【クラスで2番目に可愛い女の子と友達になった】9話、マキ号泣に海外も涙「離婚描写がリアル」朝凪家の温かさに反響

You two sure are affectionate for just 'friends' lmao what will they look like when they are a couple?! 🤣

Umi really wants that kiss on the lips lol.

She wanted it so bad she skipped the requirement for him to tell her he likes her first.

Umis mom interupted the kiss😭😭 We were so closeeeee

Mama certainly knows that the two are not "just friends" -- regardless of what those two kids (mistakenly) think.

Umi's special technique of surprise hugging people from behind is quite effective. Maki's been the target at least three times. Even Umi's father is no match for his daughter's surprise attack. Speaking of Umi's dad, what a cool dude. Giving Maki advice on his family situation and thanking him for being there for Umi. Let all your emotions out, Maki.

Daiki’s a funny man. Had an imposing build and a stern voice, but was pretty weak to tickling. Poor guy just had to be double-teamed by his missus and daughter.

Poor dad. Dude was getting bullied

Good advice too. "Don't bottle up your feelings even if expressing them isn't going to change anything because it will change how you feel" is peak anime dad advice. Especially nice given that Maki has been lacking that father figure.

I didn't expect to tear up alongside Maki. Seeing him break down in front of a happy, loving family was completely understandable after everything he'd been through. Thankfully, the Asanagi family was there to support and embrace him when he needed it most. Such a heartfelt and wholesome moment, it really hit me right in the feels.

This episode was the best by far imo. Maki and Umi's dynamic is so peak. The scene of her comforting him was perfect, exactly what I wanted to see there.

I cried because it was so well done and very realistic. I'm a child of divorce but was pretty young when it happened but I understand these feelings all too well of wanting it to be a certain way and if there's love why can't it work. Im impressed by the show and was not expecting all these feelings!

I love the detail of Maki always bottling his feelings up and his avatar being a coke bottle shaken and ready to explode.

This episode completely overturned my previous sympathy for Maki’s mother. Even though she won custody of Maki, she refused to touch the child support and alimony payments from Maki’s father out of some ridiculous sense of pride.

Is Maki’s mother an idiot? Yes, and in a way that feels pretty realistic. Mom is too proud to accept help from others, while Dad is unwilling to put himself out there. Maki has stuff to get over from both his parents.

I don't think Maki is going to tell them to get together but I think he's going to tell them off for how the way they've been behaving has been effecting him.

I really thought he was going to confess to her on the bed (though I guess leaning into the kiss was tantamount to that) or at least use Christmas Eve as a chance to confess, but I think he's going to wrap up his family drama and then confess to her on Christmas.

Even the shut-in brother seems like a pretty decent guy overall.

Why does Umi's dad look like an older version of Subaru if he were 6-foot tall? In all seriousness, the Asanagi Family are all pretty cool. I was worried about the brother when Umi said he was a creepy NEET, but he seems to be pretty normal, just unemployed.

Umi I love you.