{"id":146481,"date":"2024-08-30T15:39:37","date_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wrongeverytime.com\/?p=40731"},"modified":"2024-08-30T15:39:37","modified_gmt":"2024-08-30T14:39:37","slug":"skip-and-loafer-episode-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/30\/skip-and-loafer-episode-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Skip and Loafer \u2013 Episode 9"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today the rain is casting a dreary scene outside my window, and giving me a craving for something upbeat and energetic to brighten my day. As such, we obviously have no choice but to return to Skip and Loafer, and check in on the continuing adventures of Mitsumi and her companions. Mitsumi\u2019s earnest cheer is so contagious it actually extends beyond her own friends; it\u2019s hard to watch this show and not feel warmed by her endearing presence.<\/span><\/p>\n

Granted, we\u2019re currently mired in some uniquely thorny territory as far as Skip and Loafer is concerned. The introduction of Ririka has brought Shima\u2019s unhappy history to the forefront, as he is condemned anew for derailing her route to stardom. It\u2019s easy enough to see why this experience would prompt Shima to withdraw from both celebrity life and earnest, vulnerable engagement with the world, but in truth, my own immediate response to Ririka\u2019s \u201cyou think it\u2019s okay now that four years have passed\u201d was an unconditional \u201cyes, absolutely.\u201d Ririka is holding an unreasonable grudge against a boy who no longer exists, and I can only hope Mitsumi is able to help Shima forgive himself. Let\u2019s get to it!<\/span><\/p>\n

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Episode 9<\/b><\/p>\n

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We open on a bright Tokyo morning, soft clouds floating across a blue sky as the city begins to rise. Already feeling the nourishment I\u2019m here for<\/span><\/p>\n

Lovely bedraggled Mitsumi faces as she conducts her morning routine. Comforting to know that even Mitsumi looks like a mess in the morning<\/span><\/p>\n

Oh damn, it looks like Mitsumi is actually visiting her hometown! I\u2019m a little distraught this means we\u2019ll be delaying the resolution of Shima\u2019s drama, but nonetheless eager to see this show direct all its resources to portraying Mitsumi\u2019s village<\/span><\/p>\n

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As always, Mitsumi is wearing a distinctly Mitsumi outfit, this time a bright yellow dress whose style feels a touch childish for her age. I always appreciate a show that takes care with its outfits; fashion is a natural vector for characterization, even if the only characterization offered is \u201cthis character doesn\u2019t care about their appearance\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

The subdued sound design during this sequence both helps evoke the early morning atmosphere, where all sounds seem to be muffled, and also creates a sense of anticipation, an aesthetic blank space waiting to be filled. Every choice is intentional and consequential, even absences create a dramatic effect<\/span><\/p>\n

Huh, apparently Mitsumi\u2019s home is so remote she actually has to fly there<\/span><\/p>\n

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The use of blue and yellow during the opening is very intentional. Shima is generally associated with blue colors, but Mitsumi\u2019s appearance actively pushes these blues away, both during the sequence when he first sees her and leading into their dance<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitsumi proudly distributes gifts to her parents and younger siblings. She\u2019s clearly enjoying this chance to be the worldly one for a change<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cA little bit of bad manners adds to the flavor.\u201d The pace of life is slower here, and Mitsumi is absolutely luxuriating in it. A feast for lunch, and then a well-earned afternoon nap<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ooh, gorgeous later afternoon clouds. The layouts are doing a solid job of balancing the tone of this new venue – the house feels very intimate and familiar, but the surrounding area is open and untamed, a dramatic shift from the narrow streets of Tokyo<\/span><\/p>\n

Fumi arrives next, with news that she\u2019s actually dating the boy she was crushing on<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cSince the start of summer break. I knew I wouldn\u2019t see him for a bit, so I asked for his contact deets.\u201d Apparently all agree that the the pre-break rush is the perfect time for love<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI wanted you to be the first to know.\u201d A nice affirmation of their enduring bond. These moments of return to the hometown can be quite difficult sometimes, as you are forced to either reaffirm or reassess bonds that you\u2019ve taken for granted all of your life. Friendship can be an effortless assumption when you\u2019re young, but once you start to move away from the people you love, you realize it will from then on have to be an active practice<\/span><\/p>\n

Her old friends rag on her for wearing the same dorky t-shirts. Honestly, I would happily wear an \u201cAtsui\u201d shirt with a sunglass-decked sun on it<\/span><\/p>\n

We get our requisite beach fireworks montage. I\u2019ve seen so many of these at this point that I sorta feel like I missed out on some quintessential adolescent experiences<\/span><\/p>\n

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Mitsumi tells Fumi that she quit taking her standardized Japanese lessons. \u201cI found friends who won\u2019t make fun of me over my dialect.\u201d Mitsumi was anxious about integrating into the big city life, but has found a group who allow her to take pride in what makes her unique<\/span><\/p>\n

Incredible rolling \u201cgood morning\u201d as a clearly still-asleep Mitsumi greets her mother the next morning<\/span><\/p>\n

The episode continues to employ generally subdued sound design and very little music, all of which contributes to this \u201cunvarnished, unmediated\u201d sense of relaxation, an absence of aesthetic drama that feels very appropriate for returning to your childhood home<\/span><\/p>\n

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A wordless moment of staring at her mother\u2019s back, then staring out the window. Such familiar sights, so firmly lodged in her memory, now oddly novel after her time in the city<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitsumi luxuriating in the warm stillness of the moment, with only the chirp of the cicadas and the occasional crunch of her watermelon to break the silence. This episode is a uniquely focused tone piece within Skip and Loafer, its delicate approach bringing us closer into Mitsumi\u2019s headspace than ever before<\/span><\/p>\n

The gang then head to the beach. Man, I was hoping for a warm and summery episode to counteract my own gray day, and this episode is more than delivering<\/span><\/p>\n

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And now we\u2019re back to school!<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI cried a little, but that\u2019s all in the past.\u201d I\u2019m very proud of you, Mitsumi<\/span><\/p>\n

Shima greets her with the same bright smile as ever, keeping whatever anxieties he might be feeling locked tightly inside. She definitely got a bit of a tan over the break<\/span><\/p>\n

At school, Kanechika is already setting up for the school festival. Man, we\u2019re just running from one high school tentpole to the next<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kanechika has already written a script for the festival play, and asks Shima to offer his thoughts. With the context of Ririka\u2019s scandal, Shima\u2019s situation has grown more complicated in a very dramatically fertile way. He doesn\u2019t necessarily hate acting at this point – it\u2019s just as likely he actually still enjoys it, but between being burned in the past and Ririka\u2019s continuing condemnations, it\u2019s likely he believes he doesn\u2019t deserve to perform, or can see nothing good coming from it<\/span><\/p>\n

And of course, Shima\u2019s general behavior consistently demonstrates that he\u2019s still a talented actor, capable of effortlessly hiding his true feelings and performing whatever role is required of him. At this point, acting is for Shima simply a way to shield himself from emotional pain, rather than an authentic, desirable expression of passion. It\u2019s little wonder that he doesn\u2019t want to do any more acting than he already performs as an extremely socially conscious high schooler<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cMakochan, did you get paler instead?\u201d And at the far end of the spectrum, we have the delightfully blunt Mitsumi<\/span><\/p>\n

Nice light character beat of Mako just eating every souvenir the moment she receives it<\/span><\/p>\n

Staring across her class after a month away, Mitsumi is able to clearly recognize the various transformations of her classmates. High school is a time of rapid and repeated reinvention, of trying on new affectations to see what feels like an authentic post-childhood self, and seeing your classmates going through that process can easily provoke a sense of being left behind. Mitsumi\u2019s confidence and earnestness actually make her quite mature for her age, but it can be hard to appreciate that – from the inside, the active performance and social games of high school often parse as \u201cmaturity\u201d relative to the unflappable optimism of childhood, even though they are in truth just a stage we must pass through on our way <\/span>back<\/span><\/i> to earnest confidence<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Mitsumi is overwhelmed by the grandeur of their approaching festival<\/span><\/p>\n

Another protagonist might work themselves into a frenzy of anxiety regarding drifting away from Shima, but Mitsumi of course seizes her chance to reaffirm their bond, racing down the hallways after him with squid crackers in hand<\/span><\/p>\n

Mitsumi refers to Shima as a \u201ccool and composed adult,\u201d but Shima knows that\u2019s not the truth. Mitsumi\u2019s earnest engagement with the world is laudable – in contrast, Shima\u2019s self-assessment is \u201cI get frozen in place because I don\u2019t deserve anything.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re so dazzling\u2026 and so far away.\u201d But he\u2019s not entirely correct. For Mitsumi notices his gloomy mood, and returns to offer him more crackers. He might be a good actor, but Mitsumi knows him very well<\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

And Done<\/b><\/p>\n

Ah, that was just the pick-me-up I was looking for. This episode\u2019s first half was a delightful exercise in dramatic economy, a tone piece entirely dedicated to evoking the distinct texture of summer break in Mitsumi\u2019s hometown. Between the sound design, pacing, and carefully boarded perspective-embedded scenes, that half succeeded in evoking a sense of nostalgia for a town I\u2019ve never been to, drawing on universal touchstones of summer relaxation while simultaneously realizing the specific pleasures of Mitsumi\u2019s home. And back at school, it was lovely to see Mitsumi carrying her upbeat vacation attitude back to Shima, ultimately demonstrating he\u2019s far less isolated than he\u2019s prone to believe. You deserve happiness too, Shima!<\/span><\/p>\n

This\u00a0article\u00a0was\u00a0mad<\/a><\/em>e possible by reader support<\/a>. Thank you all for\u00a0all that you do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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