Hello folks, and welcome back to Wrong Every Time. Today we are returning to the exclusive halls of Liebe Girls Academy, where dark clouds are currently gathering across the shimmering, verdant fields where our ladies practice their polo and dressage skills. Having attempted to disarm the threat Kanoko represents for Cafe Liebe, Sumika has discovered there is no reasoning with the girl, and that Kanoko\u2019s passionate feelings for Hime have set her against the Schwestern system altogether.<\/span><\/p>\n Kanoko\u2019s feelings are understandable: she\u2019s only attached to this cafe because Hime is here as well, and her sole desire is to halt whatever transformation she believes is carrying her friend away from her. Hime is actually growing into a more well-rounded, socially earnest person, but Kanoko desires a monopoly on Hime\u2019s sincerity, and will do everything she can to achieve that. It\u2019s a selfish, one-sided love, but it\u2019s certainly a common motive. On the other hand, I am quite intrigued to learn why <\/span>Sumika<\/span><\/i> is so attached to this cafe, what it represents for her, and how it reflects her ambitions and self-image. Let\u2019s try and divine how our gyaru senpai really feels as we return to Yuri is My Job!<\/span><\/p>\n Episode 9<\/b><\/p>\n \u201cThe One and Only.\u201d Presumably referring to Kanoko\u2019s desire to monopolize Hime\u2019s attention. It\u2019s hard to feel particularly sympathetic towards Kanoko\u2019s perspective, because what she wants isn\u2019t even good for Hime. It\u2019s a selfish sort of love, a desire for Hime to stay forever remote from earnest contact with others. Healthy relationships change us for the better, drawing out and celebrating capabilities we didn\u2019t know we had \u2013 in contrast, Kanoko wishes Hime would continue to embrace her most antisocial tendencies<\/span><\/p>\n We return right where we left off, beneath the fabled arches of WcDonalds<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cGive up on Hime-chan.\u201d Sumika\u2019s words are harsh, but they might actually be what\u2019s best for everyone. Hime clearly doesn\u2019t have any romantic feelings towards Kanoko, Kanoko\u2019s own feelings are obsessive and unhealthy, and it\u2019s doubtful that a bandaid-ripping confession would do anything but foster distance between them. Kanoko needs to let it go<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cTachibana-san, you\u2019re the type that interferes.\u201d Kanoko\u2019s words emphasize how she sees her own intrusions as a natural state of being, while anyone who counters her perspective is \u201cinterfering.\u201d It\u2019s a similar framing to how Hime referred to anyone who disrupted her facade as a \u201cbad person\u201d \u2013 both of them unconsciously assign an inherent righteousness to their desires. Presumably that\u2019s part of what Kanoko likes about Hime, one of the attitudes she\u2019s unhappy to see Hime discarding<\/span><\/p>\n Having assigned Sumika this title, Kanoko refuses to engage with her further. Though Hime responds with feigned friendliness and Kanoko with silence, both of them put people in boxes and then disregard their perspectives<\/span><\/p>\n Long shots emphasize Kanoko\u2019s sense of isolation within this public setting as Hime doesn\u2019t answer her call<\/span><\/p>\n We cut back to Kanoko\u2019s first impression of Hime, seemingly back in middle school. The sound design emphasizes Kanoko\u2019s emotional distance from her classmates, with their lighthearted chatter smothered by cool electronic tones as Kanoko tunes them out<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI hate them all.\u201d Kanoko has no interest in their social niceties, and treats them with intense contempt<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI have my own space. A place of my own, away from prying eyes.\u201d Adolescent loners all basically have to come up with their own answers to these fundamental questions, answering \u201cwhy can\u2019t I find the same happiness in socializing as my classmates\u201d in their own ways. In truth, the forced consensus of adolescent social groups will leave a lot of people feeling isolated, but that\u2019s not really a convincing or comforting answer in the moment. The situation can easily foster a sense of resentment or superiority, if only to justify your own personality and isolation<\/span><\/p>\n Hime discovers her in her sanctuary, but says only \u201coh, so there you are\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n I like how the background chatter has made it clear for some time that her classmates are compiling a congratulations video for their teacher\u2019s wedding, but Kanoko herself is surprised when asked about it. Her own internal monologue of contempt completely drowned out the voices of her classmates<\/span><\/p>\n Hime draws her into the conversation, saying it\u2019s a \u201cclass-wide event\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n From then on, Hime would visit her at her private lunch spot every day. A funny consequence of their very divergent, yet equally limited perspectives on socializing. Kanoko disregards everyone because she has no desire to get to know them \u2013 she has judged them based on their public performance of camaraderie, and believes that is all there is to them. Hime is only able to break through that judgment because she is so determined to be loved by absolutely everyone, even a loner who intentionally isolates themselves from the rest of their classmates. It is thus Hime\u2019s fear of being even slightly unloved that breaks through Kanoko\u2019s shield against genuine intimacy, with one unhealthy response to social judgment neatly countering another<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI mean, you\u2019re the only one who\u2019s not doing anything, so please?\u201d Of course, Kanoko\u2019s rejection of her classmates isn\u2019t based on nothing. As a socially anxious outcast, I\u2019m sure she\u2019s accustomed to being stuck with tasks that her classmates know she\u2019s not confident enough to argue against. Adolescence <\/span>is<\/span><\/i> something of a battlefield, it\u2019s just that our perception of even greater hostility makes it harder for us to find sincere connections<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cAsk us anything if you need us.\u201d This writer is very good at capturing the particular insincere undertones of adolescent consensus-building, which is of course quite important for a show with Hime as a protagonist<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf you don\u2019t like something, you need to say so. Otherwise we won\u2019t know,\u201d Hime tells her frankly at lunch<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThere\u2019s nothing I particularly dislike.\u201d Hah, what a non-answer. As always, Kanoko is just seeking the fastest route out of this conversation, even if that will make more trouble for her later<\/span><\/p>\n Then Hime-san refers to her as a \u201cgood kid,\u201d unwittingly striking her at her weakest point. Kanoko sees her actions as a rebellion, Hime sees her as just going with the flow<\/span><\/p>\n Her classmates tell her to stop working when her piece is \u201cgood enough,\u201d seemingly not even particularly interested in the project they assigned her. Shades of Mitsuki here, with Kanoko similarly despising her classmates for their lack of commitment to anything. Thus she takes it out on the board itself<\/span><\/p>\n Instead of just declining the work in the first place, she takes out her frustration on the finished result. Hime proven right. And Hime actually sees her do it, but says nothing, keeping her secret. Of course \u2013 why would Hime reveal Kanoko\u2019s true self, when her most traumatic memory is of Mitsuki revealing hers?<\/span><\/p>\n Then Kanoko recalls Hime\u2019s statement that \u201cif you don\u2019t speak out, it\u2019s like it never happened,\u201d and realizes she doesn\u2019t <\/span>want<\/span><\/i> to sweep this away. She wants to declare her resistance to the norm, and thus takes credit for destroying the poster<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, Hime doesn\u2019t want to see Kanoko self-immolate socially, so she actually counters Kanoko\u2019s confession, providing an alibi for her. Sincerity in moderation, Kanoko!<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cHow do you have the rooftop key?\u201d \u201cI borrowed it for the video. They trust me.\u201d A pointed metaphor here \u2013 Kanoko can choose to continuously reject the social conventions of her classmates if she wishes, but that path will only ever lead her to a locked door. By mastering those conventions while secretly not respecting them, Hime is able to rise beyond them to reach the sky. Kanoko\u2019s actions are still defined by the convention she is rebelling against, but Hime is free<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMamiya-san, you suck at using a facade.\u201d Harsh but fair. For both Kanoko and Mitsuki, it was easier to frame using a facade as something contemptible than to accept that it was simply a skill they were not very good at. All of us temper our natural instincts all the time, softening our least charitable thoughts and considering the feelings of our current company. That\u2019s not \u201cdeception,\u201d that\u2019s just learning social grace \u2013 after all, the \u201cyou\u201d that chooses what specifically to say is the <\/span>conscious<\/span><\/i> you, which you can presumably agree is as much \u201cyourself\u201d as your immediate, unconsidered reactions. Embracing that filter isn\u2019t cowardice, it\u2019s just social competence<\/span><\/p>\n Hime reveals she was actually worried about Kanoko, seeing her silent acceptance as its own form of frustrating \u201cgood kid\u201d performance. Is simply not voicing your thoughts any more sincere than playing along with the crowd?<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cShiraki-san, you\u2019re so different from usual.\u201d Kanoko\u2019s isolation from the rest of her classmates actually gives Hime the opportunity to be herself, since Kanoko is no threat to her<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t help myself. You reminded me of her.\u201d Hime\u2019s fundamental kindness is clear in her refusal to abandon people like Mitsuki or Kanoko, alongside her secret desire to be loved for who she really is<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cLet me take a break from my facade when it\u2019s just you and me, okay?\u201d Easy to see how Kanoko wouldn\u2019t want to give this special relationship up, particularly since she hasn\u2019t really changed her ways in the meantime<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIs this what being drawn in is like?\u201d Kanoko, you\u2019re not gonna believe this, but<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cMake sure you vent if you need to, okay?\u201d As we cut back to the present, we see Hime still encouraging Kanoko to express her true feelings<\/span><\/p>\n Mitsuki comes across her out in the square, but Kanoko swiftly flees. As always, she sees being recognized by others who aren\u2019t Hime as a natural imposition, an encroachment on her private space<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cIf you can keep it up, maybe you won\u2019t need me anymore.\u201d Hime sees Kanoko as a project, Kanoko sees Hime as everything<\/span><\/p>\n And Done<\/b><\/p>\n Woof, what a mess! It wasn\u2019t exactly surprising to see how Kanoko\u2019s initial isolation naturally transitioned into a total obsession with Hime, but what really stood out to me was how little she has changed in the years since. While Hime has clearly been trying to help Kanoko socialize more successfully with others, Kanoko\u2019s only takeaway has been \u201cHime is my savior, and no one can ever come between us.\u201d While even the brittle, bristling Mitsuki found a place where her personality could shine, Kanoko has only sunk further into dependency, maintaining her total contempt for others as she nestles up against Hime\u2019s shoulder. The ending she seeks is an unhealthy impossibility, a fantasy provoked by her adolescent disdain for everyone who doesn\u2019t instantly understand her. Fortunately, it seems like Sumika actually <\/span>does<\/span><\/i> understand her, unflattering obsessions and all. And now I\u2019m more eager than ever to see Sumika\u2019s side of the story!<\/span><\/p>\n This\u00a0article\u00a0was\u00a0mad<\/a><\/em>e possible by reader support<\/a>. Thank you all for\u00a0all that you do.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/wrongeverytime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/August14121053.jpg?resize=584%2C329&ssl=1\")
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