Isshuukan Friends (One Week Friends)

This anime is so adorable.

After two episodes, it's probably my favorite of the season. So many feels.

As a reader of the manga, I found the first two episodes nailed the adaptation very well. It's well paced (the premise works perfectly with one episode per week format anime has) and hits your heart like a truckload of whipped cream. Despite the good execution, some of the scenes lack the punch it has in the manga (Hase's realization at episode 2 stands out the most), and the comedic moments are handled as to show Kaori's cuteness more than the jokes.

I hope Brains Base can put more budget into the series, seeing how it's doing better than expected. Regardless, I'm going to enjoy the heartwarming trip.

@Another Duck I believe you're looking for Anthropic Principle.

Now up to episode 2, I have to admire how unabashedly this show manipulates your feels. You wind up wanting to just let it do its thing.

Thanks! That's the thing. Without her very specific type of amnesia, no matter how ridiculous you think it is, we wouldn't have a plot at all. Everything is built around it. If you can't accept that, you can't accept the story. Well, you probably can, but you'd probably not enjoy it as much.

She obviously was bitten by a radioactive calendar. In the brain. Or something.

Episode 3's out. I like the pace this is progressing.

Okay, so I guess it's likely that she has only Hase blanked out if there are other people around in her memories. Which means that there's a chance she might be able to remember him better if they make lots and lots of memories, preferably with lots of other people she will remember in the picture.

Episode 3. In which there's a new friend. Or not.

I've always found that practicing works better in small amounts. Well, for food, anyway. At least if you're doing an experimental approach. The only thing is to remember what you've done, so you can figure out what changes causes what effects, which isn't always very appropriate.

But that's a lot of eggs for one lunch.

You know, it can be pretty overwhelming if someone's trying to live as much as possible as fast as possible, if you're not prepared for it.

Shogo is a relaxed friend. Emphasis on relaxed. And friend. Also very blunt. And fair. And reasonably sceptical.

I can certainly understand why she's concerned about them having a falling out. I mean, he's aware that they will eventually resolve it, but she's not one with a lot of experience with friends. He probably should explain that, though it's also easy to see why he'd think it's obvious enough not to mention.

Not getting it because there are people around? Seems a little strange to me.

Those girls seem rather typical to me. Gossiping like many others, but they still sort of respect Kaori's privacy.

"Does that mean you're more important to her?" Okay, that's just dumb. Didn't they go over that bit before?

Anyway, it's still strange. Why wouldn't she remember the eggs? Because she made them for him? Or more properly, why wouldn't she normally remember the eggs?

I wonder if the very specific selectiveness of her amnesia will get properly explained.

Overall, I must say I really like Kaori's personality. And Shogo's. Even if Kaori is worried and stuff, she's still rather relaxed. Having a friend like either of them would make me relaxed.

Well she said that she always forgets friends, and knew this before Hase met her, so that theory doesn't seem quite right to me.

EDIT:

My interpretation was that she would normally remember the eggs, but because their entire purpose this time was for a friend, that's why it got forgotten like everything else.

At this pace, I'm expecting a twist around episode 9 or so.

edited 21st Apr '14 4:35:53 AM by Sabbo

Episode 3:

• Shogo sure doesn't hold back on his cold bluntness. And he's quite the skeptic. But he's a pal indeed... Maybe.
• So...if Kaori thinks of Shogo as a friend, she'll forget all of the 'friend' memories, but since she doesn't, she can remember him perfectly. Is that how it works?

edited 22nd Apr '14 12:04:14 AM by Diamite

Sounds about right. Not sure how it works for people previously considered acquaintances who later become friends. The manga hasn't encountered that scenario.

I can't decide if this show is depressing or uplifting.

Uplifting. I don't like depressing series.

Alright, Shougo is now part of the Fujimiya Support Group. That's a good development. How many more good developments before something hits the crapper?

...Answering that question would be kinda tricky.

This episode does bring up something interesting. This amnesia being due to childhood trauma. Willingful suppression of friend-related memories. That makes the entire premise a lot easier to accept.

I'm surprised you guys didn't think of that sooner.

I think it's more like there's been very little if any speculation about the cause because before it was mentioned there hadn't been any suggestions for it. I mean, I thought about it from the first episode, but I often refrain from speculating.

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Ah, this series is so adorable.

Well, Shogo doesn't pull his punches. But I can understand him. I often say things that I only later find out were very rude and inconsiderate. Such is life.

Kaori is making a progress, both in standing up for herself way and in remembering things way.

Uh oh, next episode title doesn't bode well. I hope it's not too bad.

I wonder when that other girl is going to show up.

The other girl actually had a background character role in the first episode. This amused me.

Just blazed through available chapters.

Man, I feel exhausted from all these Mood Whiplash.

The writer of this series is a master at hitting us right in the emotions.

I would not count that as making up due to amnesia convenience, but hey, everyone's happy, it's cool.

The fact that she keeps remembering Kiryuu is kinda inconsistent though, but it worked out in the end, I guess.