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I was worried that I wouldn't feel as connected to this anime. I was wrong. I'm connected. Nina may have dropped out of school, but it seems she only did so to look for a better place for her mentally. I get that.

Has there ever been an instance where you did such a thing for yourself?

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Luis Arispe

Best girl Subaru is here.

Andrew Hellebrand

Japanese cram schools known collectively as Gakushū juku (or shortened to Juku) are private, fee-paying schools that offer supplementary classes often in preparation for key school and university entrance exams. Juku typically operate after regular school hours, on weekends, and during school vacations. They start as young as primary school age but become viewed as more 'essential' the closer you get to college. Regarding why they are so prevalent, from wiki: "The Japanese higher education system differs from higher education in most other countries in many significant ways. Key differences include the method of admissions, which relies almost entirely on one or two tests, as opposed to the usage of GPAs or percentages or other methods of assessment and evaluation of prospective applicants used in countries throughout the Western world. As students only have one chance to take this test each year, there is an enormous amount of pressure to perform well on it, as the majority of the time during a student's senior high school years is dedicated to performing well on this single test. Japanese high school students are faced with immense pressure to succeed academically from their parents, extended family members, teachers, guidance counselors, peers, and society at large. This mindset is largely based on a result of a traditional society that has historically placed an enormous amount of importance on the encouragement of study on top of the merits of scholarship and benefits of pursuing higher education, especially in an education system that places all of its weight upon a single examination that has significant life-long consequences on one's eventual socioeconomic status, promising marriage prospects, entrance into a prestigiously elite white-collar occupation, and a respectable professional career path. "

VegetaRabbit

Thanks for adding even more drama with your stories. It was a bit of a cathartic episode. The first time away from home in an empty room really brings back memories. I like the artistic "stress lines" they add to Nina. The battle for best girl has begun; camps will form around Subaru and the future bass player, meanwhile, weirdos like me will be in camp Nina.

NittPicc Reacts

“Stress lines” are a better descriptor than what I called it in the first episode. Lol. I love that too. It really highlights her feelings. I love Nina. I relate to her a lot in many ways. I have a feeling though that I am going to fall in love with all these characters. Lol.

henri

you can also interpret them as "thorns" which in Japanese is "棘" or "toge" which is part of the band's name togenashi togeari (トゲナシトゲアリ) or "thornless thorn" in English

VegetaRabbit

I didn't know that, thanks for the information.

frantaf

I can relate to Nina. I wasn´t bullied, but i never lerned how to make friends.

Chris bolieu

No idea how it works in japan but in America you don't always need a high-school diploma or GED for college. While it helps a ton some colleges will give an entrance exam to see if you are able to take on higher learning. Or you can work towards a diploma/GED while enrolled in college classes.