Summer Pockets 25 "Memories of the Future"
Kamome status?
>>282460980I love this show and others like it. We need VN adaptations again. Watching old Kyoani KEY shows is like traveling back to a better time. Where did those good times go?
official episode blurbGuided by the Shichieichou, Nanami learns that her true identity is Shiroha's daughter from the future. To find out about Shiroha's mother, she goes to meet Kyoko Katou. There, she is told in detail about the "Legend of the White Feather" that she had heard before. While listening to Kyoko's story, Nanami resolves to absolutely save her motherTorishirojima is bustling with the "Natsudori Ritual". Shiroha, who has come to the summer festival with Nanami, says, "I'm going to see my mom," and heads deep into the forest. There, countless Shichieichou are dancing.
>>282461023First in our hearts
Episode 25 leaked+official screenshots
>>282460980>>282461087>>282461226>Another Shitoha episodeOh boy....
Episode 26 (finale) early leaked screenshots
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>>282461029VN adaptations are generally made to sell VNs, VNs are declining hard in between vtubers and gacha, so no need to make anime. It's a miracle we got 3 VN adaptions simultaneously this season.
>>282461816>It's a miracle we got 3 VN adaptions simultaneously this season.What are the other two?
nom
>>282461816>>282462798Those didn't even get legit english subs right? Grim times.
so why did shiroha mom left
sex
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umWigjn92lo
>buffering during this touching sceneFuck my life...
>>282463939This was my interpretation after reading the VN. Not sure if it's fully right so take it with a grain of salt:The island they live on is some magic place that warps time and space to grant its resident's wishes, but there's a price. The Naruse family has relied on this power to have a fun filled summer, and in return they become cursed to bring misfortune to themselves and those around them. This causes a cycle where they use their power -> have a kid -> either them or the spouse dies -> kid uses their power. Shiroha's mother knew the same thing was going to repeat, so she conducted some ritual, turned into a butterfly, and left to go be with her husband. The first time loop around Shiroha uses her power, but then becomes cursed, and the events of the main story play out, ending with Umi's birth and Shiroha's death. However, Umi wasn't satisfied with how things ended up and kept reusing her power. She realized the only way to prevent it from happening is to stop Shiroha from using her power in the first place. A bunch of butterflies (either the Naruse ancestors or Shiroha's mother) help her accomplish this. This also means that everything that happened in the story will disappear. However, Shiroha's mother (using Kyouko's help) at least made sure that the MC and Shiroha will meet so that Umi is born again. Cue the happy ending.
>>282462798Nine and Nukitashi I think.
What the fuck? Did they not play the Grand ending?I expected the next episode to be more anime original scenes to expand Pockets.
>>282464212this feels dragged on and on
Fuck Kamome
the finale will be 26.5 minutes
>>282464222They pulled a Kamome episode. They had a perfect cliffhanger but unlike the extending of the episode to the pirate ship reveal for the Kamome route, they ended it before the ending.
is the anemoi ad voiced by the main heroine VA? sounds cute
>>282464480that zettai ryouiki is hot
>>282462798Kamitsubaki has a VN.
>try not to cry>cue to this line>cry a lot
Fucken island of retards.
Stitches.
>>282466441>This exact same fucking scene again
>>282466472Third time, if not more.
>>282466472>>282466509Gotta have more Shitoha!
Cute Shiburin.
>>282466610love this one
Last stitch.
>>282466691Me too.
Any Shirora feet scenes this episode?
Fuck Shiroha
>>282461029VNs are notoriously hard to adapt. The adaptations are also promoting a medium that doesn't make much money so they often don't get a large budget and a skilled animation team.But the few times it does work, it's phenomenal.
Shiki today?
>>282465257tried to keep it together towards the end but lost it at this one
>>282466787>Fuck Shiroha
>>282467519nooooo not like that
>>282466834Stomp on her to death
balls deep in the 2
Atri was better
I wonder sometimes how old the writers of Key stories are. The themes and messages and world are so Boomer-coded but I'm guessing the writers weren't actually born in the 50s.
This episode puts this anime in the top 3 anime I've ever watched. I don't need to know the ending even after such a great series of episodes. I finally felt the feeling I've been looking for since watching Frieren.
I was expecting them to use the pocket ending theme this episode, but I guess it will be in a long flashback reel next episode.
>>282467809Ponkotsu.
Thanks Nanami great response
>>282467878three of them had their first vn scenario credits around the late 2000s and one of them (the director) around 10 years earliersummer pockets was written in 2016-18
>>282464877Loli pits are a miracle of the universe.
>>282467809Glad I'm not the only one thinking this.
>>282464127This whole thing feels stupid>no my daughter, magic powers? those dont exist>now excuse me while i use my magic powers to leave you alone instead of being a proper mother>which will lead you to use your magic powers which i didnt want you to use
>>282467809>>282469308Atri's shorter and yet a good chunk of it got cut.
>>282467809They dropped the ball on the ending
>>282469586>single mother>proper motherpick one
Watching this show, it's okay so far, typical KEY storytelling. Is this series inspired by that chinese philosopher who wrote a poem about a man dreaming of a butterfly and vice versa or is there more to it?
>>282467902You should watch Clannad then.
>>282467902Seriously? I'm enjoying it, but I wouldn't rate it more than a 7. The first arcs were too rushed and two of the heroines got too little screen time.
>>282470038Fair enough.>>282470171Cmon anon, are you being genuine with this question? Of course a double digit hour VN has more going for it than a sentence long poem.
Why didn't they just make Shiroha learn kegel exercises?
>>282470171>key>philosopher wankingSo theyre gonna make a VN about a snailman wizard eating a shoe like in spongebob?https://youtu.be/2lmZCXmDt0o?feature=shared
>>282467809total robot domination
>>282470703smug ponkotsu
I want Kamome milkies so bad
>>282470961She's a whore, so just ask and she'll say yes.
>>282469586In Key works a death is supposed to be super traumatic. For example, even though Hairi didn't turn into a drunkard like Clannadman, he was still busy with work and had a hard time emotionally connecting with Umi. It does seem kind of stupid if you look at it logically, but that just shows how much they loved the person who died.
>>282467902lol where did you copy this from?
everything bad that happened was because Shiroha's mom was a useless ditz? at least the UmiCHAD set things straight by kicking linear time to the curb and fixing everything with the power of butterflies.
>>282467809worst worldbuilding I’ve seen in 20 years
>>282471970I honestly don't know. The whole Naruse curse and the mystery of the island was never fully explained. Seems kind of arbitrary too, considering we've seen it have the power to>turn stuffed animals into real people>make a girl in a coma astral project herself>affect and control memories>spirit people away into a dimension outside of time>let the dead reunite>send people into the future/past>KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH>etc. etc
Punch Shiroha's face
>>282466787You wish.She's only for Hairi.
>>282472217I don't think most of that was ever stated to be related to Shiroha's family curse.
>>282470732>>282470703Obligatory warning.
>>282472372I assume the Naruse's power relies on the island. The evidence is that the Naruse family was one of the island's miko when Shiki was alive, and that Umi's power only activated after she returned to the island.
>>282470732>ponkotsu
>>282471970I mean, the only explanation for Hitomi achieving basically nothing for Shiroha is either she utterly failed, or there's something else we don't know about because her sacrifice took care of it before we even knew about it. All of it will never be explained though.
>>282467878They are around 50 years old, give or take.
I'm like 3 episodes behind now, I liked it initially but what a shitshow.Every route rushed to the end before I could even start caring about any of these characters, then came the shiroha route and they rushed it even more but it's ok because she'll appear a lot later anyway it's alka now bitch here is the plot of clannad we served you already 20 years ago you NEED to cry NOW!I understand that it's fanservice but there's really no point in watching it if you haven't read the VN first. And no point in reading the VN if the anime has already spoiled you all the big payoffs either.The little I've read of the VN looks great with plenty of fun scenes and characterization so it's a shame.
>>282472451Umi used her power sometimes when living outside of the island, as seen in the flashbacks.
>>282472912Huh, I don't remember that.There's also the recurring theme of magic butterflies. Each time Umi used her power she'd lose them.
>>282471970>>282472217I mean this in the kindest way possible, but never try and think too hard about practicalities and logistics in most nukige, and especially KEY games. You really have to accept a lot at face value to get the most out of them.
>>282472961It's more obvious when you rewatch it, but she used it in a scene she was arguing with her dad.
>>282473792Summer Pockets isn't a nukige
imagine loli shiroha's tiny hand wrapped around your shaft giving you an awkward handjob
>>282461023another week without kamome
Dunno about you guys but I’ve enjoyed every single episode so much I think we need more anime adaptation of visual novels/eroge with multiple routes and true end that’s gets a lot of foreshadowing and build up
>>282475097If you read the VN, you'd be pissed at how many Shiroha anime original scenes they added.
>>282466610hot
>>282467809agree
>>282470354I agree. I've really enjoyed the show, very comfy and bittersweet, but it certainly isn't mind blowing. not even the best within the genre
>>282475097>I’ve enjoyed every single episode so muchsame here, even the Tsumugi onesI also felt her route was better in the anime than the VN
Can someone explain so a retard like me can understand? Genuinely what the fuck is going on? All the exposition feels so vague or riddle shit. Why did the mom leave to see her father aka turning into butterfly?
Shiroha won
>>282467902>Frierenis this copy pasted from reddit?
If they are straight up time traveling, why didn't they use the powers to get rich? And yes, money solves everything, and by everything I mean everything. What's with time travelers never wanting to get rich...
Shiroha anal
>>282476709>Why did the mom leave to see her father aka turning into butterfly?No reason was given. Even if Shiroha's mom wanted to save her husband, she knew about Umi going to the past which means she knew Shiroha would suffer and yet she still decided to abandon her.Was hoping the Anime would justify her abandoning Shiroha but nope.
>>282478244Maybe his dick was that big.
>>282467809Cucked ending, so no. atri and its shilsl are still choking on copium
Kamome mating press
Shiroha footjobs
Imouto pitjobs
>>282478187All the Bitcoin in the world wouldn't be able to bring Shiroha back.There's always another coin to pump; Umi would be right in time for Ethereum (2016), but Umi will only ever have one biological mother.
>>282478978Director...
>>282476153They got rid of a lot of awkward filler scenes in Mugyu's route.
Going on a festival date with Shiroha and Nanami.>The light draining out of her eyes as the programming takes over.Pretty field of flowers takes another soul.Shiroha abandoned again.Umi dead again, again, again.Nothing like a japanese why would anything nice happen ending. Guess they'll tie up the lose ends next episode or just a big fuck you of and the loop starts again.
I have no idea whats happeningWhat is umi doing and why did she stop shiroha and how did the old shiroha appear and what is shirohas mom doing
>Ao's and Ai's birthday got ignoredI thought we like them?
>>282483191I only like Shiroha.
>>282482145Stopping her mom from getting time travel powers to prevent her working herself to death trying to prevent Umi from getting time travel powers. (note: time travel for Shiroha is just her mind going back, being able to experience the past again with no way to change, the same way future visions work, Umi physically travelling through time seems to be an exception possible only by a lot of butterflies helping her) Whatever Shiroha's mom did either failed, or she succeeded and something terrible that we don't know about was prevented, but at the cost of her own life.
>>282483191We only worship Shiroha around here
>>282483191In Key works, best girls are often underappreciated.It's a sad reality.
>>282482145There are 2 types of time travel if I remember correctly...>Shiroha's where she transfers her mind back>Umi's where she sends her whole self backThe mind one is pretty useless since you barely remember what you're suppose to do. Shiroha was always standing at the dock waiting for Hairi in every reset but she doesn't know who he is.
>>282476709probably because she realized her daughter is going to use the power to fuck herself up soon (the scene where loli shiroha wakes up and her mom is there) so she went to the past to prevent it
unironically my biggest pet peeve with the directing is that half of the time the pause before OP/ED starts is 1-2 seconds too short. it's very annoying if you watch every episode 20 times. lay off the adderall director bro
>>282484028H-Hairi?
Do they bring her in for the finale? If they do, I don't know how they're supposed to make it not feel. like an asspull for people who don't know her story.
>>282485562Da-Dare?
>>282485562There's barely any difference between the extended ending of RB and the original. Only a slight change in tone.
>>282485363That's wrong lmaoIf she knew, she'd stay with Shiroha instead of abandoning her.Her mom abandoning her is the reason Shiroha awakened her power in the first place.
>>282486276no, she was having the dream when her mother was still alive
>>282486276Not true, she was already temped to use them when only her dad was gone.
>>282465257My nose is running after hearing that sweet ohio, hopefully not a cold ;_;
>>282486298>>282486300And her mother could've help her not develop those powers by staying with her. Her mother knew about Umi yet she still went ahead and disappear.
>>282487699>And her mother could've help her not develop those powers by staying with her. you don't know this. if she didn't then it's likely she couldn't have.
lol @reinach.017 remembered that this show exists and now she's about to watch episodes 10-17 after 4 months.imagine going straight into the Tsumugi finale when you probably already forgot that this character even exists. such a waste
>>282488293Shiroha's loneliness is the cause of her powers manifesting. Having 1 parent help her is way better than betting on Umi coming from the future after suffering so much to help Shiroha.
>>282488845it is better but she probably had crucial information that it won't be enough to keep Shiroha from getting the power, that it's already too late
>>282488990Shiroha's mother likely did the same thing when she was a child. And the big muscular Kobato dude wasn't able to do anything to stop it.
>>282488990It still doesn't make sense why she left. Shiroha wanted the power to see her parents again. If her mother was still there, she's less likely to gain it.And she knew about Hairi and Umi too which makes her look even worse.>>282489300She only used it after her husband's death. Her life was pretty normal until the accident.
>>282489373>Her life was pretty normal until the accident.You must've missed the part where they explain it's been happening in the Naruse family for generations, and that Shiroha's grandmother (Kobato's wife) died to the same curse.
Is Umi a good person?
>>282488969Beautiful wife
Post Shiroha feet, /a/.
>>282493915Holy based.
>>282493582Sorry, only have Ao's feet.
>>282494705Why would you have those when Shiroha's are far superior?
>>282494857Because Ao is the best girl of this show
Between this and HBR, I'm getting pretty sick of Key doing time travel or time loop stories
>>282493582Sure.
Shiroha best girl and fan favorite too
>>282489407>You must've missed the part where they explain it's been happening in the Naruse family for generations, and that Shiroha's grandmother (Kobato's wife) died to the same curse.Post it. I don't remember her Grandfather's wife dying to the curse.
>>282497031I will now cum all over those.
>>282497825Too lazy to go look for it in the VN but in the anime they show her photo next to Shiroha's father on the butsudan. It means that she died young.
>>282461023Dead
>>282467878So, if they don't make isekai, they're already boomer-coded.
>>282461023PRESENT!
>>282475097As an animeonly, I've liked every character route but Pocket has not been enjoyable and I can't even tell why, I'm not finding the story that interesting, even though I like the characters.
I'm fucking crying bros. Best Key anime since Little Busters, easily. And I'm one of the few people on this board who enjoyed Angel Beats, Charlotte, etc. but still. Having more than 13 episodes really goes a long way
>>282469586yep everything feels retarded, I stopped caring about their family drama
>>282469586I'm guessing she was doomed to die early after she used her power, so staying with Shiroha wasn't a viable option for her
>>282506184>Pocket has not been enjoyable and I can't even tell why, I'm not finding the story that interesting, even though I like the characters.Maybe it's because Hairi isn't there. Alka was my favorite route because of the interactions between Hairi, Shiroha, and Umi.
>>282506184Pocket feels a little off and rushed even in the vn.
>>282508897This.Alka was great.
>>282508897Same, Alka is by far my favorite, and on a replay it was even better than before because of what happened in Pocket, but Pocket itself isn't the best.
I thought this was the last episode. Pretty well done. Best girl next week shikibros!
Would you impregnate your waifu knowing she would die from childbirth?
>>282513595That's basically murder
>>282498133She died but to unknown reasons. Kobato also didn't mention her losing anyone precious for her to use her power.
>>282508897>interactions between Hairi, Shiroha, and Umi.The anime cut all the interactions with Ao, Kamome and Tsumugi...
>>282514181When Hairi's grandmother visited she talks about the Naruse curse and it pans to specifically her photo.
>>282512269It's the rare 26 episodes thing which I'm glad for, usually yeah it's 24 past years..
>>282514527This Nomiki is cuter than JK Nomiki
>>282519323Is it because she's pure?
