This was definitely a much funnier episode than the last few. In showing the events of a couple of summer days in Hotori’s life, the show returned to one of its key strengths, which was showing Hotori being Hotori in her everyday interactions with others. Her dog/raccoon Josephine got much of the spotlight, and while [...]
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Ah, now that Josephine is actually appearing in these episodes, I find her to be quite a cute pet. Does the Arashiyama family see it as a dog or a raccoon though? Either way is fine because it’s an adorable little creature. I felt bad for Hotori when Futaba and Harue were making fun of her, a raccoon walking her raccoon. Well, I can kind of see that, so I couldn’t help to chuckle to that notion either. During the heavy rain, I was laughing when Hotori became worried about ...
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It’s a summer day at the beach for Hotori and Futaba.  But things don’t seem to be going well at all.  First, Hotori trips and breaks her floating ring.  Then a freak rainstorm comes in and builds up a big … Continue reading →
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If you feel like you've had a rough day, then the opening scenes of this eleventh episode of Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru may be enough to convince you that hey, it could have been worse... it could have been like Hotori's trip to the beach that kicks off this episode. From here (and ignoring the one-trick brief "Richman and Poorman short gags that don't work as well as they probably should this
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