[Spoilers] Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus - Episode 5 Discussion

When her back started to move, I thought for a second that something was gonna come out of it. Creepy...
Then, I thought she was being groped by an invisible man. Which is creepy too...

On a more lighthearted note, Saki's expression change when seeing Sakuta was amazing :-D

oh shiiiiiii it's getting interesting.

P.S. Sakuta and Mai's relationship is so cute, they pretty much feel like a married couple

Wow, the ending really got me. I honestly thought Akagi was going to sprout wings for a second The way the back of her blouse was punching out. Overall though I think this is an interesting examination of altruism and aiding people. In a black and white world, one always helps when they can help someone. However, like Mai said, someone’s sadness can result in someone else’s happiness. There’s also the cost of one’s self that they have to consider. If this is going to hurt me and keep me from being off more assistance to many others in the future, how far do I go now? I love how Mai brings up the elephant in the room that she, or really Sakuta either, can not talk about doing everything they can to change the future for a loved one, even if they have to literally get killed in the process.

Speaking of Mai, she’s what’s missing the most in this season for me, so I was happy we got a lot of Mai time episode including some real sweet moments with Sakuta. I have a special affinity to Mai because we have the same birthday and the way she is and the way she handles herself is a personal inspiration and aspiration for me.

I’m truly worried about Akagi, but she’s lucky she’s now got a group of experts on Puberty Syndrome looking into her situation. Also we didn’t see miniskirt Santa this episode, but the whole episode I was trying to figure out her motivation for doing what she’s doing to supposedly random people.

the last part with akagi is.. well something..
"it happens every so often"
OFTEN? on a regular basis!??
ofc it probably has an explanation as to exactly when it happens but STILL
is being the hero that important to her? and why?

Sakuta and the student bump heads

Quantum entanglement acquired

Very interesting episode. We get some more glimpses into Sakuta's past when Kaede was suffering from puberty syndrome and how Akagi ties into all this.

Looks like they're also setting up Himeji's arc in this episode. Sakuta and Himeji bumping their heads together seems like a sign of quantum entanglement, which is what happened with Sakuta and Koga.

I think Akagi's puberty syndrome is very similar to Kaede's in the past. She wants to be able to save everyone in need who posts with the #Dreaming tag but she physically can't. This causes her to feel guilt and remorse which her puberty syndrome manifests as her physically getting hurt.

I think the Akagi's and Himeji's puberty syndromes are similar to Kaede's and Koga's but with a slight twist. It'll be very interesting to see what that twist will be though.

peak fiction

Zukki doing that whole “would you like dinner, a bath, or… (me)” line, was just priceless! And not to do a shameless promo, but I actually made a video talking about that scene, that was obviously from a different anime, but still, I give a full explanation on the history of that line.