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That was an interesting one but also rather scary. Imagine just being taken away to a parallel world because of unstable emotional feelings (and the worst part, to normal earth lol)
I'm trying my best to stay away from the manga until the series is over but man lol or maybe the series will cover the whole manga?
Spare a thought for the Yuri and that other lady from normal earth, when they get back, people will assume they had some sort of mental breakdown.
Unless scientists on their earth are working on wormholes as well.
> Spare a thought for the Yuri and that other lady from normal earth, when they get back, people will assume they had some sort of mental breakdown.
and let's not forget about parallel Taira, who's going to be like "hey, um, did you see a fox around here? about this big? its bark sounds like Yuri complaining?"
[](#watashiworried)
Given how quick the turnaround probably was, I think our natural perception filters would probably just make them assume they had a bad dream or little freak out and mostly move on from it.
Holy shit this show, that was good...I didn't think they would bring her back this quickly! Was kinda hoping it would be an arc but I'm all for not making this longer.
That was a nice special ED, simple but delivers on an emotional level.
I'm glad they resolved the Yuri and Buchio issue within the same ep, I was wondering if they could do it and do it well, but its already shown to be able to deliver on that point. Happy Yuri realized her family was there all along, especially Taira. Hope she gets to resolve her differences with her family too
Sneak peak for [Uzumaki](https://imgur.com/OlzD0E7) [](#dighole)
Wow, so on top of feels, we also get hell of an suspense plot! Would have been a real hassle if Yuri had to find her way back on her own, but that space time lap seems pretty far in their research already, hope that other scared lady is daijobu as well...
Also, last week we finally got the [full OP](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23kanF5NjwY)
The [full ED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTzHqWMszI) has been out for some time, but it seems like we're using another part of the song for today and possibly from here on
it's unexpected bringing sci-fi parallel worlds into this story, but i'm in love with this show and it can do no wrong so i'm on board with all the other weird stuff it has in store
[](#rengehype)
there's something about the idea of the parallel world idea that really tickles me; for some reason it makes the fictional world feel more reachable, like there's a region in my brain which is convinced it's a place that i could fall into if i'm in the right place at the right time
Very mild disappointment that they wrapped up the parallel world crossover in the ED, would have been interesting to have another episode of finding Yuri in the other world or something. But I suppose that wasn't the point of the story they were telling since it was really about Yuri facing herself.
That space time lab group has some serious tech.
I laughed out loud when it panned over to the station placard and it had Kisaragi on it.
I first learned about it in Otherside Picnic and it's kind of neat seeing it again.
They put Kisagiri station urban legend in this goddam
Parallel worlds huh... imagine you´re just chilling, you feel weird and suddenly your neighbour is a fricking tengu, ffs that will be scary as hell
> imagine you´re just chilling, you feel weird and suddenly your neighbour is a fricking tengu, ffs that will be scary as hell
i dunno, is it just me or would that be awesome and cool?
like, if it seemed like my neighbor turned into a talking fox i would be extremely excited and want to know more, not terrified out of my gourd
Let's be real anyone would be scared at first. Humans don't deal well with big shocks. But after I'd calmed down curiosity would get the better of me too.
This anime is amazing. Kind of sweet hearing the old man mention how much the brooch's that yuri made that his wife treasured.
We're really diving, and deep into Yuri's issues. It seemed she was brought up in a very high noble like family for this world and when she challenged their views they headed into a heated argument, and they haven't spoken since. Buchio has good intentions, but imagine Yuri seeing his loving family and compares it to her own and that has to hurt somewhat for her.
The parallels world part came out of nowhere and that is insane. We have these type of living beings in this world and in another parallel world they only can be humans. That must be scary as hell for human Yuri to hold up as long as she did before Jiro put her to asleep.
Admitted they wrapped it up pretty fast this episode, but this anime has some great world building and writing going for it.
Oh damn, it really is an isekai now. Totally called it in the [comments last week](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1celtze/comment/l1jqsrs/). The way they did it was also pretty unique too.
I am surprised they brought back Yuri so quickly rather than making the episode end on the cliffhanger of her getting stuck in another world. But it does establish that these things happen (like they've been foreshadowing since Ep1) and are probably linked to the mysterious disappearances of people like with Mutsumi's father.
Also, emotional episode as always. And lots of other interesting things happening in the background. Youkai in SPACE??? EXPLORING WORMHOLES???
Are they going for a confluence of worlds thing where the two parallel worlds merge into one??
Special ED was great. I'm glad Yuri reunited with Buchio the others in the same episode
The parallel world situation is scary. [Wonder if that other scared lady was able to return to her own world](https://imgur.com/Xnn5wfa)
I did not expect this to turn into a science fiction show out of nowhere. So this is literally an alternate reality where Yokai exist and real Earth is out there somewhere. I am glad they could get Yuri back from our world that easily.
Also, this is the third anime I watched featuring Kisaragi station, after Otherside Picnic and Mysterious Disappearances. I did not expect that urban legend to be that popular. That iteration seemed the nicest version so far, that nameless isekaied lady from our world should be glad she was in a wholesome slice of life Yokai anime instead of something like Otherside Picnic. Assuming that train did not accidentally crush her when she got back, of course.
Ffs, why this series gotta be tryin' to make me cry every single episode lol.
A great episode once again. I'm never disappointed when it comes to this show. I felt frustrated that yet again Yuri and Buchio couldn't get on the same wavelength. And really, there is nothing inherently wrong with either ones feelings, they both just suck at communicating them to each other. So I feel relieved that we aren't left with that as a cliffhanger for next episode.
Parallel world shenanigans. With a human version of Yuri it kinda makes you wonder about human versions of some of the other yokai. Seeing as there are so many different kinds, maybe not for all of them. Makes sense that Wagen-san and Buchio would just be a car and a cat. But what about some of the others.
Also, I know it kind of brings up the idea or question of Mutsumi's dad and if he just ended up in a parallel world. But then, on further thought, I feel if that was the case, it would have likely been like it was with Yuri, and his double at the very least would have swapped places with him. But I suppose if it happened while he was away and/or the double didn't live in the same town in their world then maybe it's less likely they have the same scenario like with the very confused Yuri showing up.
And of course the other option being that he really is just gone after being sucked up by the no-no realm and this little Yuri body swap just manages to give Mutsumi hope for a bit of added angst. 🫠
I so love this series. Interesting stories, all the supernatural stuff woven in like it's absolutely normal (which it is for that world) and seeing a nekomata on the ISS.
Yoooooooooo! I did not expect this show would go full-on sci-fi with us! It is cool to know that parallel worlds exists and there are specialists who can travel across them to fix anomalies. That means it's possible to bring back Mutsumi's father.
Woah now parallel worlds. I wonder if we’re gonna explore more. I mean there’s certainly a feeling of something large looming.
Yeah it’s certainly a touchy topic about family when one comes a nice family and the other does not. I think they both need to have a talk about it.
Also was that station the one in Japanese folklore? Don’t know the details of it, but I’ve always heard of a creepy story of a station like in the middle of nowhere
You know, the parallel worlds are not too weird or sudden in hindsight. We do have a demon lord in this story, and that is not a traditional youkai but something from an isekai. So it kinda makes sense that we not only have isekai worlds in this univers, but also parallel universes. Or something.
Anyways, it is a nice little device for showing us alternative lifes. The other Yuri for example seems much bubblier and happier, perhaps implying that she has no issues with her family or managed to find closure and thus happiness while our Yuri is still partially stuck in the past because she never really worked through her issues.
And seeing how the problems are getting worse, I wouldn't be surprised to see alternative world Yuri again whenever they finish up the weirdness going on right now (plus Yuri's family troubles).
Theres so much stuff in this story but it seems to be in too much of a rush to get through it as quickly as it can.
If it paced itself a little more and we had a few episodes of fox spirit isekai, I feel the resolution would have way more impact.
Honestly I was less of a fan of this episode.
1. Some families are irredeemable and I hate the default approach of - you have to make up with them. And people butting in like that would piss me off too.
2. The resolution was very cursory to her world swapping. It felt entirely rushed and unneeded just to actualize a bit of drama.
Talking to her family does not mean submitting to them. Right now her relationship is actually still unresolved (in her own head). Settling things -- on way or another - would be better than leaving things as they are now.
I liked the brevity of the switch. It was not intended to be a major story focus in itself -- but rather is just a feature of the spatio-temporal environment.
Eastern traditions really pressure families to make up (and it has the side effect of perpetuating enmeshment trauma). That one can't be changed since its culture specific.
I do agree with (2) however, tho with no one else capable of traversing (not even Jiro), that wouldn't be a starter. I think they want to portray this phenomena as one of the random things that can happen in this world (since we did have the woman on the last train).
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Didn't expect a crossover with Train to the End of the World. ;) Another amazing episode, I love how unpredictable this show is.
7G fucked up continuity between series
I figured it was an afterlife express and that woman who got off the train was a ghost. But, nope, 7G shenanigans.
I instantly started making 7G jokes
That was an interesting one but also rather scary. Imagine just being taken away to a parallel world because of unstable emotional feelings (and the worst part, to normal earth lol) I'm trying my best to stay away from the manga until the series is over but man lol or maybe the series will cover the whole manga?
Spare a thought for the Yuri and that other lady from normal earth, when they get back, people will assume they had some sort of mental breakdown. Unless scientists on their earth are working on wormholes as well.
> Spare a thought for the Yuri and that other lady from normal earth, when they get back, people will assume they had some sort of mental breakdown. and let's not forget about parallel Taira, who's going to be like "hey, um, did you see a fox around here? about this big? its bark sounds like Yuri complaining?" [](#watashiworried)
Given how quick the turnaround probably was, I think our natural perception filters would probably just make them assume they had a bad dream or little freak out and mostly move on from it.
>maybe the series will cover the whole manga? Apparently there are 4 volumes + 1 bonus volume and a currently running gaiden manga.
So probably will perhaps?
Tonari no Youkai-san tags: rural, iyashikei, slice-of-life, supernatural, drama, mystery, romance, school, action, idol, historical, sci-fi, horror, isekai, car's love (kuruma ai) [](#hikariactually)
Holy shit this show, that was good...I didn't think they would bring her back this quickly! Was kinda hoping it would be an arc but I'm all for not making this longer.
Best episode of this series so far \*not that they haven't all been quite good).
That was a nice special ED, simple but delivers on an emotional level. I'm glad they resolved the Yuri and Buchio issue within the same ep, I was wondering if they could do it and do it well, but its already shown to be able to deliver on that point. Happy Yuri realized her family was there all along, especially Taira. Hope she gets to resolve her differences with her family too
Sneak peak for [Uzumaki](https://imgur.com/OlzD0E7) [](#dighole) Wow, so on top of feels, we also get hell of an suspense plot! Would have been a real hassle if Yuri had to find her way back on her own, but that space time lap seems pretty far in their research already, hope that other scared lady is daijobu as well... Also, last week we finally got the [full OP](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23kanF5NjwY) The [full ED](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=czTzHqWMszI) has been out for some time, but it seems like we're using another part of the song for today and possibly from here on
We everything everywhere all at once?
is there a hot dog-fingers youkai [](#rengethink)
Another reminder that movie exists. It is a great movie.
it's unexpected bringing sci-fi parallel worlds into this story, but i'm in love with this show and it can do no wrong so i'm on board with all the other weird stuff it has in store [](#rengehype) there's something about the idea of the parallel world idea that really tickles me; for some reason it makes the fictional world feel more reachable, like there's a region in my brain which is convinced it's a place that i could fall into if i'm in the right place at the right time
Also, i need a buchio in my Life asap, he is just to pure cute and i wanna hug him everytime i see him
Very mild disappointment that they wrapped up the parallel world crossover in the ED, would have been interesting to have another episode of finding Yuri in the other world or something. But I suppose that wasn't the point of the story they were telling since it was really about Yuri facing herself. That space time lab group has some serious tech.
I'm amazed they can warp space-time with a USB drive.
Whenever something weird happens with a train, of course it's going to be at Kisaragi Station.
I laughed out loud when it panned over to the station placard and it had Kisaragi on it. I first learned about it in Otherside Picnic and it's kind of neat seeing it again.
Mysterious Disappearances too, so we have TWO Kisaragis this season.
If only we could get S2 of Otherside Picnic. Apparently vol 9 of the novel series is out -- can't wait to see it translated....
They put Kisagiri station urban legend in this goddam Parallel worlds huh... imagine you´re just chilling, you feel weird and suddenly your neighbour is a fricking tengu, ffs that will be scary as hell
> imagine you´re just chilling, you feel weird and suddenly your neighbour is a fricking tengu, ffs that will be scary as hell i dunno, is it just me or would that be awesome and cool? like, if it seemed like my neighbor turned into a talking fox i would be extremely excited and want to know more, not terrified out of my gourd
Let's be real anyone would be scared at first. Humans don't deal well with big shocks. But after I'd calmed down curiosity would get the better of me too.
Yea, but what if she was tsundere?
This anime is amazing. Kind of sweet hearing the old man mention how much the brooch's that yuri made that his wife treasured. We're really diving, and deep into Yuri's issues. It seemed she was brought up in a very high noble like family for this world and when she challenged their views they headed into a heated argument, and they haven't spoken since. Buchio has good intentions, but imagine Yuri seeing his loving family and compares it to her own and that has to hurt somewhat for her. The parallels world part came out of nowhere and that is insane. We have these type of living beings in this world and in another parallel world they only can be humans. That must be scary as hell for human Yuri to hold up as long as she did before Jiro put her to asleep. Admitted they wrapped it up pretty fast this episode, but this anime has some great world building and writing going for it.
Easily the dark horse of this season for me, the interesting characters and world slowly introducing mystery more and more.
Oh damn, it really is an isekai now. Totally called it in the [comments last week](https://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/1celtze/comment/l1jqsrs/). The way they did it was also pretty unique too. I am surprised they brought back Yuri so quickly rather than making the episode end on the cliffhanger of her getting stuck in another world. But it does establish that these things happen (like they've been foreshadowing since Ep1) and are probably linked to the mysterious disappearances of people like with Mutsumi's father. Also, emotional episode as always. And lots of other interesting things happening in the background. Youkai in SPACE??? EXPLORING WORMHOLES??? Are they going for a confluence of worlds thing where the two parallel worlds merge into one??
Special ED was great. I'm glad Yuri reunited with Buchio the others in the same episode The parallel world situation is scary. [Wonder if that other scared lady was able to return to her own world](https://imgur.com/Xnn5wfa)
I did not expect this to turn into a science fiction show out of nowhere. So this is literally an alternate reality where Yokai exist and real Earth is out there somewhere. I am glad they could get Yuri back from our world that easily. Also, this is the third anime I watched featuring Kisaragi station, after Otherside Picnic and Mysterious Disappearances. I did not expect that urban legend to be that popular. That iteration seemed the nicest version so far, that nameless isekaied lady from our world should be glad she was in a wholesome slice of life Yokai anime instead of something like Otherside Picnic. Assuming that train did not accidentally crush her when she got back, of course.
Ffs, why this series gotta be tryin' to make me cry every single episode lol. A great episode once again. I'm never disappointed when it comes to this show. I felt frustrated that yet again Yuri and Buchio couldn't get on the same wavelength. And really, there is nothing inherently wrong with either ones feelings, they both just suck at communicating them to each other. So I feel relieved that we aren't left with that as a cliffhanger for next episode. Parallel world shenanigans. With a human version of Yuri it kinda makes you wonder about human versions of some of the other yokai. Seeing as there are so many different kinds, maybe not for all of them. Makes sense that Wagen-san and Buchio would just be a car and a cat. But what about some of the others. Also, I know it kind of brings up the idea or question of Mutsumi's dad and if he just ended up in a parallel world. But then, on further thought, I feel if that was the case, it would have likely been like it was with Yuri, and his double at the very least would have swapped places with him. But I suppose if it happened while he was away and/or the double didn't live in the same town in their world then maybe it's less likely they have the same scenario like with the very confused Yuri showing up. And of course the other option being that he really is just gone after being sucked up by the no-no realm and this little Yuri body swap just manages to give Mutsumi hope for a bit of added angst. 🫠
I so love this series. Interesting stories, all the supernatural stuff woven in like it's absolutely normal (which it is for that world) and seeing a nekomata on the ISS.
Tonari no Youkai-san = best isekai of the season
Yoooooooooo! I did not expect this show would go full-on sci-fi with us! It is cool to know that parallel worlds exists and there are specialists who can travel across them to fix anomalies. That means it's possible to bring back Mutsumi's father.
Great episode!
Woah now parallel worlds. I wonder if we’re gonna explore more. I mean there’s certainly a feeling of something large looming. Yeah it’s certainly a touchy topic about family when one comes a nice family and the other does not. I think they both need to have a talk about it. Also was that station the one in Japanese folklore? Don’t know the details of it, but I’ve always heard of a creepy story of a station like in the middle of nowhere
You know, the parallel worlds are not too weird or sudden in hindsight. We do have a demon lord in this story, and that is not a traditional youkai but something from an isekai. So it kinda makes sense that we not only have isekai worlds in this univers, but also parallel universes. Or something. Anyways, it is a nice little device for showing us alternative lifes. The other Yuri for example seems much bubblier and happier, perhaps implying that she has no issues with her family or managed to find closure and thus happiness while our Yuri is still partially stuck in the past because she never really worked through her issues. And seeing how the problems are getting worse, I wouldn't be surprised to see alternative world Yuri again whenever they finish up the weirdness going on right now (plus Yuri's family troubles).
Theres so much stuff in this story but it seems to be in too much of a rush to get through it as quickly as it can. If it paced itself a little more and we had a few episodes of fox spirit isekai, I feel the resolution would have way more impact.
Okay this episode wasnt what i expected, a parallel world? Goddamn, this show keep being a underwatched masterpiece
The story of this anime keeps on getting better, now we have parallel worlds
Honestly I was less of a fan of this episode. 1. Some families are irredeemable and I hate the default approach of - you have to make up with them. And people butting in like that would piss me off too. 2. The resolution was very cursory to her world swapping. It felt entirely rushed and unneeded just to actualize a bit of drama.
Talking to her family does not mean submitting to them. Right now her relationship is actually still unresolved (in her own head). Settling things -- on way or another - would be better than leaving things as they are now. I liked the brevity of the switch. It was not intended to be a major story focus in itself -- but rather is just a feature of the spatio-temporal environment.
Eastern traditions really pressure families to make up (and it has the side effect of perpetuating enmeshment trauma). That one can't be changed since its culture specific. I do agree with (2) however, tho with no one else capable of traversing (not even Jiro), that wouldn't be a starter. I think they want to portray this phenomena as one of the random things that can happen in this world (since we did have the woman on the last train).
How do you recognise a scientist? Well, you just read the nametag. Kind of weird walking around with a badge like that haha
When I was in third grade, I went as a scientist for Halloween. I had a white lab coat and a badge that said "Firstname Lastname Scientist".