That new rod/reel cost ~850 USD. That is an insane amount to spend for a new angler that is deep in debt. I just looked up what an equivalent to my rod/reel costs today and came out to $120, and I have been using that for two decades at this point. I guess when you are doing saltwater fishing it would be more expensive, but that is still nuts. I guess when you know you only have two years left to live, might as well live it up?
I like this episode. We’ve got:
- Hiro baited by the Exceed reel and being hilariously bad at handling money
- Harem-baiting
- Yuri-baiting
- Hetero-baiting
- Literal fish baiting of different types
- Fishes metaphor in romance
Speaking of the Exceed, he got it as a newbie. I’m not surprised if he’ll pick up some bad fishing habits that he needs to unlearn later
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I do like how we are slowly building out our cast of other characters. However, I feel like the plot has mostly stalled? Like, we haven’t seen any kind of mention of his terminal illness since episode 1. I was hoping that we would see more of him processing his impending death and the emotions that that would bring.
I’m holding a verdict on that until later episodes. Hiro has a lot of new experiences in a short period of time, so it’s believable he largely forgot he has a few years to live. I don’t think he told his new friends yet, and I feel the show will hit you like truck-kun once he catches up to the fact.
hilariously bad at handling money
Thankfully he’s got a good guy that allows him to rectify his mistakes.
relationship baiting
Can you already call that baiting?
Can you already call that baiting?
At least in Kozue’s case towards Hiro
Done!
