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That super expository style you run into in the Kaiji anime is a hallmark of Yuzo Sato, the director. He applied the exact same treatment to the anime adaptations of Akagi and One Outs. Personally I got really into it, but it's something that is enjoyable in part because it is excessive, and also because of strong VA performances in the narration. If the former doesn't hit for you, it doesn't hit for you.
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dogsicle posted:That super expository style you run into in the Kaiji anime is a hallmark of Yuzo Sato, the director. He applied the exact same treatment to the anime adaptations of Akagi and One Outs. Personally I got really into it, but it's something that is enjoyable in part because it is excessive, and also because of strong VA performances in the narration. If the former doesn't hit for you, it doesn't hit for you.
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I think a big theme in Fukumoto's stuff is "people can do a bunch of super lovely/bad stuff, but they're still people and you should empathize with them." Like, there's this one part in (IIRC) a Kaiji spin-off where a character betrays another character, and then Kaiji is like "But put yourself in this position! He was scared! People can do regrettable things under stress!"
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I really like Yumemite since she has such a great dream and this and the next gamble are some of my favorites. The return of fingernail girl is also very good. I also appreciated Mary casually stealing Suzui's chocolate. She's such a bitch and I love her. So it looks like the rest of the episodes will be: 9- Yumemite. 10 & 11- Glasses-kun and set up for ToD and then 12- Tower of Doors and set up for next season. Tower of Doors isn't very long and it may seem a bit of a step down for the season ending but it seems like the best natural end-point imo.
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Nephthys posted:I also appreciated Mary casually stealing Suzui's chocolate. She's such a bitch and I love her.  I'm pretty sure the president's little trip is to go ruin her life though.
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Yumemite was hilariously awful too, really I think Suzui might just be the only major character in the show who isn't completely terrible, and I am not complaining about that at all.
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So who else is fully expecting the president to return right at the crux of whatever gamble this is to watch Yumemite crumble?
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Anime_Otaku posted:Yumemite was hilariously awful too, really I think Suzui might just be the only major character in the show who isn't completely terrible, and I am not complaining about that at all. Suzui is so bizarrely normal compared to everyone else we've seen at the school. I assume this just means that everyone in the upper levels of gambling skill is eccentric or amoral in some regard, but the more amusing possibilities include that either Suzui has some terribleness inside of him or that everyone else is terrible and Suzui is in the completely wrong place.
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Xelkelvos posted:Suzui is so bizarrely normal compared to everyone else we've seen at the school. I assume this just means that everyone in the upper levels of gambling skill is eccentric or amoral in some regard, but the more amusing possibilities include that either Suzui has some terribleness inside of him or that everyone else is terrible and Suzui is in the completely wrong place. e: Yumemite is so delightfully out of her mind. Also weird who they decided to go for wrt her VA. Wark Say fucked around with this message at 12:26 on Aug 28, 2017 |
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Aug 28, 2017 12:18
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Wark Say posted:Well, he does seem to enjoy being around Yumeko, so he can't be all there. yumeko is very pretty and suzui has a superhuman capacity for denial
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There is that, certainly. Or, as my least-favorite character as played by Neil Patrick Harris so eloquently explained:
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I don't fully understand how she intends to go from being a Japanese idol to an Academy award-winning actress when those two markets are very much so seperated. I can understand if she stuck with her acting career and was fishing for the international market but I don't think Idols are anything more than a niche Fascination for a very small percentage of the western world.
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Author might not be as aware of how fragmented the American entertainment industry is compared to Japan. But mostly I think it's because she's a little unhinged, much like everyone else is in this story.
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I'm thinking that she's a long-term planner. I mean, she's out of her loving mind, but we all know our good share of determined crazies.
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Her plan is to become a viral phenomenon, enter the acting industry riding on the fame she's built up, and keep that momentum going until she makes it internationally. I really like Yumemite. She may be one of those comically ambitious villains but her goal is refreshingly grounded and admirable.
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I like that she has star eyes until she breaks character
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blizzardvizard posted:Her plan is to become a viral phenomenon, enter the acting industry riding on the fame she's built up, and keep that momentum going until she makes it internationally. Although she could be going for Best Foreign Language Film.
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Nephthys posted:I also appreciated Mary casually stealing Suzui's chocolate. She's such a bitch and I love her. Yeah agreed, it was a great touch
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Brought To You By posted:I don't fully understand how she intends to go from being a Japanese idol to an Academy award-winning actress when those two markets are very much so seperated. I can understand if she stuck with her acting career and was fishing for the international market but I don't think Idols are anything more than a niche Fascination for a very small percentage of the western world. The terrible Pink Lady variety show in 1980 forever ruined any future possibility of idols switching a career in American show business.
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Ytlaya posted:The terrible Pink Lady variety show in 1980 forever ruined any future possibility of idols switching a career in American show business. Yeah, even huge mainstream Japanese acts like Utada Hikaru, who is American herself, struggled in America. She focused on music, but she went through troubles somewhat similar to Pink Lady. She had to change up her style for the US market and lost a lot of her charm, while Pink Lady couldn't sing any of their Japanese songs and in the TV show were apparently forced to have separate identities, when they were more known to perform as one single entity. It's kind of a wonder that Kyu Sakamoto got as big as he did in the US. The only idol-related star I can think of that's done a Hollywood movie is Kazunari Ninomiya from Arashi, who was in Letters from Iwo Jima.
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Brought To You By posted:But realistically how far will riding an idol career into a Japanese acting career get her if she wants the international market anyways? Her goal is great don't get me wrong, but it's already hard for Asian actors to get into American Cinema, being popular over there won't do good, she should have moved to the States and started building a fanbase over there. That's what I'm thinking, although that doesn't get her in any "Hollywood" movies, it would get her on the red carpet. She could also be trying to go the Rinko Kikuchi route, adding herself to the (very small)list of popular Asian actresses. All she needs to do is get a well-reviewed movie in Japan, get an international/american director to think she'd be good in a serious piece and boom. She'd be an indie-starlet and then have to wriggle her way into bigger parts without (overtly) selling out. That said, were she to be chosen as an actress for Hollywood, she'd drop her idol poo poo super quick and go back to a "normal" sort of style. Idol isn't her goal, it's just a stepping stone. She just wants butts in the seats for her eventual debut.
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Holy poo poo! DAT SUGITA "I refuse  "DAT HAYAMI "gently caress your refusal  "
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whenever sugita does his angry jerk voice now all i hear is the guy from aho girl
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Postal Parcel posted:That's what I'm thinking, although that doesn't get her in any "Hollywood" movies, it would get her on the red carpet. She could also be trying to go the Rinko Kikuchi route, adding herself to the (very small)list of popular Asian actresses. All she needs to do is get a well-reviewed movie in Japan, get an international/american director to think she'd be good in a serious piece and boom. She'd be an indie-starlet and then have to wriggle her way into bigger parts without (overtly) selling out. Do you think anyone ever told Yumemite that you don't have to be an actor to win an Academy Award?
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I can't remember the last time I saw an editor on the red carpet.
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It's explained a bit better in the manga where it's pointed out how incredibly difficult her dream actually is. Link. She's trying to become the top idol in japan, then the top actress in japan then hop over to hollywood and get big roles. With the academies influence it's possible, but she'd still need a ton of luck. Hence why it's basically all just a huge gamble. Skip to the start of the chapter to see that the catalyst of her dream was basically her mom saying its impossible for a japanese girl to do it too. Anyway, this episode felt a bit rushed but I suppose the dance sequence was pretty fun and they needed to squeeze things out for that. Also good to see a gamble that truly did come down to luck in the end. Nephthys fucked around with this message at 12:04 on Sep 3, 2017 |
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paragon1 posted:Do you think anyone ever told Yumemite that you don't have to be an actor to win an Academy Award? Nephthys posted:Anyway, this episode felt a bit rushed but I suppose the dance sequence was pretty fun and they needed to squeeze things out for that. Also good to see a gamble that truly did come down to luck in the end. Postal Parcel fucked around with this message at 19:20 on Sep 4, 2017 |
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yumeko's a talented gal
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OnimaruXLR posted:whenever sugita does his angry jerk voice now all i hear is the guy from aho girl 
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gimme the GOD drat candy posted:yumeko's a talented
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blizzardvizard posted:I really like Yumemite. She may be one of those comically ambitious villains but her goal is refreshingly grounded and admirable. I find it kind of...petty. I dunno, when she went into her motive, I felt this "are you kidding me?" whiplash moment that was as comical as it was facepalm-y. I'm also deathly bored by the whole idol thing every anime is mandated to have, so the past two episodes have been a real drag for me compared to the previous ones. It's good it'll be so short, though, because I feel like if it was 24 episodes this is right around where I'd be going cold on it and slowly drift off. Luckily it'll end soon and the break between seasons will be a good rest for my Kakegurui enthusiasm.
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Glasses guy has been way too composed. I look forward to him turning just as disgusting as the rest of the cast.
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AnoHito posted:Glasses guy has been way too composed. I look forward to him turning just as disgusting as the rest of the cast. 
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AnoHito posted:Glasses guy has been way too composed. I look forward to him turning just as disgusting as the rest of the cast. I don't think the two are at all exclusive. A calm, sane slimeball who's always looking out for a way to advantage himself can be just as repulsive a person as a self-indulgent maniac.
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Lol at the song contest. Kinda want to know how the Who is the Sweetest Girl one went
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AnoHito posted:Glasses guy has been way too composed. I look forward to him turning just as disgusting as the rest of the cast. I've been describing this stuff to all my friends as "anti-fanservice". It's such a great gimmick.
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nega fanservice
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dogsicle posted:it's fanservice, just for masochists I dunno, Ikishima got blue balled pretty hard.
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TenCentFang posted:I dunno, Ikishima got blue balled pretty hard. still within the boundaries of femdom, i'd say
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