad, Aria incredibly beautiful and emotional reunion with her dad, the mom remembering her past and her message to her former love...
I will admit, I cried almost as much as the dad did in this episode haha!

If I rated the series based on this episode alone, it would be an 11 out of 10 to be honest :)
Hope next arcs are as good (if we ever get a sequel).

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The reunion between Aria and her father was really touching with the words and flashbacks. But it was Okumura's speech to Aria's father that really solved everything, helping her understand the true value of her work. It's amazing to see Okumura, who used to sometimes give me cringe, bring me to tears in this episode.

We also got to see Aria's parents' past, and judging by the mother's words and lingering feelings, it wouldn't be too far-fetched for them to get back together.

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And when it came to Aria’s time with her dad, very touching stuff, the Melia cosplay looked awesome and made that moment pretty much perfect when you consider that both Aria and Melia are like Higarashi’s daughters, 10 years is a long time but I’m glad the man has finally come to terms with his original work and his real daughter. I’m also really happy for Aria, all that hard work paid off and she got to see her dad, after all those flashbacks it hits extra hard too, I’m not sure if her mom and dad would ever get back together but they really had something amazing, and still do with Aria, I can see it happening. Also wow Higarashi has really lived Nagatoro but without the bullying huh, bro had it made lol, so sad what happened to the relationship but this closure is really nice at least. I also liked Ririsa’s moment with Higarashi, it was a short bit but I’m sure she was on cloud 9 lol. And that’s Aira’s arc finally done, but I’m not sure if this is the end of Summer Comiket yet, guess we’ll find out next time.

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Bit sad the part with Higarashi being worried how ecchi the outfit was removed

I liked it as a typical dad joke but guess that along with him using them as reference material for different angles for character design was removed for worry of it ruining the emotional beats maybe

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"But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be"

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All of course thanks to Okumura who spilled his freaking guts to convince her father of the value of the Lilliel side story. As a content creator myself, I know all too well how obsessed you can get with numbers and sales and all that, but ultimately, as long as you have a few people like Ririsa and Okumura out there that love and appreciate your work with all their heart, that’s all you need. Instead of worrying about all the sales, just worry about continuing to write things that you enjoy and that inspire others!

I got so emotional seeing the flashback to Aria’s mom and dad meeting and how they got closer thanks to his manga. Manga isn’t what brought him pain. In fact, manga directly brought him the greatest joys in his life. It’s just that sometimes shit doesn’t work out in life and that’s how it went with his ex wife. I feel like she still kinda loves him tho so who knows maybe one day they’ll even get back together(copium)

Still just have chills thinking of how Okumura straight up told the author of his fave work he don’t care about what he thinks, his series is awesome lmao. So real.

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I also like how Okumura expressed his passion to sensei, and moved him and me.

The end result? He has decided to continue working on the manga.

If this is not the best episode so far, I don't know what is.

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didn't except this anime story really good

suwabe delivered with dad monologue

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I've been waiting for a long time for Okumura to show us again why he is the protagonist, we love Okumura in this household. Who would've thought we'd get such a wonderfully written character driven show from what was initially a very ecchi show. Though we already saw signs of it early on.

Once this season is over, I am definitely jumping on the manga, though I hope they make more seasons.

Sidenote, I hope Aria's parents reconcile, they still clearly love each other, though I know that even if they still love each other, it's not that simple or easy for them to get back together, at the very least, they become friends again.