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I eagerly await the next episode of Brass Instruments And The Lesbians Who Own Them. Seriously, linking the two leads with the red string of fate in the ED? That's not as unsubtle as Free's BDSM underwater dance party, but it's pretty unsubtle.
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Lucy Heartfilia posted:Lesbians are good. Indeed.
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Apr 9, 2015 12:57
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Sakurazuka posted:Shut up! Yeah, Asuka is basically the best.
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Apr 14, 2015 18:56
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:I am loving the generally grounded feel this has going on. As has been said, the conflict between laid back fun and high effort competition is very compelling. Braids-senpai (Aoi? I think that's right) lamenting her fleeting youth at seventeen years of age is pretty dumb, though. Remember that this is Japan. If you're not married at twenty-five, you're done as a woman. Youth can and does end hard and fast over there, which is why there's so much fetishisation of the glory days of high school.
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Apr 15, 2015 13:32
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Butt Frosted Cake posted:where are you getting your numbers from? worldbank shows only 61% of japanese go to post-secondary with 90 female to 100 male ratio. that's 55% of women bro, if I'm reading that right Ah, I get it. My bad. Darth Walrus fucked around with this message at 22:49 on Apr 15, 2015 |
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Apr 15, 2015 22:24
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Seriously, that was some spectacular cinematography. Shows adapted from novels are often good, but this series's strengths aren't just from the source material.
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Apr 22, 2015 01:47
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Yes_Cantaloupe posted:Good episode. I think it was intended as a reality check. They said they wanted to aim for nationals, and he drove home just how huge an attitude change this would require and then went 'still interested?'.
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Apr 22, 2015 17:43
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Continues to be a seriously quality show. Getting significant Shirobako vibes here, even if it's a little lighter tonally. Also, Kumiko's crush is blatant and adorable.
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Apr 28, 2015 19:28
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Sakurazuka posted:There's no way they're gonna but I still hope so too. I mean, poo poo, it got really obvious this episode. Shame Reina seems more interested in the teacher. Actually, yeah, I want to go back to this, because it's another case of the direction and cinematography being spectacular. The way they've visually articulated a teenager's first major crush (from the teenager's perspective) is pretty much perfect. Darth Walrus fucked around with this message at 03:38 on May 6, 2015 |
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May 6, 2015 03:26
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Plus, Kumiko's a little on the shallow side, so this feels like the sort of thing she'd stress out over.
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May 7, 2015 04:52
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Sakurazuka posted:This show is easily the best thing Kyo-Ani has done in years. And Asuka is the best character. I thought it was Kumiko's old friend? Does he play the trombone? I'm still matching people to instruments.
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May 12, 2015 22:21
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K. Flaps posted:Music is all just imaginary too. You can't touch a sound. Try saying that next time a police LRAD is making you throw up all over the pavement.
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May 19, 2015 10:41
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Actually, serious  answer - you can touch a sound, because sounds are air vibrations. Stand next to a big, meaty speaker doing its thing, and you can absolutely feel it rumbling through you.
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May 19, 2015 11:01
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Phobophilia posted:on yet the other hand anime is real Well, yeah, I don't think anyone's disputing that.
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May 19, 2015 13:24
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arisu posted:I liked this episode a lot. I enjoy shows that have focus episodes on people outside the main characters. Though in this show's case, they can certainly use more focus on one "main character" in particular, since she hasn't really done much of anything yet. I assume that's coming - I suspect the A-plot for the last few episodes will have a lot to do with Reina and Kumiko helping get each other past their really, really obvious issues (Reina's faintly unhealthy drive for success and Kumiko's thing with her sister).
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May 20, 2015 18:18
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coathat posted:It would be better if any of it mattered, but nothing changed at all. It did, though, because it meant both we and the cast learned more about the band's politics, and the president became more secure in (and accepted in) her position after her slowly-building crisis of faith reached a head, and we've set up the implications of the impending conflict over the trumpet section, which is likely to mean bad things for Reina.
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May 20, 2015 18:28
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ViggyNash posted:I'm on the side that this was a good episode. It added a lot to some of the other main characters, like the prez and Asuka, and improved on some of the social dynamics of the band as a whole. I even like the romance setup. It doesn't feel all that forced, because honestly what's a show about a bunch of high school students doing regular things if there's no romance? If they're actually going for Shuichi/Hazuki, then yeah, it should be fine. It's just that he and Kumiko have, like, zero romantic chemistry, so it'd suck if it was used to bring them into a relationship. It's kind of weird that the books apparently keep everything heterosexual, because the show is presently leaning heavily towards Kumiko/Reina and Shuichi/Hazuki. I mean, forget the ED, that little conversation in Episode 6 where Kumiko tries to 'pay back' Reina's Vogue shot alone...
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May 20, 2015 22:30
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Insurrectionist posted:AFAIK Kumiko does end up with Shuichi in the novels. It's seemingly not built up that much there either, but it's more understandable anyway because A: Shuichi has a bigger presence in the novels I believe, and B: a lot of the Kumiko/Reina interactions in the anime is original material apparently. Now, adding so much Kumiko/Reina stuff instead of building up to romance with Shuichi seems weird if they're just gonna re-tread the same romance. However, Hazuki having a thing for Shuichi is apparently still a thing in the novels though, so that subplot in and of itself doesn't indicate that the anime staff is planning to pair him off with her. And Kumiko/Reina still have lots of subtext/tension in the novels too, despite each getting paired with someone else (As a side-note, Reina gets paired with the teacher which, eeeeeewww. I'd hope they change things up just for that). Well, gently caress canon, then, I guess we know what the superior option here is. C'mon, KyoAni. Be bold. Do eeet.
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May 21, 2015 00:04
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arisu posted:After this episode I will rage if this show isn't yuri ending. ... but I expect it won't be. This episode felt kind of 'OK, fanboys, here's what you wanted, now let's pull back and do a proper heterosexual romance because Class S isn't dead no matter how much people might hope otherwise'. I mean, I'd love to be wrong, but...
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May 26, 2015 19:57
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Phobophilia posted:http://a.pomf.se/ntbmqs.webm Gotou is hot? I mean, yeah, everyone in a KyoAni production is drawn cute (including, yes, Shuichi), but I don't recall the cinematography drawing much attention to it in Gotou's case. Phobophilia posted:Some people can't stand anything but heterosexual relationships in the media they consume, often because they are small minded bigots who can't bear to see a character give affection to someone who isn't their self-insert. Other people can't stand anything but homosexual relationships in the media they consume, often because they are fetishists who can't bear to see the a character taint their purity with someone of the same gender as the audience. Both attitudes are wrong. Never watch with pre-conceptions, for they will only harm your understanding. We still agree Reina is the superior alternative though, right?
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May 30, 2015 14:29
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The Devil Tesla posted:I watch anime and feel nothing. Even Ping Pong?
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May 30, 2015 19:45
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The Devil Tesla posted:That post was a lie, my heart is full of moe and burning spirit. You should probably see a doctor about that.
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May 30, 2015 23:58
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The Devil Tesla posted:yuri delirium Doesn't that summarise most of Ikuhara's shows?
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Jun 1, 2015 19:12
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ViggyNash posted:I was very confused by this at first. She says that, but teenagers can be really vicious, and all signs indicate she's got a world of hurt headed her way. After Reina's spent much of the series inspiring Kumiko, I suspect this is where the latter now has to lend her
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on the inside. She wouldn't give a gently caress if everyone else started hating her.
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Jun 3, 2015 21:08
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Fangz posted:Well, Kaori and Haruka seem much closer. Yeah, but they just seem like good friends, nothing obviously romantic. Bow-girl has an obvious and explicit crush on Kaori - see also, when she got pissed at being shot down after asking her out on a festival date.
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This derail does not have my seal of approval.
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Jun 8, 2015 17:10
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afatwhiteloaf posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjzDyI3QQ9s Not really. It was a solid, angry episode about band politics with the show's usual deft character work. Actually, it was one of the show's more intense eps. The bait and switch definitely sucked, though.
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Jun 9, 2015 20:03
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The main couple in Steins;Gate are pretty clearly together by the end (especially if you count the OVA, and you should count the OVA for everything, because holy poo poo that customs scene), and it would be hard to call their romance the A-plot even if it is important.
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Jun 12, 2015 20:46
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AnacondaHL posted:But yes, bow girl should be blamed for everything, most importantly, for sucking at trumpet. I thought she was cranky because she wasn't getting a chance to do that?
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Jun 13, 2015 20:49
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Holy poo poo, KyoAni, now you're just being evil. Hell of an episode, though.
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Jun 16, 2015 18:46
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Seriously, that ep was hella tense. How do you make an audition for the lead solo part in a high-school band feel like a fuckin' Kaiji episode?
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Jun 16, 2015 20:21
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Davincie posted:apparently, and this is according to tumblr so take it with a grain of salt, kumiko used to word 'ai' (confirmed i heard it) which means real love instead of the often used suki which is often used and way less serious. i don't know how real this difference actually is though She was echoing what Reina said to her during their Episode 8 date. There was one thing that was a really big deal about Kumiko's behaviour this episode, though. For pretty much the whole series she's been one of life's followers, getting dragged into stuff she doesn't necessarily have a great deal of enthusiasm for and carefully avoiding taking sides. Here, however, she was willing to stand by Reina even if it meant pissing off the entire band. That's pretty huge. One other thing - was it just me, or was Taki not doing a blind audition something of a betrayal? It turned the whole thing into much more of a popularity contest, and if it hadn't been for Kumiko's crush, Hazuki knowing when to fly wing, and Kaori being a graceful loser, Reina wouldn't have got the place she deserved. You could really see the audience admitting to themselves that Reina was the better player, but hesitating to vote because it'd paint targets on their backs.
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Cake Attack posted:i feel like he was pretty confident that kaori would acquiesce after reina was blatantly better right next to her, and doing things this way basically put the entire issue to rest Probably, but if Reina hadn't got those votes (and, as mentioned, doing that was highly uncharacteristic of Kumiko) then giving her the solo would have been a much tougher sell. It would have felt like teacher fiat all over again, even if Kaori acquiesced to it, and would have put Reina in a really bad spot.
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Cake Attack posted:it proves shuichi is a chump and kumiko should have nothing to do with him It is kind of hilarious how they're torpedoing what's apparently the official heterosexual romance in this story. Kumiko just stops by the riverbank, sees Shuichi there primed and ready for a Big Important Character Moment, and just keeps walking while noting to herself that she needs to practice more.
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Jun 16, 2015 23:35
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ElectricHeir posted:"Ai" (愛) is kind of the general word for love while "koi" (恋) is specifically used for romantic love. As I recall, it's more that ai is loving, while koi is being loved. That's not perfect, since they're both nouns rather than verbs, but it's close enough.
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Jun 17, 2015 17:07
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Nate RFB posted:Wait, are there more books? It's a trilogy. They do seem to be changing a couple of things, though (by this point in the thread, I think we all know what), so I'm not sure how graceful a novel-canon continuation would be.
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Jun 17, 2015 19:38
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OK, looks like that wasn't the finale - guess we have one more TV ep to go. Anyway, notes on this week - less gay than last Tuesday (though still fairly gay), Reina's a big softy, Shuichi's still failing hilariously at the whole 'potential love interest' thing, and the last few minutes contain the biggest, most dramatic twist of the series. Euph-kun!
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Jun 23, 2015 20:12
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Fangz posted:This is nutty of me but I really think an yuri end is gonna happen. Heterosexuality can't melt steel beams.
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Sakurazuka posted:I know not what the second KyoAni war will be fought with but the third will be fought with fanfics and doujins. I'm pretty sure that's what the last two were fought with.
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