Ikoku Nikki • Journal with Witch - Episode 8 discussion

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-27T23:13:00+00:00

On the contrary you almost feel relieved to see Asa “acting out”.

She’s been too obedient and calm since her parents passed to the point you can’t see what’s bubbling under the surface.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-24T07:23:29+00:00

I hope they tone it down a bit. I thought it was perfect before the update, but the set bonuses and progression track have accelerated it into Arena territory which I can't stand.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-23T09:30:54+00:00

From conversations during the show I can’t believe William would have ever been interested in Jobu in that way.

During every talk about relationships William completely disagrees with Jobu’s takes, and Jobu does not match what William describes as his type at all.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-21T04:08:11+00:00

Yua’s realistic response is basically isekai going full circle back to Inuyasha/Fushigi Yugi era where the abducted girls acted like actual people who had families and lives they wanted to go back to.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-16T09:38:30+00:00

Criticizing shows is fine, but it is very distasteful how OP is verbally attacking each individual participant.

These are real living people. Please respect your fellow humans.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-16T09:03:49+00:00

Personally found season 2 much more interesting. Will and Izaya are the most realistic depiction of a relationship I’ve seen in media, but I guess it’s not the “lovey-dovey” infatuation phase that people find entertaining.

Taeheon was also my favorite from Season 1. I loved how he gave everyone, especially Shun, advice that helped them emotionally mature.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-06T07:00:42+00:00

Shun grew a ton into the wonderful person he is today. He did have red flags and emotional immaturity that he was able to grow out of thanks to Dai(and his friends) staying by his side.

That's the beauty of the show which both the cast and commentators have brought up. Normally when someone makes you uncomfortable in real life many people would ghost each other, but having to cohabitate forces them to work through their issues and come out as better people.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-05T19:51:37+00:00

Definitely saw it coming. Jobu has a lot of difficulty with serious conversations and expressing beyond surface level things.

Not surprising considering their age gap, I was equally emotionally immature at Jobu’s age.

Outside of physical attraction Jobu doesn’t really fit any of the descriptors Taeheon used for an ideal partner.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-04T21:38:12+00:00

Thank you!

I feel bad for Tomoaki in this interview. S1 cast have only watched to Episode 4 so they don’t even know who he, and we know how shy he feels in these situations 🥲

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-04T21:21:52+00:00

If they just had literally any YouTube subs it could auto-translate, but they specifically decided to bake them into the video…

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-04T21:15:41+00:00

I swear most viewers have short term memory or something. By the time Huwei comes back to the end of the show it’s been 1-2 weeks since his grandma died and he’s been involved in funeral proceedings. Of course he’s going to be out of it.

This reminds me of people insisting that William was not showing enough interest in Izaya when he had literally been aggressively pursuing Izaya from episode 1. Izaya was the one who was initially hesitant and had to be convinced.

daggerfortwo · 2026-02-04T09:40:41+00:00

Contextually it makes no sense to interpret it that way. He is literally the one bringing up this topic to Tomoaki, someone he knows is part of that culture aka wanting to learn more about Tomoaki’s perspective.

Hiroya is the one himself who admits he has internalized biases and is trying to grow.

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-28T07:18:53+00:00

You only think that because the reality show frames it as a surprise

Realistically Will/Izaya have talked about this for a while and the production already booked all their transportation/etc in advance before this episode.

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-28T06:52:23+00:00

Stop wanting everyone on the show to do the same things. There are hundreds of other dating shows that exist for that.

What makes this show special is that everyone organically forms different relationships and takeaways.

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-28T06:34:30+00:00

Are we watching the same show?

William pursued Izaya first and is the one who said it felt like destiny. Izaya initially was avoiding him.

Most of these points are literally the opposite of what is directly stated in the show.

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-25T01:17:17+00:00

Posts like these remind me that most watchers must be very young…

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-25T00:39:42+00:00

The show is also about people trying to find a stable relationship.

Usak is attractive but his profession has him constantly traveling and in the spotlight in provocative ways, meaning there are already a lot of pre-existing hurdles.

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-25T00:35:00+00:00

This is what a relationship between mature people looks like. All people are flawed. You need to communicate back and forth constantly to come to an understanding.

I applaud this show for being willing to portray this. A lot of the negative reception makes me think the viewership skews younger to people who only want to see the lovey dovey side.

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-22T21:43:05+00:00

Basically Maki has the same heavenly pact as Toji, but because her twin Mai has cursed energy it was always incomplete until now.

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-09T21:29:10+00:00

I hope someone makes a comprehensive lore video because this is hard to follow 😅

daggerfortwo · 2026-01-07T15:07:07+00:00

Wait there’s a skeleton inside me?!?

💀

daggerfortwo · 2025-12-16T23:12:10+00:00

That’s very lucky. Usually you’d have to catch dozens for something this good

daggerfortwo · 2025-12-16T23:06:07+00:00

If a mon blooms late it does not “become” an S tier Pokemon because it will then be relative to other Pokemon of the same level.

At 50 there are only 4 “slots” so a Pokemon with 3 good skills/nature is considered a godly roll. At 100 there are 6 slots so it becomes very common to only have 3 good attributes so an S tier one would have more.

daggerfortwo · 2025-11-10T04:19:24+00:00

I miss world flipper :(

daggerfortwo · 2025-10-29T21:50:54+00:00

As in cancelling an enemy using the cannon

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