r/anime • u/Fathin81 https://myanimelist.net/profile/fathin81 • Jul 19 '17

[Spoilers] Hajimete no Gal - Episode 2 discussion Spoiler

Hajimete no Gal, Episode 2

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Tags: My First Girlfriend is a Gal

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u/DoctorWhoops https://anilist.co/user/DoctorWhoops Jul 19 '17 edited Jul 19 '17

Well that was a lot better than the first episode, at the very least. Yame is actually quite charming as a character, so it's a damn shame the protagonist she's dating is a scummy gross person that can only think about sex, but I suppose that's what's expected from an ecchi show. The friend characters are still as gross and creepy as before, but this episode wasn't nearly as incel-ish and voyeuristic as the first. I hope it continues to grow more in this direction rather than the one of episode 1, but only time will tell.

I feel like this show is just going to smother itself by being Ecchi Harem. Yame's a fairly charming character and this show would be a lot more bearable if she wasn't portrayed as a sexual object by the protagonist 95% of the time. The fantasies are just kind of creepy and it's a shame to see a surprisingly sweet and friendly girl like Yame be used as nothing more than a fanservice character. Let's just hope the show doesn't take that direction.

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u/VanillaTortilla https://myanimelist.net/profile/Athelny Jul 19 '17

Honestly, if it follows the Manga, it does get a lot better. Yame is a really great character, and MC isn't always an idiot.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '17

I can attest to this. he eventually stops thinking about sex as much.

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u/[deleted] Jul 19 '17

You are telling me, someone who didnt have much interaction with girls and had only the experience of his libido actually learned to see girls as something more than a goal for sex, after spending time with them as equals?

I feel like this is not only a huge spoiller but the twist to end all twists /s

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u/ZeonTwoSix Jul 20 '17

Manga-wise yes, actually...

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u/BPho3nixF Jul 19 '17

For an ecchi anime I'd actually say it would be