Nukitashi the Animation - Episode 5 discussion

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Nukitashi the Animation, episode 5

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[u/ussgordoncaptain2]

I feel like Nanase was chosen because it's the "easiest" heroine to adapt quickly. The other 2 just exist

like Hitori route is pornography, and the whole reason for its existence is "well you didn't find the other 2 attractive let's make porn"

and Himari route is action packed yes but Himari is a loli.

It seems like we're going for HImari's plot with Nanase as the main girl.

[u/Zeroth-unit → u/ussgordoncaptain2]

Of the 3 main route heroines I feel like Nanase's also the easiest to adapt since she clearly has the highest chemistry with Jun of the 3 and the least amount of things they need to adapt to make that work. That [Nanase route] childhood friend buff helps with that a lot. So her character is already mostly developed compared to the other 2.

Compare that to say the Misaki route where they were just [Misaki route] two awkward dorks that were just horny enough for each other to hook up or the Hinami route where [Hinami route] Rei is functionally a tritagonist and ends up in kind of a throuple with Hinami and Jun. There's either too little or too much stuff they need to adapt in order to make the routes work with the other heroines.

[u/ussgordoncaptain2 → u/Zeroth-unit]

[himari route]TBH if they were adapting Himari route the solution would be to just ignore Himari's part and have it be Rei route and himari just exists in it

[u/Crooodle → u/ussgordoncaptain2]

[Hinami route] even reading her route in the VN I always felt that it should have just been Rei's route instead. Those two have much more of a thing going on and Hinami spends the entirety of her own route just being moral support in the background.

[u/FusionFlare286 → u/Crooodle]

Might just be me, but I didn't get that feeling when playing the Hinami route. Each route (except Fumino) expands the backstory, motives, and personalities of the chosen heroine and their SS counterpart (e.g. Nanami and Touka, Misaki and Ikuko, Hinami and Rei). While Rei is more involved in the heroine's route than her SS companions, it serves to highlight Hinami's traits and themes of her route.

[u/Crooodle → u/FusionFlare286]

I found that while both Rei and Jun have been supported by Hinami, Rei's scenes with Jun and the subsequent character drama were more long the lines of what one would usually expect from a VN heroine's route. That, and [VN] compared to Touka and Ikuko who took on more of a rival role to Jun (though he warms up to the latter later on) , Rei is unique in that he has a more amicable relationship with her and a good portion of the route is dedicated to his conflicting feelings about being a double agent and his attempts to reconcile with Rei when he betrays her

Admitedly, I am biased here as I also just really like Rei.

[u/FusionFlare286 → u/Crooodle]

Haha, dw I also really like Rei. The Rei and Hinami duo is peak imo. Anyways, I see where you're coming from and you're pretty much right, especially in regard to the inner conflict you'd expect to see from a main heroine being in a secondary heroine. Unlike the other routes, you could argue that the Hinami route is not solely focused about Hinami, but I also think it's not really a true Rei route either due to the significant presence of Hinami. After a bit of thinking, I'd say it's basically a "Hinami & Rei" route, especially considering the very last scene/section of the route.