Never Heard Such a Brutal Line in an Anime Before!? The "Bath" Warning to a Female Friend Hooked on FX Is Shocking

Episode 5 of FX Fighter Kurumi-chan, an anime themed around FX (foreign exchange margin trading), has been airing in stages since October 29. A scene in which Yasuko Takane (voiced by Miho Okasaki) warns FX beginner Mebuki Yamashi (voiced by Ayasa Ito), "You're gonna get sunk in a bath," has become a hot topic.

In Episode 5, "Long or Short? Which Will You Pick?", Mebuki steadily grew her account balance by following the advice of Kurumi Fukuga (voiced by Aina Suzuki). Mebuki was in high spirits, but when it comes to FX, she is still a complete novice.

Having been burned before, Yasuko warned, "At this rate, you're gonna get sunk in a bath," but Mebuki didn't catch on, replying, "Huh? I take a bath every day." Yasuko shot back, "That's not what I mean, idiot!" and then earnestly cautioned, "You can't see it while you're winning. FX has this spell on it: lose even once, and you'll want to win it back."

Despite its cute art style, FX Fighter Kurumi-chan is popular for its harsh portrayals. Many viewers seem to have been startled by Yasuko's line this time as well, with reactions such as "Sunk in a bath (yikes)," "Hearing something that outrageous in such a cute art style was too much for me," "My heart skipped a beat when a phrase that's no joke came up," and "That might be the first time I've heard that in an anime."