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Young women drinking beer and showing their foreheads should just be a show unto itself.
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# ? May 18, 2017 05:23 |
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# ? May 27, 2024 03:21 |
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I, too, would like Nomi Joshi to be animated.
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# ? May 18, 2017 14:21 |
I like how not only do they have actual different and varying outfits (although I think it's only like 2-3 so far) they took the time to do the hairstyle and makeup changes for Sanae. It helps humanize so much more when there's "okay, I'm done for the day" and having variation in clothes. It isn't much but IMO it makes a huge difference to the realness of the show.
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# ? May 19, 2017 15:47 |
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Was that movie's budget so low they couldn't afford a sound mixer and had to record the taiko drums during the scene in real-time?
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# ? May 20, 2017 03:25 |
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They mentioned a shoestring budget so yeah. Also the director was crazy enough to insist on doing it live anyway probably. Got to say, when this season started I didn't expect this show to be on my shortlist, but I've been enjoying this a lot. No overdone romance plots, no fantasy bullshit, just a bunch of young women running the tourism board for a small town.
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# ? May 20, 2017 03:57 |
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I've watched a few episodes, and it hasn't really grabbed me yet. It's inoffensive, but I just don't see it having a satisfying ending. The premise and setting is realistic enough that a happy "you saved the town!" ending would feel out of place. And the realistic "you wasted a year accomplishing nothing!" seems a little too depressing. Maybe she will learn to love the country life, but tying it to economic realities also makes that a little hard to justify. Also, none of the characters are particularly interesting.
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# ? May 20, 2017 06:23 |
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I don't know about you guys but I relate to Sanae and Maki so much, I'm in the same age range as them with similar life experiences.
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# ? May 22, 2017 03:00 |
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I think I'm getting to the Sanae/Maki age range. Shirobako got me around the same time as them so I guess this is just growing with P.A. Works shows?
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# ? May 22, 2017 04:46 |
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brainwrinkle posted:I've watched a few episodes, and it hasn't really grabbed me yet. It's inoffensive, but I just don't see it having a satisfying ending. The premise and setting is realistic enough that a happy "you saved the town!" ending would feel out of place. And the realistic "you wasted a year accomplishing nothing!" seems a little too depressing. Maybe she will learn to love the country life, but tying it to economic realities also makes that a little hard to justify. I started watching it, and ended up binging on all the available episodes. I too like the premise and how realistic it is. That being said, I don't think that it will end up in a bleak note. They could end it with (personal theory)showing that Sakura realizes that they should be promoting the town's traditions, instead of relying on gimmicks like the Chupacabra or turnips that no one really cares a lot about. And instead rely on the cherry-blossoms that she shares a name with. But that depends if they will wrap it up in the remaining episodes, or somehow get a second season to expand on this.
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# ? May 28, 2017 06:59 |
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Sakura Quest is already confirmed for Summer, unless senpai.moe is wrong.
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# ? May 28, 2017 13:04 |
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Kal-L posted:I started watching it, and ended up binging on all the available episodes. I too like the premise and how realistic it is. Good theory, except that nobody in this show is named Sakura. e: Shiori's "I just assumed this could go on, I never looked ahead" speech makes this show three for three on "oh goddammit no that's me" for me. This show is so good it's painful. Caphi fucked around with this message at 14:14 on May 28, 2017 |
# ? May 28, 2017 14:11 |
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Caphi posted:Good theory, except that nobody in this show is named Sakura. I kept reading the title as "Sakura's Quest" and thought that was the name of the main character.
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# ? May 29, 2017 11:17 |
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The farming outfits in ep8 are great I like Yoshino's the best Floppy straw hats are extremely good value
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# ? May 31, 2017 22:37 |
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I wasn't super taken with the whole film arc but episode 8 was really good. Go Shiori! Chef Bear is a cutie I liked the bug dish too
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# ? May 31, 2017 23:02 |
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I hope Yoshino continues to be a huge dork
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# ? Jun 1, 2017 00:31 |
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Lol at Shiori telling that girl the somen would increase her bust the Chef Bear and Sayuri are very cute
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# ? Jun 1, 2017 04:34 |
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Enjoyed the 5D Super Ultra Somen Adventure Arcade
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# ? Jun 1, 2017 04:42 |
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Knorth posted:Lol at Shiori telling that girl the somen would increase her bust I'm glad something the cast did finally worked out.
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# ? Jun 1, 2017 22:22 |
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Well, this week was kind of depressing if you're a fan of Ririko at all.
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# ? Jun 7, 2017 20:06 |
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Kwyndig posted:Well, this week was kind of depressing if you're a fan of Ririko at all. Too close to home for many goons as well, I'd expect.
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# ? Jun 7, 2017 22:41 |
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My brain just will not accept that Riri and Shiori are supposed to be the same age. I don't know if it's the designs or the behavior but it just feels like Shiori should be at least 10 years older
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# ? Jun 9, 2017 06:05 |
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Hargrimm posted:My brain just will not accept that Riri and Shiori are supposed to be the same age. I don't know if it's the designs or the behavior but it just feels like Shiori should be at least 10 years older It's the behavior. Shiori acts kind of motherly, taking care of everyone. Maki seems to be the oldest, followed by Sanae; then Shiori, Ririko and Yoshino are the same age. Ririko's my favorite character, not because of her goon-like origin story, but any girl who likes UMAs and knows about high-end video gear is awesome. Edit: Whoa! I just saw the Wikipedia page, and saw there's going to be 25 episodes. I thought it was going to last just 13, like most series I end up liking these days. Kal-L fucked around with this message at 11:36 on Jun 9, 2017 |
# ? Jun 9, 2017 11:29 |
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Lol at the bus driver This episode is pretty fun, Riri and Shi were very cute kids The Manoyama Dance, is good Knorth fucked around with this message at 02:19 on Jun 13, 2017 |
# ? Jun 13, 2017 02:15 |
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I ship Ririko and Sandal now.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 01:13 |
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Sandal is too much of a free spirit to be tied down.
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# ? Jun 15, 2017 01:44 |
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Episode got really meta for a minute there.
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# ? Jun 21, 2017 22:26 |
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Wandering artist guy in top form this episode.
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# ? Jun 21, 2017 23:19 |
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I really liked how pleasant this episode was. No stress; just a breather and some time for reflection. The ED is nice too. I'm also pretty impressed that PA Works decided to go with fluent Spanish speakers in addition to Sandal-san's actually-a-non-Japanese-native VA. Keeping with the theme from prior episodes, I suspect that Manoyama will try to appeal to non-native residents who are seeking family-friendly towns to settle down in. At least, that's what I think, judging from their "safe birth" shirts.
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# ? Jul 6, 2017 05:30 |
For those you didn't notice, this is Sandal's VA: Vinay Murthy, as far as I can tell he primarily works with voice over and narration of English material for the Japanese market. So I guess getting a role for an original dub is unusual for him too. I'm very glad they went with a native English speaker. (But I need to catch up on the show, 3 episodes behind right now.)
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# ? Jul 10, 2017 20:37 |
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krnhotwings posted:I really liked how pleasant this episode was. No stress; just a breather and some time for reflection. The ED is nice too. That would be a surprise, since one of the reasons for Japan's current population woes is that they're not very open to immigration. Also, if they want permanent residents they need more than just empty houses. They need jobs that are in or near Manoyama, that last more than one year. And incentives for young people to choose their town among all the other slowly depopulating towns. I think that's part of the reason behind this episode showing Yoshino's hometown and Sanae's friends talking about their new businesses/family incentives.
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# ? Jul 12, 2017 01:35 |
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Guesses on the secret hidden in the lake?
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# ? Jul 15, 2017 13:40 |
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Normally I'd guess "embarrassing past failure" but the chief doesn't seem the least bit ashamed by all his other flops. Maybe something he accidentally destroyed and later lied about? Expensive parade float car?
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# ? Jul 15, 2017 16:42 |
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Going by the photo in the preview, It's probably something related to the band the chief used to be in (along with the inventor guy and presumably also Ririko's grandmother). Hard to guess what it actually is, though.
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# ? Jul 15, 2017 20:36 |
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Could be a fake Chupakabra setup that the stories were based on.
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# ? Jul 16, 2017 02:36 |
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paragon1 posted:Normally I'd guess "embarrassing past failure" but the chief doesn't seem the least bit ashamed by all his other flops. Maybe something he accidentally destroyed and later lied about? Expensive parade float car? Similar to this i'm going to go with "embarrassing past success" that relates to the kingdom of Kabura and him being prince at the time. Maybe he was the lead singer for Abra and the Kaburas.
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# ? Jul 16, 2017 13:36 |
Welp there's the real sakura (lake) fetch quest!
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 21:06 |
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I wasn't expecting an actual quest to show up after 16 episodes, but I'll take it!
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# ? Jul 19, 2017 23:31 |
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paragon1 posted:Normally I'd guess "embarrassing past failure" but the chief doesn't seem the least bit ashamed by all his other flops. Maybe something he accidentally destroyed and later lied about? Expensive parade float car? It turns out this was partially correct. except it seems less of a secret and more of people forgot except those involved. Also it was a float of sorts
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# ? Jul 20, 2017 17:52 |
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Oh my god the band nicknames
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# ? Jul 25, 2017 22:22 |
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I thought it was cool that he was just really passionate about the town.
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# ? Jul 26, 2017 01:16 |