2.5-jigen no Ririsa, episode 15
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Nonoa is intimidated by normie Aria. Or at least that’s what she thinks. Aria’s probably just another case of sheltered Otaku.
It’s pretty cute seeing Ririsa nerding out over Liliel with Nonoa. Nonoa’s finally found herself a little otaku friend she can gush over Liliel with.
I like Marin err Aria lol. She’s so bubbly she killed Nonoa on the spot! She seems fun though. Looking forward to getting to know more about her character.
Finally best girl is here! And it’s not because she’s Marin. Look forward to it guys. We’re about to reach peak one step at a time.
Also out of all fun subculture reference they cut, the one they didn’t cut is Avengers lmao. Is it because they won’t infringe any copyright because of how popular it is?
Behold the power of an extroverted gyaru, doing what Nonoa tried to do for 3 episodes in just a few seconds, making friends.
It’s time for the next step in Ririsa and Nonoa’s new friendship! Getting acquainted out of cosplay! Of course the next big test for Nonoa is dealing with an even bigger hurdler…talking to a Nagomi!
Nagomi means well even if she completely misunderstands Nonoa, but she’s just thinking she’s confronting her for both her and Ririsa’s sake. Even if it means playing the “bad guy” as a way to unite other cosplayers in friendship, but that just shows how much of a nice girl she really is now. And everyone appreciates it, and how they can relate to her curling up in bed over acting cringe!
I didn’t think Nonoa should ever listen to her self doubt and anxiety…but ultimately it was only trying to protect her and help her realize that she needs to properly communicate with someone rather than talk on and on. The anime club girls shouldn’t have talked to her like that, but it’s an important lesson she needs to keep in mind for future friendships. Besides, Ririsa can ramble on about the most minute Liliel facts just as easily!
Though there’s one other significant character at that cosplay event…Marin Kitagawa! I mean, Aria Kisaki voiced by Sayumi Watabe! A drop-dead gorgeous and friendly gyaru who loses a lot of things and aims to reach the top of the cosplay world!
Having cosplay friends and mentors is great because Ririsa and Nonoa can do photoshoots after school and Mayuri can set them up at a photo studio owned by one of her cosplay gal pals Chika-chan (Kazuyuki Okitsu?)! They made quite the cosplay pair together even though now Chika-chan is retired and just running a studio, but Chika-chan is fine setting them up with a discount. Also, of course Chika-chan knows their effeminate burly Ta-chan sensei at their school.
It’s nice to see how much faith Ririsa has in Okumura, as her photographer and as a friend, and even Nonoa feels comfortable around him! Though surprisingly Nonoa never really felt self-conscious about guys taking pictures of her in general.
It’s a good thing Nonoa has the perfect character to play off Ririsa as Liliel…Nokiel! Liliel’s loyal knight! And when she starts to let the self-doubt creep in once again, she realizes the best way to respond to Ririsa’s faith in her is to double down on playing her character accurately! I mean, Ririsa takes being in character so seriously she doesn’t even have a social media account because Liliel wouldn’t.
Wow, Aria just immediately rushed in their to join the group and become friends! No wonder gyaru’s are the natural enemy of nerds and extroverts, even if Aria seems like a genuinely nice girl. But she and Nonoa get along like oil and water despite Aria’s best efforts.
Should Ririsa start on the Aria route when she’s already progressing through the Nonoa rote?
Aria isn’t as hardcore a nerd compared to the rest of the cast, but she’s committed to becoming big in cosplaying, and her resolve even impresses Nonoa! Lets’ make this a trio photoshoot! Also it’s adorable how the gyaru might be the most bashful girl around guys we’ve met yet.
Ririsa and Nonoa as Nokiel and Liliel have been added to the ED!
Nonoa has leveled up enough to communicate with a gyaru, I’m proud of her
I like how Nonoa’s social anxiety didn’t just go away even if she’s finally met someone who talks as much as she does. Nagomi is such a good friend trying to take one for the team, she’s really grown since the last arc. And finally we get introduced to Aria, the gal who’s kind to Otaku. But is there more then meets the eye with her backstory? Well the full roster has finally been introduced. We’ve got quite the interesting group of girls here.
And so now Nagomi’s going to make friends with her too.
And she’s going to speak to clear things up with her!
Uh oh, there’s her self-doubt talking again.
They seem to be getting along well.
And thus she’s been broken out of her shell.
Now we see another new girl.
That’s a lot of things.
Sure doesn’t seem like it…
Ooh, that’s interesting.
Though that might be an issue.
Thankfully they managed to get a friends and neighbours discount.
And now they’re going to meet that new girl.
Hmm… With that set I was expecting maid outfits.
Character accounts definitely exist, I’ve seen a whole bunch here on Reddit.
Yup, here she is.
Well that was quick.
Well she’s certainly trying at least.
Nevermind, I guess they’re all going to take photos together then.
And I guess we’ll find out what she’s going to cosplay next week.
Now that Nonoa is unlocked, she can be a gremlin as much as she likes. She’s easily the funniest girl in the manga and a treasure trope of meme and expressions. Nagomi saying cringe stuff in front of everyone was the best scene in this episode though.
Aria’s arc is probably the best in the manga so far so we’re in for some good time.
Nagomi just being best girl in every scene she is in.
Lol a nervously blabbering Nonoa is an adorable Nonoa.
Where is it? Where is the fabled Mikari time to shine? Am I getting bamboozled by last episode?
By god, now that Nonoa is a official friend, I never want anything bad to happen to her ever again [](#holdme) Would have been cool if Nagomi got to be her friend as well though
The voice seriously threw me off, but I like [Mayuras friend](https://imgur.com/xdyjxO1), wonder if she could get back into cosplay
[ALARM](https://imgur.com/3TUJYGG), CLUMSY [GYARU](https://imgur.com/7pfY88C) INCOMMING!
Thought the [gap](https://imgur.com/as7Y4iL) makes her cute in her own way
[New Addition](https://imgur.com/WtmLL1X) to the ED?
I’m really happy for Nonoa that she’s found a good friend in Ririsa. [The two of them looked very adorable](https://imgchest.com/p/9p4nxm2557n) when discussing their love for Liliel. Ririsa’s enthusiasm appears to have rubbed off on Nonao as well as she’s not only become a lot more talkative but [significantly better at expressing her feelings](https://imgchest.com/p/na7keqwzm78) in the span of this episode as well.
Or should we blame Aria for this? [She quite literally leaped into their lives](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pcw29lj7.png), and seemingly [even caught Ririsa off-guard](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l7lxcmeglv7.png) at first. Aria does seem to have some emotional bagage herself. Considering [how they’d framed her hairpin in this shot](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/j7kzcrdebl7.png), placed on the bench, I’m suspecting it will get lost or something.
Ririsa and Nonoa were certainly looking great together in [their Liliel and Nokiel cosplays](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l7lxcmeg5g7.png)! Their pictures will surely make some noise online. I liked how [Ririsa first surprised Nonoa with a hug](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/pyq9crd5lp4.png), but [Nonoa later got back at her with her knight act](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cvqzao4.png) and even managed [to make Ririsa blush](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/3yrgclrkjg4.png).
**Bonus**: [a new picture was added to the ED](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/myd5cvq32b4.png). It shows Ririsa hugging Nonoa.
###Stitches!
* [Lilliel & Nokiel 1](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/d7ogc9g8x9y.jpg)
* [Lilliel & Nokiel 2](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/my2pcw29587.jpg)
* [Lilliel & Nokiel 3](https://cdn.imgchest.com/files/l7lxcmegra7.jpg)
[I love how Nagomi is still acting like a bad guy](https://i.imgur.com/pUdc0Ur.jpeg) only to learn that Nonoa and Ririsa finally cleared their little misunderstanding. [She’s definitely going to cringe about that moment](https://i.imgur.com/8evt9WB.jpeg) every time she remembers it. Also, [I love how handsome Okumura is](https://i.imgur.com/NDLsvZP.jpeg) from Nagomi’s POV. Can we keep this version of Okamura instead? xD
It’s funny how Nonoa is so worried about acting like her old self and talking Ririsa’s ear off [only for Ririsa to do the same to her.](https://i.imgur.com/4p7cMcc.jpeg) It turns out the two of them are always [meant to become friends!](https://i.imgur.com/b4kifc5.jpeg)
[The gyaru is finally here!](https://i.imgur.com/MFazmsJ.jpeg) It’s no surprise that she’s super extroverted but man, [this girl is almost at Marin’s level of extroveretedness](https://i.imgur.com/ejFPUPn.jpeg) Although unlike Kitagawa Marin, she doesn’t seem to be an otaku and has only recently started doing cosplay.
[I already like the owner of the studio](https://i.imgur.com/WeZ6Dqq.jpeg) they’re shooting at. It looks like [Chika and Mayura used to cosplay together](https://i.imgur.com/n6QIkCJ.jpeg) and they are also friends [with big buff Sensei.](https://i.imgur.com/f8uuuMp.jpeg) No wonder he recommended Okumura and Ririsa to approach Mayura when they were looking for a club advisor.
So the reason why Ririsa doesn’t have a cosplayer Twitter account [is because Lilliel doesn’t have social media.](https://i.imgur.com/QxcO3XC.jpeg) That’s hilarious! She’s really dedicated to becoming Lilliel that she doesn’t want people to see her. She just wants everyone to know about Lilliel.
I was hoping we’d finally see Mikarin cosplay this week after the last episode’s ending but [it looks like Aria is forcing her way into the friend group instead.](https://i.imgur.com/AmdfXOL.jpeg) Poor Nonoa! It took everything she had to befriend Ririsa [while Aria does it in 5 seconds](https://i.imgur.com/ABkA5AS.jpeg) xD
I am curious why [Aria is so deadset on cosplaying though.](https://i.imgur.com/UqBXHPR.jpeg) Nonoa made a good point that Aria could probably just walk around Shinjuku and she’d probably get scouted as a model or idol. Hmmm….
Episode 15: **To the Future Me**
In this episode, we are finally introduced to **Aria Kisaki,** the extroverted gyaru, a complete opposite of Nonoa. And also **Morichika,** the studio owner that also made Mayura’s cosrom.
I wonder if Aria also got the same cosplaying skill as Nonoa and Liliel.
This is an Avengers level threat
Nagomi’s come so far to have gone from antagonizing Ririsa’s mindset to willingly be the final boss of every cosplayer less famous than her if it meant unifying them instead of having them fight. And her reward? An embarrassing moment to haunt her forever.
Also, it’s weird yet hilarious how soothing Nonoa’s going off about her trauma with extroverts was to listen to, like she was going full rap god yet spoke so softly it could pass as ASMR lmao