As a hard of hearing person, the first few episodes definitely opened up a lot of suppressed emotions. I found myself crying/tearing up over several scenes. So far, the series does a great job on portraying realistic emotions and experiences as a HoH person.
There was one scene where the professor tells a joke to the class, and everyone except Kohei was laughing. It was a subtle yet impactful detail. I have experienced similar situations like that, where there's a mix of emotions of curiosity, confusion, and the overall feeling of being left out due to not hearing or fully understanding what a person said.
I also felt that Taichi's anger and frustration for Kohei, was something I always felt towards ignorant individuals. As someone raised speaking in English and Chinese, there was no place for me to learn sign language as another way to communicate with others. Like Taichi, I absolutely hated how some automatically assumed I can use sign language.
However, the water fight scene had me on edge. I was worried his hearing aids would be damaged... those things are veryyyyy expensive to replace hahaha
There was one scene where the professor tells a joke to the class, and everyone except Kohei was laughing. It was a subtle yet impactful detail. I have experienced similar situations like that, where there's a mix of emotions of curiosity, confusion, and the overall feeling of being left out due to not hearing or fully understanding what a person said.
I also felt that Taichi's anger and frustration for Kohei, was something I always felt towards ignorant individuals. As someone raised speaking in English and Chinese, there was no place for me to learn sign language as another way to communicate with others. Like Taichi, I absolutely hated how some automatically assumed I can use sign language.
However, the water fight scene had me on edge. I was worried his hearing aids would be damaged... those things are veryyyyy expensive to replace hahaha