What will it take for Lara to find her true love?
>>290853061Finding the right man.
A good kiss from Mari
You will never get a kissu, confession, or marriage. The best you will get is maybe some handholdings. The epilogue will have Lara going on dates with Luca.
>>290853659The first part of your post is at least believable. The second part about Luca is not.
So Yoshiya is Jesus and Mari is the Virgin Mary… interesting.Also Lara helping heal Mari’s broken heart is sweet
Chalingsu
Luca will impregnate both Lara and Mari
>>290854311Lara will BEG Mari to impregnate her eggs.
>>290854311Luca will die a virgin
>>290854445this is the christian thing to do, so it will happen
>>290854369How does that work with two girls? "Mari I need you to schlilck with my eggs!"
>>290855003could just be asexual in nature with a heaping dose of magic light
>want to watch a cute anime>YURIBAIT YURIBAIT YURIBAIT YURIBAITwhat the fuck is with japan and being gay? seriously starting to really hate this whole "will they won't they" on if it'll be a het or gay show. fuck even western media isn't this obnoxious about it.
>>290855194its not yuribait when it ends in yuri
>>290855287yeah maybe I'm using the term wrong but I just hate how these shows do the whole "will it be het will it be yuri" like come on don't do this garbage. i don't even think yuri gay fags even like this shit.
>optimistic yurifags who think this will end in unambiguous GL>jaded yurifags bracing for the non-committal rug pull>delusional hetfags who are relying completely on staff interviewsIs this an accurate gauge of the viewership in this thread that aren't just shit posters?
>>290855194This is probably one of the few hetbaits anime.
>>290855481but why does japan love this shit? especially in the recent years.
>>290855324The only reason people aren't completely in with it being full blown yuri since episode 2 is because of Japan's track record with rug pulling bullshit at the end of series that were otherwise heavily yuri leaning. There being a prince-like character in this series and the main character trying to make that work makes sense (and it was only substantial in episode 7 too, so 1 episode out of 12). But it wouldn't be even given a chance of being the end point if the above wasn't true. And we're already in 100% yuri territory at this point, the only question left is if they'll actually commit or if they'll chicken out and pull some friendship ending despite it not making sense with what has been set up.
>>290855578bro I'm just fucking saying why do they like doing this shit??? who actually enjoys doing this gay not gay bullshit.
>>290855747And what I'm saying is it isn't an issue with the show itself, but with people not having (and deservedly) trust in the studios.
i really really really like seeing hetfags cry
>>290855765and I'm still asking why japan LOVESSSS to do this shit. this isn't the first fucking time
>>290855747Literally playing with both hetfags and yurifags
>>290855778I can't wait for the meltdown after episode 12 ends. Though it may happen while I'm not here if someone posts spoilers from the event since I'm going to be aggressively filtering anything even tangentially related to this series before I go to sleep on Saturday. I'm definitely going to go back and read through all the threads though. It's gonna be a pain since this series has had wall to wall bump limit threads since it started.
>>290855782Japan likes subtlety even in het romance, that's probably why. The problem compounds when it gets gay.
About Newtype Interview. Director and Staff just casually chatting about how the ending might go.
>>290854311Believe in throuple end
>>290855874How does someone from thailand get the newtype mag early. When it was GWITCH, it was the chinks leaking everything including scans.
>>290855955they live in tokyo, japan
>>290855955>How does someone from thailand get the newtype mag earlyShe lived in Japan.
>>290855936>Luca's carry Lara bag.Good Boyfriend.
>>290855936Literally Prince Eric and Ariel with their friends, loyal Flounder
>>290856066
>>290856097But then who is Sebastian? Yoshiya?
>>290853659>You will never get a kissu, confession, or marriage. The best you will get is maybe some handholdings. The epilogue will have Lara going on dates with Luca.The OP it's already spoil us
>>290855936>standing in order of heightAlso Lara's showing off her ankles like a slut. She's been poisoned by human culture.
This is True Love.
>>290856623And Forbidden Love
>>290856623True Love was family all along
>>290857026Lara already had family though.
>>290857045Which she doesn't seem to give two shits about because she'd rather hang out with those filthy leggers.
EP.12 Leak.Any Form of Love can be true love.
>>290857094You posted the same thing last thread, but forgot the second line, ESL-kun.
>>290857094Including lovey dovey romantic love between girls like with Lara and Mari.
Lara will light up when Mari kisses her clam
Episode 12 spoiler Grandmother performs Mari and Lara's wedding.
>>290857295The ESL is getting uppity
>>290857094I think true love comes in many facets including family(father, aunt and sisters), romantic love(Luca), best friend love and finally unconditional love(Lara and Luca’s child). Remember the last frame of the hand holding montage in the OP is Lara holding a baby’s hand.
Episode 13 spoiler Luca is Mari and Lara's child from the future who had to ensure his mothers met. The warmth that Lara felt were feelings of motherhood and it's why Luca acted like a faggot when Lara came on to him. He keeps falling down because Mari gave him a TBI while teach him to box.
The bananas have spoiled...
>>290857608>romantic love(Luca)>unconditional love(Lara and Luca’s child)
>>290857608>the hand holding montage in the OP is Lara holding a baby’s hand.Storyboard say It's Lara and Mari as 3 year olds.
Oh you think you won yuritrannies? Well guess what, gay marriage is still illegal in Japan and Lara won't be able to visit Mari in the hospital when she's dying from old age. Didn't even consider that, huh?
>>290857713Source?
>>290857774>Source?Trust me bros.
>>290857774Behind-the-scenes op
>>290857745>Lara won't be able to visit Mari in the hospital when she's dying from old agei was wondering how they gonna handle this?
>>290857745>implying Yoshiya won't come up with something to help Lara break in
>>290857853This is where nikolai name get reveal?
>> it's mari > rowan > rigmor > nikolai > lisa (she ended up got removed from the released op) > 3 years old mari & lara
>op shows Lara loving her co-workers, friends and family>director: I want to showcase the different types of love that Lara can experience >/a/: the director is lying true love is some weird westernized lesbian shitI am kinda glad Japs are rarely curious about what goes on in /a/ because y’all cringe as fuck.
>>290857885yes, it says nikolai
>>290857608>Remember the last frame of the hand holding montage in the OP is Lara holding a baby’s hand.Even putting aside this >>290857713 >>290857853 Lara's hand is clearly ALSO child sized as opposed to the previous shots, and the other hand is visibly tan, like Mari.
>>290857885It was on close captions for episode 1.
No one found the newtype interview of October?
>>290857853>Crudely drawn head cannon
True love is clam slamming. Which means if you don't have a clam, you'll die alone.
>>290857911They never met as a baby.
>>290857942>what is symbolismI guess it's retard hour.
>>290857942Lara didn't reach out to all those characters to hold their hands in a void, anon. It's a metaphorical scene, not a literal one.
>>290857942Some people should really not be allowed to come to contact with fiction.
>>290857608>unconditional love(Lara and Luca’s child)lucafags wet dream that will never happen
>>290857942so? it could symbolise something else, soul sharing? reincarnation?
>>290857896>the degenerate west invented yuri pigs, thankfully these pure insular folks are to this day still preserved from it
>>290857896you forgot>Writer: The team had extensive discussions about the "true love" because we didn't want to offer an answer that might hurt anyone. If we were to define true love as "XXX," it would imply that without "XXX," it simply isn't true love.
>>290856923She was so cute... Why did she have to become a hagfish?
Mari and Lara making each other wet
>>290857964>>290857911>>290857608I find it funny that Lucafags' idealized dream is an ending where Lara marries Luca but then has a baby that very suspiciously has Mari's skin tone, not Luca's extremely pale one. Even their headcanon is Luca getting cucked by his wife and her """"best friend"""" lmao.
>Christian girl>is gay>is a reference to Mary, the virgin mother of GodWhat did they mean by this?
What's True Love in Christian?
>>290858200She's even cuter as a hagfish
>>290853061She must get married to her true love.
>>290858435Eri is so shit.
>>290858483Yes?
>>290857853Here's a better shot of the child hands
What's happen to internet "IF" (Big If) The show end with friendship?
Compilation of Lara calling Mari's name: https://x.com/UnknownDriver17/status/2098133091734655003
>>290858483Merfolk don't need sexual reproduction.
>>290858435im so glad lara is a virgin
>>290858483yuri babies are a staple of the genre
https://x.com/Goodbye_Lara/status/2098294346877702558Why did they mean by this?
>>290858889Lara is going to eat Mari out.
>>290858483Yuristeins don't even have common sense it seems
>>290858483In sayonara lara they can. They just need to love each other very much.
Doujin status?
>>290859413I've only seen two advertised so far. But that number will likely explode soon
>>290859547>explodeEh, relatively. Even with a kiss I don't see too many doujins happening.
Fall illustration
>>290859918Nice Suletta Mercury cameo.
>>290859918>Grace on video callCute
>>290859918https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9JRoQPNF60And the video
>>290859918It's so comfy.
>>290859918Sounds way more romantic than the first two, not to mention they're alone for the first time rather than in a crowd.
>>290859918Solo camping. God
>>290859918One bike. One bike.
>>290859918They are like a married couple here
>>290860070I can already feel the fanart incoming.
>>290859918Are they going to make us wait till December for the last one?
>>290859918Pure old-school SOVL.
>>290859918they should be selling posters of these
>>290859953>>290860030Anyone got a translation for the video?
>>290859918>>290859953>>290860241
>>290859918>lara's favorite color is red and blue>mari's favorite color is red and orange>mari hates funazushi>lara loves all kinds of foodI love how this uses the character chart released about their likes and dislakes.
>>290860285>It’s a dateBeyond this entire conversation already sounding like they’re a couple, I mean c’mon now
>>290860346>dislakesdislikes
>>290859918Please let Gon-chan live and watch over these two like this forever.
>>290860350Well more like "it's a promise", but still.
>>290859918>>290860285I hate gay people
Does anyone know an estimate of Mari's house or the school so I can look at it on google maps?Also didn't expect Andeken to actually be castle-like
>>290860542*address estimate
>>290860542I can't check right now, but I remember someone on twitter locating the spot from the bridge next to it which is accurate to the real location.
>>290860571Ah I saw that too but now that I need it I can't find it
I was staring at the festival picture again and realized that these four are actually young Grace getting a piggyback ride from her prince, Rigmore and Rowan. The person in wheelchair that I previously marked as Rowan is actually the wet nurse. I'll update the picture once I get home later.
Goodbye, Lara but Lara and Mari are both boys. Would you still watch it?
>>290860876Sure, why not?
>>290859918So pretty
>>290860669I had suspected that being Rigmore before too, but it took me seeing that middle parting in the prince's hair recognize him and notice the flower in Grace's hair.
>>290860876Fuck no. I hate yaoi. Its bad enough that they made faggotshit called Yuri on Ice.
>>290857920>No one found the newtype interview of October?If you lived in japan. just go the book store.
>>290860876I watched nakamura, it was a little cringe but fine so I don't mind since I feel like this would have a similar vibe.
Mari needs to drive yoshiya’s motorcycle soon
Why do peoples say the rings it's love detector? Lisa's ring and Lara's ring growing red at the same times when Lisa's pick it up.
>>290861180Forgot pics
>>290861165Only if we get an Akira slide out of it
>>290861180And Lisa kept saying she knew Lara was awake because her ring reacted
>>290861180>>290861256Because the ring only turns red when the person is with the person that is her true love, they go back to normal when they are away.
Mari and her crybaby fish wife
>>290861306Lara's is Lisa's True Love?
>>290861346Her ring never turned full red with Lara.
Luca's bro. we still have a chance.
>>290861384>we still have a chance.With Yoshiya
>>290861346Lisa seems to value family above much else, so in a way it would make sense if her true love is the special princess and her sister Lara (this may also fit the final interpretation that True Love is what you believe it to be)Since we don’t know how the rings work though, it’s also possible that they behave differently for the special princess vs. everyone else. Personally I’m wondering if it’s more of a general “guiding you towards your objective” type thing than specifically for love, but who knowsUltimately the fact that Lisa hasn’t given it back to Lara yet is the strangest part if it’s not connected to being able to find one’s true love
>>290861444>Personally I’m wondering if it’s more of a general “guiding you towards your objective” type thing than specifically for love,i mean we don't know how Lisa found Rowan. so that probably it.
>>290861180It's glowing red hues, but look at the color it remained blue inside the diamond(?) (pic, see the difference)
>>290861444the strangest part is grace told lara to forget about the ring.
>>290861193It's different tho
>>290861523I assume that the ring would've influenced Lara and she would've forced herself like she did with Luca instead of falling in love naturally.
>>290861346The ring stone never turns full red, it remains blue with a slight red inside but it'll glow red tint/hues when they're close
>>290861523Not that strange if she didn’t want Lara to get into contact with Lisa. We know Grace was spying on them and was aware of what they wanted to do. She was probably betting on Lara being able to find true love on her own initially
>>290861573Ooh, yeah I see it
>>290859918>>290859953Someone subbed the video itself: https://x.com/RezuLily/status/2098352910203531274
>>290861655Some probably will be confused and assume it looks the same but it is not
>>290861573This is her with Nikolai, and see the difference with Mari
>>290861761> It'll glow with a red tint when family is nearby.> It remains blue when it's not your true love.> It turns fully red but does not glow with your true love So far, there are 3 different functions they showed through visuals.
>>290861761red goes well with black
>>290861942I wonder if it’ll actually be explained at all explicitly or it’s meant to be interpreted like this. I could picture them visually explaining it in the next ep with Grace and Rigmor, and maybe we see these functions all in action in one episode
>>290859918That is a boy.
>>290858565And the reverse: https://x.com/UnknownDriver17/status/2098133540860752171
>>290862473Specifically the popular vtuber shindigs.
Animate have full script or something?
>>290862915Forgot pic.
>>290862935>all she can think about are Mari and Lucalol, lmao even
>>290862915Even better: they have eyes and watched the episode.
>>290862935>LucaKEK
>>290862935Ah yes, I remember the many thoughts about Luca she had.
>>290862915>>290862935I don't get the question? Isn't this just a review/summary of each episode from them? Why would you need the script for that?
>>290862915They don't have script, they watched the episode
>>290862993yes don’t you remember? She briefly thought about him before her thoughts finally drifted to Mari and she cried out her name in distress. Clearly Luca is at the front of her thoughts
>>290862935She thought about Grace too. The point of the scene is that she's thinking about everything going to shit and her nice every day life suddenly shattered.
>>290862935Lara thinking about having almost murdered Luca and also thinking about Mari as her true love, it's not wrong but the writing seems ambiguous in a failed attempt to favor Luca when it's clearly not the case in the ep. Lara obviously feels guilty for almost murdering the boy, just like anyone would in her case, but the star here was Mari
>>290863025Thai anon seems obsessed with people having exclusive access or something that would prove... I don't know, something. Mostly related to Luca for shitposting purposes apparently.
>>290863037I think they misinterpreted that scene as her thinking Luca is important as Mari, cuz before luca she thought about Nikolai too, the scene presented as her confusion, combine it with her asking herself "but why...?"
>>290862915In ur dreams
>>290863086I did read the full thing and the part about who is actually her true love seemed really understated for what you'd expect to be a key scene that the whole episode was built around
The mental gymnastics in this thread is pretty hilarious.
>>290863151That's why articles such as these must be taken into account with a grain of salt, they can be biased af
>>290862915No, they are just personal reviewers who works at Animate watch anime episodes, and write articles about them
>>290863188I mean they're just summaries from random people, not insight into the writer's mind.
>>290863151understanding subtly really is a dead art these days. I don’t even think downplaying this type of thing is malicious but people genuinely have lost capacity to interpret things that aren’t spelled out painfully, ludicrously clearly and that’s how we get most streaming shows today
>>290863208Starting to think Koide severely underestimated people when he decided to trim exposition. On the other hand, for those who do pay attention the pay-off is very rewarding.
>>290863208WHAT SUBTLETY???
>>290863277Maybe if you blink at the wrong moment?
>>290863277Missed it, I was looking at my phone.
>>290863208>subtlyThey aren't being subtly at all lol
>>290863253He made the right choice though because ultimately that’s going to make this series stand out in hindsight in regards to its writing
>>290863037>Frontrow at her though? Lucafags cope so hard, the whole sequence scene is interpreted as her confusion and sadness about why it failed "but why...?". The whole sequence reads like this. She's failed with Luca > consequences of Grace died (Lara though she's death) > after that she remembers how much Gon-chan means for Mari (that memory is when Mari cleaned Gon-chan's tanks) And then after that, she said "Mari" as she probably feels guilty about the whole thing.
>>290863392I don't disagree, it's just really disheartening to see the state of things.
>>290863414>she probably feels guilty about the whole thingThat, and Mari's always been her anchor when she's in distress.
>>290863414Add, she remembers how happy Mari is cleaning Gon-chan's aquarium tank as it also showed us the, close up of Mari smiling face
>>290863478Anyway, understanding subtlety is clearly a lost art in both west and Japan, that reviewer from Anime also misinterpreted a bunch of things before too, and really should take their review with a grain of salt despite the official retweeting it (it probably paid collaboration)
So it's a gay anime after all? Should I resume watching?
Serious Question. "What's True Love?"
>>290863616Yep
>>290863617True Love is sticking in these threads despite a certain anon's inability to stop asking inane questions.
>>290863414Wait.. I just rewatched the scene, and this explanation makes so much sense and fits much better, that whole scene is not about "who is important, Luca or mari" but it's her feeling guilty about the whole thing as she failed and indirectly caused the death of gon chan and that will make Mari sad.
>>290863653But in the end, she thinks about Mari's well-being first and foremost.
>>290863617it's when you stick by your women even after she stops eating your clam and you don't beat her.
I wish clams were real
>>290863277I don't get it. Why did Lara think of Mari here? Isn't that kind of gay?
>>290863277Can you imagine if women were real
>>290863715Harold...
>>290863617ESL-kun's inability to learn English and proper capitalization.
>>290859918Hahaha dude no way no wayyy Mari is such a boyfriend material here.
>>290859918>>290860285So cute it's bad for my heart.
>>290859562Imagine Mari with longer hair and a braid (inspired by Lara's own).
>>290863253I'm interested in what this means. Hopefully some interviews after the series is over talks about this. I can't really think of any scenes where I think additional exposition would fit.
>>290863135No there is a scene like that but it's not what the reviewer thinks about tho.That scene and the scene before (with the grace death) are different, the scene you mentioned is when Lara is confronted by Rowan and realizes who her true love is, it's clear it's mari, there Is no subtlety there.While the scene the animate reviewer highlights before that is her confusion about why it failed and that led to gon chan's death but in the end, she is still thinking about Mari's well-being.
Why is Rowan's top half red but his tail is black? Is he some kind of mixed breed?
>>290863253It's not about exposition. It's about the quantity of the scenes Lara and Mari share together. Hell, I wonder if Luca and Lara had more screentime together and if they shared more lines of dialogue. Someone go check.
Merch shifted from Luca being the third main character to Grace it's really over
>Rigmore, Grace and Rowan were childhood friendsWTF
>>290864121link please
>>290864121HAHAHAHAHAHA Lucabros, I don't feel good
>>290864121Men aren't real
>>290860285A date!!!
>>290860285>>290864189They translated wrong, it's "It's a promise"
>>290864135Anon, all the mermaids we've seen were from the same area. How is that surprising?
Rigmore's death made him evil
Several illustrations of LucaLala kissing have popped up. Things are really heating up as we head toward the finale. (I’m totally convinced there’ll be a LucaLala kiss in the finale—I’m totally hyped!)https://x.com/kagayaki_neon/status/2098380087309865249Nips really Like Luca don't they??
>>290864352They like cucks
>>290864352How they lie, i only saw one
>>290864352Watch someone shop Luca's head onto the Lara x Mari kiss.
>>290864352Where are these illustrations?
>>290864352"Several" you can't make this shit up
>>290864202Please learn English. That's how it's used.https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/it%27s_a_date
>>290864352This person is going to the screening btw
I hope there's at least one Chang in Japan willing to drop the spoilers for the whole thing. I won't tolerate Takeshit being candy ass about the spoilers.
>>290864523He's going to have a meltdown lol
>>290864352He doesn't even understand why Grace's backstory is being shown. Heck, atp, it's clear that the info to save Lara will be given to Mari
Can someone explain to me why they're having a screening at 0400 AM on a Sunday?
>>290864523One laramari shipper and the other is lucalara, let's see which one has a meltdown
>>290864656>I hope there's at least one Chang in Japan willing to drop the spoilersWell, we know how rabid Chinese yurifags are; I would expect multiple rants and death threats after the early screening if it is a non-yuri ending or a surprise Luca ending happens.
>>290864835Lucalara shipper says he won't post anything about the event
https://x.com/kagayaki_neon/status/2097311200761807055?s=20the hell he means?
>>290861444Saving giving the ring back to Lara until the optimal moment when she’s wearing it, sees Mari coming to save her from her father and it starts glowing red blindingly bright
>>290864928Final episode script is focused on Luca x Lara but it might not be a romantic ending.
>>290864984>>290864928Marisisters....
>>>290864984 they've always been regarded as romance the two of them so prepare for the bait and doomposting
>>290864928How he knows about the final episode script? He is shitposting?
>>290864984>>290865051>>290865021how does he know
>>290864928>A comment regarding the final episode's script giveaway, which is linked to the "LukaLara" card story bonus.We were yuribaited again hard for whole show it seems.
>>290865084that's what I'm saying like
>>290865087I'm going to rope if this is real.
>>290864984>The final episode script gift is a "Lucarara" bonus, so isn't it because the final episode's romance will be "Lucarara" (a brilliant mystery)?>最終回台本プレゼントがルカララ特典のカドストなの、最終回の恋愛はルカララになるからってことではないでしょうか（名推理）He's also going to the screenings. I am hoping for just a friendship ending with a romantic subplot between ???¿¿¿
>>290864928Are you just scouring twitter for ルカララ and posting whatever random tweet comes up or what?
>>290864352>>290864928So I haven't seen any of this anime as I am waiting to see if it ends in yuri or not. Who is that guy on twitter and is there a reason we should take what he says as fact?
>>290865125Holy shit yuribros lost again lol
>>290864018I won't bother checking at all. Most of the screentime between Luca and Lara is from episode 7, with their only meaningful interaction being at the end of the episode yet without Lara's light sparking AT ALL. I understand if there are people who like Luca/Lara better but bringing up "muh screentime" as an argument as to why they prefer it is bullshit
>>290865143>Who is that guy on twitter and is there a reason we should take what he says as fact?No, because he is a delusinal LucaLara shipper
>>290865126No one is buying the interviews-based concern trolling anymore so he moved to the next worst thing.
>>290861165I'M IN THE COOLEST DRIVER'S HIGH
>>290864822It's 4pm Sunday in Japan.
>>290865143A few people already posted the booklet(play format with acts) when you buy tickets for the prescreening. They're just going off of that.
>>290865199Says 4AM EST.
>>290865126No lol I like Lara and Mari together but they mentioned this guy and that tweet popped up, it is weird for him to mention the finale script and perhaps someone knew what they were referring todamn chill
>>290865183It's fucking exhausting at this point
>>290865243Japan isn't in the EST timezone, anon.
>>290865179KKKKKKKK
>>290865211That's what they might mean by that, thanks, probably Lara will apologize to him
>>290865271Stop laughing like a macaco
>>290865183>the show explicitly says that Lara loves Mari>"oh no but that interview!">"oh no but that tweet from literally who!"Holy shit people
>>290865311Hope so...
>>290864928This person seems a little deranged after reading some of their tweets
>>290865311>Lara will apologize to himIt's obvious that she will do that at some point
>>290865362trust issues until last second and i do not blame them
>>290865386He's a delusional shipper, he isn't to be trusted
>>290865386Their opinion was already discarded but this is the nail in the coffin.
>>290865375tbf they'll probably remain friends so why wouldn't she apologize for almost killing him and leading him on when she didn't like him like that in the first place, lara is a good mermaid
>>290865386Are these the elusive... het goggles?
>>290865460Holy shit they do exist
>>290865386Hadn't checked his tweets oh god the last one
>>290865386Kek I like that Mari is the one who should not be named
>>290865412>>290863277
>>290865516Mariphobic confirmed
>>290865125Soooo what are his sources?
>>290865399the roles should be reversed.
>>290865780Mari is the one with abandonment issues.
>>290865767het goggles and the voicesoh and centuries of censorship
>>290865460>>290865521>Oh boy, let's try on these yuri goggles>...things look less gay
>>290865861"they seem like great friends"
>>290865125There's no lucalara bonus, they're being delusional.Translated pic[Prize Draw]Episode 12 Script with Autographed MessagesTo commemorate the advance screening of the final episode of "Sayonara Lala," scheduled to be held at Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas on September 13th, 2026 (Sunday), we will be giving away a[Script with handwritten autographs from the cast of Episode 12] to lucky winners selected by lottery from those who pre-order or purchase all volumes (upper and lower) of the TV anime "Sayonara Lala" Blu-ray & DVD at "Kadosto"!
>>290865917Lucafags are ragebaiting again pathetic
>>290865917you ate anon thanks!
>>290865917What a faggot
>>290865917Thank you for making the effort to go and find this
>>290859918We are winning!
>>290865460>Are these the elusive... het goggles?Well we have our own Guelfag so it's nothing new.
>>290865386>Convinced Lucalara will kiss in the finale>ignore the image of Mari being Lara's true loveLMAOOOOO
>there are still Lucafags after Lara’s “confession” to Luca fell flat>there are still Lucafags after Rowan asked who Lara truly loved and the first thing she thought of was Mari>there are still Lucafags after Lara found out her light might kill her true love and used her last chance before destroying her phone to call Mari and warn her to stay awayHow delusional can you be?
>>290866111I applaud their mental gymnastics
>>290860669Here is the updated version.
While you guys were screencapping schizo twitter screenshots, there are gems out there
>>290866111It makes sense if you close your eyes and your ears when you're watching, and on the off-chance that you didn't, you deliberately forget about all these things as soon as the credits roll.
>>290866217I hope Kinema Citrus takes this as far as possible.>kiss>wedding>yuri baby
>>290866217My favorite depiction of mermaid reproduction was in a Douman Seiman manga, either Nickelodeon or Melancholia. It's true to life and ridiculous, I gotta find the pic again.
>>290866217People would lose their fucking minds. If that happened, this anime will be talked about for decades and Japan would start funding iPS cell research.
>>290866111Hetfags will never live this defeat down it's going to be a classic
>>290866217real questions being asked here
>>290866111Why do they want Lucalara to happen, like she's not a good partner for him anyway, she forcefully tries to eat his soul, but never once does she think about him or feel sorry, while the show has a scene where she feels guilty to Mari because gon chan is dead.
>>290866322Some anime really needs to pull that off before it just becomes a common thing in real life, then it's not gonna be as funny.
>>290866217>Grace puts merfolk light in class to preserve them>Lara is reborn in a clam with the light provided by RowanWhatever happens between Lara and Mari that creates light will affect one of the clams and will give birth to a baby.
>>290866217Lucafags meltdown would be fantastic if this happens lol
Yuristeins acting their Yuri fetish becoming canon in an anime is some insane war victory while gay marriage is still illegal in Japan lmao
>>290865810no?
>>290866480One day you'll ragebait someone successfully pal, keep up
>>290866217I've been saying this for weeks you fucking retards. but i forget people only look at twitter caps itt
I don't think we get any spoiler. Remember first 3 episodes advance screening didn't get any spoiled either.
>>290865150>I understand if there are people who like Luca/Lara betterI don't, it means trampling on Lara's own feelings.
Go easy on the nip Lucalana shipper, they're not actually a schizio. What they're doing is what nips call 妄想 or 妄想する, which in Japanese shipping/fandom contexts means something like “delusional imagining/fantasising” about a ship or characters. Its very self aware, if you follow nip shippers on Twitter from any series you'll see that everyone does it. Don't take it seriously.
>>290866553everyone will probably post their own hc, even more now that there are two ships involved so it's better to wait and enjoy it ourselves
>>290866492>寂しがりや>person who gets lonely easily, person who does not like to be alone, person who craves company
Saw one yuristein shipping Mari and Lara's moms lol. Those don't even try to hide their fetish anymore
>>290866279Found it. Het mermaid sex isn't all that glamorous, maybe lesbian mermaids can do better.
Lara and Mari's height difference is so cute
>>290866480Protip, most people will interpret that portmanteau as yuri + Einsteins i.e. yuri geniuses.
>>290866610>post their own hchidden behind spoilers to muddy the waters
>>290866659Sounds hot and kino
>>290866553Wasn't it for just the first episode? I remember one impression mentioning that the ending felt like a modern yuri setup which turned out 100% accurate.
>>290866701Like Einstein was a moral person anyway. Promiscuous cheater and his treatment of his first wife. Oh something the yuristeins' can relate with
Luca will be the sperm donor
iirc whilst the ep11 and ep12 screening seats around 400 people, the lottery they did for it was that each winner gets 2 tickets, so 200 winners. And from my experience with these sort of events, most people won't come with a partner, so there will likely be around 200-300 people there rather than the full 400, which reduces the chance of leaks even more.
>>290866322Reminder.
>>290866217Would it be human or fishe
>>290866909Wow now do it for tigers and see what happens though yuristeins thinking they are like mouse aren't that surprising considering they aren't seen normal in society anyways
>>290866659And the same people will throw a fit when they see someone shipping Luca/Lara. I just hate the hypocrisy. They love shipping straight characters with the same sex, but when someone does the opposite with a gay character, they act like it's a hate crime. Just live and let live. People should be free to ship whatever they want. (As long as my OTP becomes canon)
Why it's get censored?
>>290867137They want you to buy the magazine instead of reading it from the pic.
>>290867137They hid LucaLara Hints to spite You personally.
The chink hated that a person that loved his art of Mari and Lara kissing was posted as a reply for episode 11 preview official post. Why asians like this?
>>290867219Reposting fanart as your own without quoting the original artist is rude. Also this is not the "discuss random twitter posts" thread.
>>290867137I don't rlly remember but they've already said it was chitchat about the animation process or the staff, nothing about the plot
>>290857989This but unironically. Japs were writing BL before Perry arrived but yuri started as Class S novels written in response to western romantic literature in the early 20th century
>>290867275I think would be worse if he quoted him
>>290867275Especially when you posted them as your own works.
>>290864352The show became unexpectedely popular with women and they all support Luca
>>290867219You've probably seen all those (nigh useless) "Do Not Repost [without permission]. No AI. etcetera." stamps/watermarks on some East Asian-produced digital art.This particular artist uses these stamps/watermarks on her work.She also wrote these requests in her profile description.
>>290866111Women love LucaLara and women are the most passionate about shipping
>>290867448>This particular artist uses these stamps/watermarks on her work.>She also wrote these requests in her profile description.Ah, I didn't see that, my bad then. Probably the person that posted that pic, didn't see it as well.
>>290867418I think this is why it's going to be super friends with Lara turning down Luca.
>>290866480>Yuristeins acting their Yuri fetish becoming canon in an anime is some insane war victory while gay marriage is still illegal in Japan lmaoI'm just checking but you know that anime won't change laws as long the most conservative old folks rule, right?Same like anime won't increase child birth rate either.Or bring world peace.
>>290867418>all
>>290866590Oh yes. The mystical Japanese art of imagination. You sound like this right now.
>>290867137Because it's an ad for the magazine and they want you to buy it and not just read it in the ad.
>>290867570Didn't notice Mari standing on high-eels the first time I saw the picture.
>>290867569To be more precise, all the biological women support Luca. I just don't view trans women as women
Luca literally mogs even the original prince and yuritards act surprised when women like him
>>290867890I'm not surprised at that. I'm surprised people are still expecting any notable progression between him and Lara when he's been out of the running for 2 episodes, and that's only if you're the densest motherfucker on the planet that never picked up on all the Lara x Mari stuff before then.
>>290867946Japanese women are still rooting for Guelsule. They love their husbandos
>>290867787>all
>>290867946Blame decades of Japanese writing overwhelmingly treating yuri like a joke or cynical marketing strategy to avoid offending waifufags. If anyone but the Nips wrote this, I would have already accepted it as hard GL.
>>290866217Mari 15 years old and already a father
>>290866480>Now that it's clear I was wrong about this show, I'll say I was just pretending to care about it!
>>290868484She's 16
I wonder if they ever explained to Yoshiya who Leo was.
>>290870187I wonder if Lara ever developed a crush on Yoshiya. Yoshiya seems to fancy her a bit.
>>290853327FPBP/thread
>>290870187I hope not, it's funnier if Yoshiya keeps finding this stuff out ages after the fact.
so if i cum into Gon-chan's aquarium...
>>290868878Outta 10!
If we remove hetgoggles, we would truly realize how deeply romantic this story is honestly. These 2 girls are falling in love in a way that is so soft and gentle, without rushing, without any pressures. At the end of the day, this is what will save the day. No expectations, no judgment, no walls between them. Lara and Mari can go on about their simple, easygoing life together. They don't even need to date right away, perhaps even the promise of a future where they are together could be enough.
>>290859918They are video calling Gon-chan here. Does that mean that these take place during the series, that Grace survives and returns to fish form, or that these are another IF? I don't think the first option fits the show's timeline.
>>290870233Uh, no. She's clearly not interested in him.
>>290870456Yuristeins explaining why they are abnormal
>>290870456Happy ending for sure, there'd be no reason for Grace to die and tell them to not make her mistakes if they didn't.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJSna-vMATYYoutube recommended this old concept trailer from two years ago, and it's interesting how some bits of animation were preserved all the way to the release version, while others seem to be completely different, like this one where Lara(?) stabs the prince with the fish knife.
>>290870652Being excited about the things you enjoy is actually pretty damn normal. Im aware large amounts of the 4chan user base have long since forgotten that concept though.
>>290859918>They answered the call
>>290870770My theory is they have the idea that, in her past, certain events led her to decide to be colder and more hateful toward humans, just like her dad. Then, after being resurrected in the present, she would lose her memory and become the Lara we know.
>>290870456Yeah it's sweet
>>290860669I'm not ready for Grace's sad flashback.
>>290871332>those flowersI like how they changed the art style temporarily there to look more medieval and "old"
>>290871332I didn't notice she was holding the flower when she was melting last episode. Now I'm imagining Lara years later with a rusty can of hot coco after losing Mari.
There's a part of me that wants Mari to become a mermaid in the end. This is at least 50% because I just want to see what Mari would look like as a mermaid.
Lara is so beautiful when she's in despair... I hope she never smiles again.
I would fall for Mari too
>>290871686Let me help you with that.
>>290870652>Yuri EinsteinsWell yuri lovers due tend to be geniuses.
>>290870652>YuristeinsHaven't been to 4chan in like a decade. The hell is this new buzzword?
>>290872595One brown person is trying to coin it here. It's just going to make his Indonesian ass more filterable.
>>290871867>that leather jacket with teeny tiny shorts comboit somehow works
>>290868212Japan's national motto is if ain't broken, don't fix it. Friendship endings always work, why take a risk now? Yurifags are infamous for embracing friendship endings as a victory
I expect these threads to be crawling with spoilers on Sunday at 5 am EST, so before then, what are your expectations or predictions for ch. 11 and 12? What are the chances of them going full romantic love between Mari and Lara? Are Lucafags the new Guelfags? Are they going with the safe, super-friendship ending? Are they going to kill Grace? Or is she going to be perma-fishe?
>>290873218>What are the chances of them going full romantic love between Mari and Lara? Zero>Are Lucafags the new Guelfags?Luca fangirls are passionate but let's wait if they continue rooting for their husbando years later>Are they going with the safe, super-friendship ending?Definitely>Are they going to kill Grace? Or is she going to be perma-fishe?I think Grace will be back for some bullshit reason but I could be wrong. Let's say 50/50
>>290873218>what are your expectations or predictions for ch. 11 and 12?They will give us a great payoff that will satisfy mainly yurichads.>What are the chances of them going full romantic love between Mari and Lara?70% of being romantic love>Are they going to kill Grace?I think they are going to kill her for good.
>>290873218Grace 100% dies next episode but it also opens the way for Lara and Mari's happy ending. They'll kiss too.
>>290873218They already paved the way for a romantic ending, so I'm expecting them to follow through. Don't think Grace is making it, though I do expect there to be some sort of closure between her and Mari.
We're lucky Japan hates posting spoilers.
>>290873218>expectations or predictions for ch. 11 and 12Ep 11 is Grace backstory then she dies, 12 will be Lara and Mari reuniting and doing something gay.>chances of them going full romantic love between Mari and LaraEverything about the show suggests romantic love, so 99% unless the writers completely shit the bed.>Are they going with the safe, super-friendship endingUnlikely, but there's always a chance (1%).>Are they going to kill Grace? Or is she going to be perma-fishe?She's probably going to die. She might turn into a light, a flower, a stupid not talking fish, or something like that though.
>>290873218My expectation is that there will be a bunch of fake spoilers to ensue chaos. So I'm always looking forward to it.
>>290873218>What are the chances of them going full romantic love between Mari and Lara?After I saw this>>290859918 I think 100% chance of it happening.
>>290866480>gay marriage is still illegal in JapanThat could change very quickly.
>>290859918I love how princess vibes Lara carries in these. >One bikeHnnnng
>>290873218I hope we get a monologue of Lara telling Mari that she is her True Live aka her soul mate aka the love of her life. That would satisfy me since I don't have faith in a kiss happening.
>>290866480Roseanne is credited with boosting acceptance of gay people in America, Lara might do the same in Japan. Certainly it's a great moral victory. Every gay character in fiction is taking the hammer to heteronormativity. I guess old fashioned straight boys have a reason to be afraid, you will lose power and privileges. The future belongs to queer kids and Lara will be a part of that fight.
>>290873738The only reason Japan has to approve gay marriage is American pressure but not only America is turning more to the right every year to the point gay marriage may become illegal again but also America doesn't have much time left as a global superpower. If Japan don't approve gay marriage in the next 5 years, it won't ever happen
I still fear Lara dies but now I think she'll get revived somehow. Like her and Mari's love being special enough to do that plus get rid of the fish dagger
>>290873668I wont trust anything without images
SEAniggers could be here
>>290874164>America doesn't have much time left as a global superpowerimagine how brown you would have to be to actually think thisfor the record the situation for the average American is dire and it’s going to be shit here for years if not decades before it gets better, but too many American billionaires have their grip on the planet for America to stop being a global super power
>>290873218I think there will be a kiss between Lara and Mari. I also think Grace is dead, but she left some messages behind for Mari that we'll see in episode 11.
>>290866111You wouldn't know it from watching Hollywood slop, but the vast majority of people in the world is actually heterosexual. There is simply no reason to presume that Lara or Mari are afflicted by such a rare defect as homosexuality unless it's stated explicitly.
>>290874214The Romans, Bizantines, Spaniards, French and British used to think the same
>>290874265this anon gets it
>>290874076Lara isn't mainstream. In any case, the recent trend of yuri J-dramas may cause a bigger impact in the Japanese mindset, even if they air on late night. Chaser Game W got a movie this year
>>290874287all fell before the information age so not really relevant.
>>290853061if youre looking for truth look for it where it is, at the bottom of a bottomless pit
>>290873218>What are the chances of them going full romantic love between Mari and Lara?>80/90%. There is just one thing left to be fulfilled all the parallels between Luca/Nikolai and Mari.>Are they going to kill Grace?>Yeah, I think it'll be important for Mari's character development and end her story.
>>290874757I don't think a single person is gonna die in this show. It's gonna be super happy mega friendship ending.
>>290857896This. The Japanese don't have a concept of lesbians
The Origin of Yaoi/Yuri is Friendship.
>>290859918Nice gwitch crossover
>>290860285What do they mean by date? Date in Japanese means something other than a date in English right?
>>290863277She thinks of Mari before being asked who her true love is that means it can't be mari
>>290875527lucafags coping, soon after she called Mari to say goodbye and warned her not to come for her, and only Mari
>>290875527dense and a retard
"The ring belongs to those who've decided to fight" Mari's Coach to Mari, Ep. 8I just thought of it in Japanese, "ring" as in a boxing ring and "ring" as in a finger ring, are written the same in katakana, リング (ringu)
What TF is a yuri stein? A cross between Yuri and Einstein? So a yuri genius? Why is that one Anon slinging it like it's an insult
>>290875742That, and the fact that Mari was holding her feelings during episode 9, she "decided not to fight" and let Lara go out with Luca. The funny thing is that Lara probably unconsciously wanted her to stop her. It's very noticeable during their night talk in that episode
>>290875480The term seems to be used looser in Japanese than in English. Though when Lara accidentally texted Luca "it's a date", her and Mari seemed to interpret it as being romantic.
You All Peoples think too much, Honestly
>>290876145Yuri is activating the little grey cells.
I don't think we'll get a kiss since that would be too explicit of the romance itself and the crew does not want to define which type of love can be true love. However, after ep 10, if they leave it too ambiguous it'll be their own fault since true love could easily be different depending on the person and that reason could justify defining true love as romantic love for lara. whatever
>>290876181they kinda drove themselves into that corner and the inner meaning of each episode did not deny the focus on romantic love, so for them to suddenly do an 180° is kinda ass
>>290853327I was going to say a different show.
>>290858200Grace is cute nyaa! :3
>>290876145Have you considered that maybe you think too little?(Probably not. That would require thinking.)
>>290875853Not just in ep 9 but early in ep 8 Mari picks Lara up after the fireworks festival and asks how the date was or if he was the prince. Lara says something like she definitely feels a sense of warmth coming from him then the camera goes to Mari who says something and it cuts to Lara's eyes looking at her. There's a clear moment where the framing shows Lara wants Mari to say or do something. I don't think episode 10 is her finally realizing Mari is her true love its her finally stopping the self-doubt and not being scared of what she really wants like her dad said she just needs more conviction."cleared all doubt" is different from "discovery" being made, this also puts Lara in a really bad angle cuz wow she went for the safest option (Luca) as not to risk Mari's we'll being.
We still don't know about Luca's Warmth.Lara's said it's not "True Love" but it something that can only feel from him.
>>290876671>>290876747This is why I think we will get a friendship ending with 'subtext' going both ways.
>>290876337Grace Ashcroft looks so lively
>>290876671>ep 8 Mari picks Lara up after the fireworks festivalAh yes, when they were walking after the fireworks festival, and Mari said something something true love, and Lara goes Huhh??? and it's the first time she started to foam, hmmm
>>290876747>>290876791Warmth here is genuine kind, and affectionate, she feels his affection towards her. But also note that "from him" vs "with him" is different and has a distinction.
>>290876791So, the coward route, we want the Lucafags money and the yurifags, so we go for a nothingburger ending
>>290876923It is the safest route. You need to think about the reputation of the studio in the long run.
>>290876791You can't have a story all about true love and end on platonic friendship. This is pathetically shit cope from lucafags.
We had a literal yuri anime with a yuri source material without a kiss last season. What do you expect a non-yuri show to do? Cater to a small niche audience and risk alienating the female audience?
>they won't do it... because it's unprofitable!!!Saddest cope I've ever heard. Why didn't they do a battleshit shonen then if money was all they cared about? Retard.
>>290877429>>290877506They're getting desperate.
Why is everyone saying Fiona loves Shrek? She's literally marrying Farquad. Can't believe people think a beautiful woman is going to kiss an ogre.
>>290878079Maybe you don't know it yet but the anime industry is an industry
>>290878181It wouldn't be profitable to have your leads be smelly ogres too. There's no way they'd do it!
>>290878311A better example would be that new Disney live action Little Mermaid where they change Aerial into some ugly black chick. Or take a normally straight character like Buzz Lightyear and make him gay or something. Guess what? Those movie flopped. An everyone is friends ending is safe, and opens up a lot of engagement for further milking the franchise. The last thing they want to do is to make something Netflix woke for the western audience when most of the people buying merch are from Japan and Asia.
Trying a bit too hard there
>>290879009They didn't make Buzz gay. It was some background character.They just made Buzz boring.But it's not like you know anything about what you're talking about. You just sperg out based on what some dickshit on twatter tells you to get upset about.
>>290865125>>290865917honest question, why do retards do stuff like this that can be easily proven false? even if it's just to ragebait
>>290879348>just to ragebaitI mean...
>>290877464>You can't have a story all about true love and end on platonic friendship.Frozen and Maleficent did (Family Love)
>>290860669>young Grace getting a piggyback ride from her princeMark my words, this is probably how Grace's story went.
>>290879646So True Love can be anything.
>>290873218I just saw a dream that some online store suddenly put up acrylic stands of Lara and Mari in kind of mermaid inspired wedding dresses for sale, but then quickly took them down. The implication in the dream was that these designs were from the last episode and they were accidentally put up too early. I'm choosing to take this as a prophetic sing.
>>290879646Does Grace mute tho? Because the primary reason the prince saw her as a pet is that she's mute, as she can only entertain him with her beauty and dancing.
>>290853061This >>290853629
>>290878286But girls kissing is literally what the right animator would want. Are you retarded? This would be more like a producer thing.
>>290873218Grace will die and later be resurrected.
>>290876181>the crew does not want to define which type of love can be true love.Reminder that this too is from an interview and interviews are full of shit. Intentionally so, they don't want to spoil the show. Most nips don't even want to tell you how they themselves interpret their show as to not invalidate anyone else's headcanon. As a result interviews are filled with nothing but nice sounding platitudes that often directly contradict the show.Interviews aren't good for anything beyond being parasocial about the staff.
>>290880888The Problem is characters in the show too fully believe that "true love" its should be Romantic Only.
>>290876181>since true love could easily be different depending on the person and that reason could justify defining true love as romantic love for lara.Lara's herself still doesn't understand about it. She find the prince because grace told her to do it.
>>290881054If the relationship between Lara and Mari really parallels Grace and her prince, then it's a romantic love and nothing else.
>>290856199It's been a while since I watched it but wouldn't Lisa be closer?
Next week
Lalah...
Nobody Win Route then.
>>290881849Are we really going to keep on nitpicking random tweets to speculate?
>>290881917>Are we really going to keep on nitpicking random tweets to speculate?Lara's really doesn't have ID at all. unless Grace or Lisa fake her ID.
>>290881954It's a show about mermaids, timeskips, and Lara presumably will continue to have a job and be able to stay at the Ootsus, there is no reason to think that just because she can't go to school she can't stay on land, ESLtard.
Kota will win in the end.
Since Yoshiya plays the organ at church, I realized Mari probably is a choirgirl and sings along to it at services. That’s why she gets such good scores at karaoke.
they’re so soft
>>290882103that makes a lot of sense, post it elsewhere for ez internet points
>>290881849What a non-issue.
Soon.
>>290882675>timeskip designsUh oh...
>>290882732>timeskip designswait? it's confirm that it's timeskip design?
>>290882780Nothing has been said
>>290882780Duh, they look older
>>290882780Don't bite the bait
>>290881708What makes one a faker?
>>290882345A literal 10/10 like Lara can do better than a 3/10 like Mari.
will we get leak?
>>290883396We will but the neat part about that would be that /a/ would never believe them.
>>290883396I will take a leak tomorrow at 4.
>>290865311>>290865386>>290865455Lara's didn't do anything wrong. why she should apologize him?
>>290883339Remember anon always check the mom because those are the her future features
>>290883464She's going to properly reject him so we can all go back to friendship ending.
All the ESL babble in these threads over the weeks has given me permanent brain damage. I'm never going to recover.
>>290883874Read some Shakespeare.
>>290883874I'm pretty sure he's doing the typos on purpose.
>>290884053You catch me
Luca is lucky
Any sisters itt? If the finale is good let’s celebrate with some intense scissoring.
>>290884143You will only find "sisters"
>>290863616>it's lilin, lili, lain, elaina, rain ame?I can't stop noticing
>>290883708>She's going to properly reject himShe is the one who confess first.
>>290885751
>>290885067In case you haven't caught on Lara is not very smart.
>>290885773Can't we have a normal OP...
>>290885806Well, the thread was deleted, so I guess it was too far.
>>290885976Quick, someone make a normal OP
