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Episode Summer Pockets - Episode 24 discussion

Summer Pockets, episode 24

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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsterZoro Sep 15 '25

Nanami being Umi isn’t exactly a surprise seeing as the show has left not-so-subtle hints last week but the surprise was that Nanami herself found out about it this early. Expected it to happen in the penultimate episode or the finale. Wonder why she still referred to Shiroha as Shiroha-chan even in her thoughts. There must be something more to this.

Two episodes left in this series and I’ll have to brace myself for emotional damage seeing from the previous arcs.

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u/mekerpan Sep 15 '25

Query -- why does Umi/Nanami have special powers but NOT white hair?

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u/Ashteron Sep 15 '25

White hair and time travel genes can be inherited separately.

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u/Nachtwandler_FS https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nachtwandler_21 Sep 15 '25

Maybe because Hairi's line has some other sort of power. We were hinted about third family on the island.

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u/mekerpan Sep 16 '25

Any theory as to what unique power HE might have?

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u/lencerion Sep 17 '25

he's really good at catching crayfish

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u/Summonmoon Sep 17 '25 edited Sep 27 '25

The only unique thing he has I have seen is apparently being able to see Shichieico as according to the source material it is apparently so rare to be able to see them that even Ao, who is part of a family that deals with them, is the only one in her family who can see them in years. Not even Ai, who was considered the more talented twin in the family, nor seemly Shiroha, who has the Naruse special ability, can see them naturally.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Sep 16 '25

I was wondering about that too...

All her line seems to have white hair, so I would assume that a change in that would means she's different (in regard to her power) but apparently not...

But maybe she has MORE!

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u/Zero5-4i Sep 15 '25

All memories Nanami saw included Hairi too, no? I still think they might pull a twist and Nanami is not made up of just Umi.

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u/Frontier246 Sep 15 '25

I don't think Nanami is 100% Umi, because her form and voice are different, but it does seem like her identity is mostly made up of Umi's memories and her desire to save her mother.

Maybe because she thinks Shiroha needs "Nanami" more than Umi, she's still trying to think and act as Nanami even though now she's aware that she's Umi?

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u/Ashteron Sep 15 '25

It would probably be awkward for Shiroha to realise her daughter and oneesan from her childhood look exactly the same, therefore it works as camouflage.

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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsterZoro Sep 15 '25

Yeah, that’s why I said there must be something more. Couldn’t be as simple as a grown up Umi who had somehow travelled back to the past, losing her memories in the process.

We already had a teddy bear coming to life and taking its owner’s appearance (as well as inheriting her memories) to fulfil her wish. A manifestation of Umi’s resolve to save Shiroha wouldn’t be too far-fetched.

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u/oxlemf10 Sep 15 '25

Maybe she's a version of Umi, even for maturity reasons

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u/Kokoro64 Sep 15 '25

I feel Nanami being Umi maybe a red herring.

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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii Sep 16 '25

Wonder why she still referred to Shiroha as Shiroha-chan even in her thoughts. There must be something more to this.

She's both her mom and her daughter!

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u/ThrowCarp Sep 16 '25

On the edge of my seat!