Questions tagged [the-quintessential-quintuplets]
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Why are Yotsuba and Ichika so friendly towards Fuutarou in the first episode of 5-toubun no Hanayome?
In the first episode of 5-toubun no Hanayome, only Yotsuba and Ichika have a friendly attitude toward Fuutarou, while the other 3 girls are cold or hostile towards him.
I wonder whether the reason is
these 2 recognise Fuutarou from the start,…
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Can wearing wooden sandals in childhood form a lifelong separation between the hallux and the Index toe?
In the anime The Quintessential Quintuplets, the quintuplets have halluces separated from Index toes.
Yotsuba's feet, from Season 1:
Itsuki's feet, from Season 2:
It's said that in the past, Japanese wear wooden sandals and therefore get this kind…
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Do Itsuki or Miku (or the other quints?) ask their dad why their tutor Fuutarou is a student in their own school and year level?
In the pilot episode/series premiere, Itsuki and Miku think out loud complaining that their tutor is a student in their own school and year level, instead of a graduate of a bachelor's/associate's degree or even just a high school…
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How did Uesugi find out the truth in the past?
At around 8:20 in Episode 4 of The Quintessential Quintuplets, Ichika asked Uesugi,
Hey, don't you want to find out if girls truly wear nothing under their yukatas?
Uesugi said,
I already know.
Uesugi was concentrated on study and had no…
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Why did Yotsuba say 'are you actually a boy'?
At around 17:50 in Episode 10 of The Quintessential Quintuplets, Uesugi failed to lift a log, then Yotsuba said, 'are you actually a boy, Uesugi-san'.
But, wait! Let's take a closer look at how Uesugi was trying to lift the log.
According to law…
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Is academic performance in high school related to IQ in Japanese's eyes?
I thought it was common sense that a student's academic performance is just a reflection of how much time and effort he/she has put into study. Yet Uesugi seems to think that the difficulty the quintuplets have in understanding/solving the question…
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What's so good about being called by her first name?
In Episode 3 of 5-toubun no Hanayome ∬, when Kintarou called Nino by her first name, she blushed.
This blog says
Unlike many western cultures, in Japan people generally don’t call one-another by their first name. Doing so can be a mark of…
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Attire for a Japanese wedding: Why does Raiha attend Fuutarou's wedding in school uniform? (S1 finale)
In the s1 finale, we see Raiha and the dad of Fuutarou and Raiha attending Fuutarou's wedding.
Based on the clothes that Raiha and their dad wore in the earlier scene, it seems like they were already in the clothes they wanted to attend in (except…
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What is this mid credits scene for the s1 finale re Nino?
From Wikipedia:
In a mid-credits scene, the girls reunite with Futaro, who had to spend time hospitalized. Nino returns to Futaro his lucky amulet, as all the girls prepare to study with him for their upcoming finals.
1 - Does this refer to the…
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The Quintessential Quintuplets (aka 五等分の花嫁) : Is 届くんです (it reaches) a mondegreen that should be 五等分です (It's divided into five equal parts)?
In animesonglyrics, you can see in the season 1 opening (Gotoubun no Kimochi) for the anime adaptation of The Quintessential Quintuplets
the Romaji: Go-tōbundesu, demo (...) --> the Kanji of which I think is: 五等分です, でも (...)
the English: It…
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How could Nino blackmail Fuutarou with the photo without possessing it or any copies of it?
In S01E10 Legend of Fate Day 2, part of the
School Camping Trip Arc, Fuutarou pretends to be h relative 'Kintarou' from the photo of Fuutarou and the girl out of fear that Nino would blackmail h with the photo otherwise.
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What is Itsuki Nakano's character type/s? Like, what's quintessential about Itsuki?
The other 6 main characters have character types, but Itsuki doesn't?
Nakano siblings
Ichika - onee-san, ara ara
Nino - tsundere
Miku - kuudere, dandere
Yotsuba - genki
Itsuki - ?
Uesugi siblings
Fuutarou - studious / nerd, particularly someone…
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What did Uesugi mean by his hand gesture?
In the second episode of The Quintessential Quintuplets, while talking to Miku, Uesugi showed this hand gesture:
What did he mean by that? Is this a common gesture in Japan or just a weird gesture of Uesugi?
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2 versions of The Quintessential Quintuplets where Nino's eyes are coloured differently (S02E10)
I happened to obtain 2 separate versions of The Quintessential Quintuplets and I noticed in S02E10 when Nino wants to group up with Fuutarou, Nino's eyes are coloured differently...
Question: What's up with this? It's been pointed out to me that 1…
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Are there Japanese 2 player variations of Sevens/Fan Tan/Domino/Shichi Narabe (7並べ)?
And in particular, when you play with 2 players do you deal out all the cards the from the deck? Or is there some undealt part that players draw from during the game? I mean, if you deal them all then you'll just know what's in your opponent's…
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