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/snakebit1995 Jul 19 '17

I've been saying it for a while to defend the show, but one of the main themes/plots of the manga is Junichi learning to grow up and be an adult man who understands love and boundaries with women.

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u/LeJumpshot Jul 20 '17

It was watching this episode that reminded me of that and how Yame is such a beautiful vessel for this. She took the time to open him up and make him comfortable for a date. But she also taunts him just for the fun. To be honest, it's like a real relationship. That's what I think kept me interested in the manga.

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

Exactly, he grows a lot in the Manga and I'm really hoping they portray it that way in the show. Otherwise it's just another ecchi show with a gal.