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 As seen in the seasonal thread: Sekkou Boys is a unit of four stone figures — the military saint and group leader Saint Giorgio, history's original celebrity Medici, the strikingly handsome and multi-talented Hermes, and the god of war Mars who is earnest about love — who become idiosyncratic idols. The story depicts their efforts to make it in the entertainment world with their female manager Miki Ishimoto, who just graduated from college. tl;dr Somehow stone busts become idols. This is an incredibly stupid premise. Let's see if this manages to be as entertaining as I hope. who the everloving hell (historical figure intros lovingly paraphrased from wikipedia)  Saint Giorgio (voiced by Tomokazu Sugita) Roman army soldier, martyred by Diocletian for not renouncing the Christian faith. Known for that story where he killed a dragon. Reportedly self-stoic in this incarnation. Or something. Leader of the group. Third bust in the top image, I think.  Medici (voiced by Shinnosuke Tachibana) I'm assuming this is Lorenzo de' Medici. Big sponsor of contemporary art, forger of peace of Italian states of his time, properly describable as a Renaissance man. Innocent handsome boy of the group. Second bust in the above image. Thanks Fangz for having better eyes than me!  Hermes (voiced by Jun Fukuyama) Second-youngest Olympian god. Their messenger, a god of transitions and boundaries, linked to Mercury in the Roman version of the Greek pantheon. Maximum talent and genius. First bust in the above image. Thanks Fangz for looking more carefully than I did!  Mars (voiced by Daisuke Ono) Roman god of war. Differs from the linked Greek deity Ares in that Mars' military power was interpreted for peace versus outright destruction. A father of the Roman people. All about the lovin' in this incarnation. Fourth bust in the above image. Sweet helmet.  Miki Ishimoto (voiced by Shiho Kokido) Fresh-out-of-college idol manager. 22 years old, new employee of Holbein Entertainment. Has to deal with the above four. Has sculpture PTSD. Someone please get this girl professional therapy. when the everloving hell Episodes are ~8 minutes long. The show airs on Fridays in Japanland, and you can watch it on Crunchyroll! graybook fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Jan 9, 2016 |
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This was surprisingly really good. I mean I was expecting an entertaining first episode, but statue puns aside, it doesn't feel too reliant on its premise. Everyone involved with this seem to be having fun. Short-form anime continues to rule.
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Jan 8, 2016 20:04
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Main character's college hair was the best thing about the episode.
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Jan 8, 2016 20:12
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I feel like the main joke setup should've been something I found grating and tryhard, but it ended up feeling like a D-Frag level boke/tsukkomi kind of thing, so I'm pleased that I at least wasn't turned off of something I was quite looking forward to. Here's to seeing how poor Miki deals with these... ...guys. And to seeing how that other idol chick (I think) interacts, human to non-human idol. Also, the company president's statement about not being an agency for humans anymore makes me wonder: are there going to be other sculpture idol( group)s? Are there going to be like... animal idol groups? I fully welcome however ridiculous this is going to get. EDIT: Apparently there's a post-episode chat segment. ...with the statues. ...and it's live action. And in Japanese, naturally. graybook fucked around with this message at 21:22 on Jan 8, 2016 |
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Jan 8, 2016 21:18
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They should have gotten Kamiya to play Medici.
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Jan 9, 2016 00:34
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graybook posted:
Hermes is the first bust and Medici is the second. Medici has more of an youthful, effeminate look and bigger eyes, while Hermes has that brow ridge going, and a more rounded face overall.
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Jan 9, 2016 01:25
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Edited, thanks!
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Can't wait for the R-18 doujins.
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Jan 9, 2016 12:45
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S-E-K-K-O B-O-Y-S Sekko!
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Jan 9, 2016 14:39
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wtf this sounds loving awesome. I'm gonna watch it.
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Jan 9, 2016 21:16
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Sakurazuka posted:Main character's college hair was the best thing about the episode.  she was actually a pretty good painter
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Jan 9, 2016 22:21
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Being able to claim that this idol group was assembled just because of their busts and have it be literal is the best thing about this anime.
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these guys are called the sekkō (plaster) boys, but the series details say they're made of stone??? Piece of poo poo anime can't make up its mind about its own drat premise Also it's very good.
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Jan 10, 2016 13:13
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lol at Medici needing a children's car seat because he's the smallest
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Jan 15, 2016 18:23
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I think we can now assume that each of the members has their own place. This continues to be silly.
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i wish i had more substantial things to say about this show but it's really absurd and great
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Jan 25, 2016 00:50
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The ED is really catchy is my main opinion. Show's entertaining too
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Jan 25, 2016 01:13
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I really like the two episodes I've seen of this, and I fully expect to continue to enjoy it. It's silly.
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Jan 25, 2016 01:13
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It's a pretty fun twist on the otherwise formulaic idol genre. Kind of like symphogear
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Jan 25, 2016 01:43
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'It's creepy-cute!' That was the best episode
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Jan 29, 2016 20:49
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Still AOTY. I continue to be confused at how the hell the statues move on their own.
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graybook posted:Still AOTY. same like dropping off Mars inside the lobby of his apartment building last ep made me laugh
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Jan 29, 2016 21:26
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My first thought was why were their managers screwing up their backs carrying them around if they can move anyway? I guess maybe they can only move when you can't see them.....
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_stones
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Jan 29, 2016 23:50
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Mars is best boy. Was this the first time we actually saw one of them move on screen?
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Small detail, but I thought it was super cute that the person interviewing the Sekkou (in kana, せっこう) Boys was named Setsukou (in kana, せつこう, the same but with the small tsu replaced with a normal tsu)  Theowulv posted:Mars is best boy. Did any of them move? I mean, there were effects over Mars, but that's it Also, Hermes is best boy, sorry!
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Adelheid posted:Did any of them move? I mean, there were effects over Mars, but that's it I think the Sekko Boys are basically those statue monsters from Doctor Who, they are perfectly capable of moving around, but can only do it when they are not being observed.
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Adelheid posted:Did any of them move? I mean, there were effects over Mars, but that's it At 5:54 of episode 5 Mars peeks his head from behind the seat. It could just be the car swerving a bit, but it definitely seemed like he moved to me.
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I hope I don't get tired of the way they get decorated constantly. Hermes with the messy eating was pure gold. Also, oh god Mars's family is also statues I want to meet more statues in this show.
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Feb 6, 2016 22:05
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Mars' reaction to his family being disappointed by his performance was loving priceless. "Ma-kun?" *clunk*
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Really loving the continued inclusion of Mars and Hermes's family. Dionysus cracked me up real good.
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graybook posted:Also, the company president's statement about not being an agency for humans anymore makes me wonder: are there going to be other sculpture idol( group)s? Are there going to be like... animal idol groups? I fully welcome however ridiculous this is going to get. Well, this episode answered that question handily.
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I caught up with this yesterday afternoon and liked it more than I thought I would. The length helps it quite a bit, it's pretty rare for a joke to be overdone or to overstay its welcome.
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I feel like the last couple episodes were a bit busy, like the events didn't really get time to breathe. Hopefully they get back to a good pace.
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Mar 1, 2016 16:46
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Just when Ishimoto was on board again, somebody else disappears all of a sudden... Edit: 
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Having paused after the first couple episodes, I'm catching up on this, and it's good and funny.
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lol, she took Medici along on the stakeout
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The weirdest thing about this is that Hermes isn't just a bust.
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