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Good Listener: Sep 2, 2006; Ask me about moons
Fact #1 The Moon is really cool

Super Jay Mann posted:

Dang this episode was great. I'll probably have to watch this again, but did Riri literally turn her body into six kemurikusa or just "copy" herself and imprint her memories onto the leaf? Would the "real" Riri still be alive (or possibly just dead?) or are the six literally her? Is the current Wakaba the same as the one in the memories or a copy made in the same way Riri was? So many questions and it's not next week yet.

That post-credits scene though... I should have expected it after how KF 11 ended but Tatsuki is one mean son of a bitch

I was curious since when Riri was running you heard Wakaba yell for Rin-san to run. Just man this show is pulling out things I wasn't super expecting it to.

# ? Mar 21, 2019 19:23

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# ? May 3, 2024 12:12

Zereth: Jul 9, 2003

Good Listener posted:

I was curious since when Riri was running you heard Wakaba yell for Rin-san to run. Just man this show is pulling out things I wasn't super expecting it to.

I'm pretty sure that was present-Wakaba yelling at Rin from outside the flashback. We see why he was yelling in the post-credits stinger.

# ? Mar 22, 2019 00:26

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

I'm not sure what this is for, but Tatsuki also did a few short manga chapters that go up to episode 10 or so.

https://mangadex.org/title/34005/kemurikusa-wakaba-memo

There's not really anything new, but there were a few frames from a show promo page that I liked. Presumably from before things went to poo poo.

# ? Mar 22, 2019 03:11

El Burbo: Oct 10, 2012

Theyre from the twitter shorts that I linked to on page 1!

# ? Mar 22, 2019 03:19

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

I will watch them then!

# ? Mar 22, 2019 03:28

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

Ep 0.5

Ep 2

# ? Mar 24, 2019 02:17

sinky: Feb 22, 2011; Slippery Tilde

# ? Mar 24, 2019 10:20

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

# ? Mar 24, 2019 15:53

El Burbo: Oct 10, 2012

# ? Mar 25, 2019 04:34

Zeruel: Mar 27, 2010; Alert: bad post spotted.

Happi endo

# ? Mar 25, 2019 05:33

Lurking Haro: Oct 27, 2009

El Burbo posted:

With a fairy tale kiss from Rin-chan, Wakaba somehow gets revived.
"'gratulations"
"Once would have been fine..."

Somehow and like this and that all the sisters get revived.
"Banzai!"

With everyone they somehow stop the red tree and red mist and there's lots of water.
"Yay!"

Wakaba's and Riri's memories return to Wakaba and Rin for some reason, and they have a reunion (Their previous memories don't disappear)
"I know you!"

In some inexplicable and mysterious way they depart on another journey
Happi Endo!

Gloomy Rube posted:

Tasty water infinity!

Lurking Haro fucked around with this message at 14:15 on Mar 25, 2019

# ? Mar 25, 2019 08:46

Gloomy Rube: Mar 4, 2008

Tasty water infinity!

also where'd you find the storyboard for the rest of the season, wow, and without a spoiler tag!!

# ? Mar 25, 2019 13:51

Zeruel: Mar 27, 2010; Alert: bad post spotted.

Just noticed the tank says oishî mizu times infinity
:3:

# ? Mar 25, 2019 14:06

Revalis Enai: Apr 21, 2003; <img src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-revalis_enai.gif"><br>Wait, what's my phone number again?; Fun Shoe

I like the X6 sign on Rina

# ? Mar 25, 2019 19:26

Ghosts n Gopniks: Nov 2, 2004; Imagine how much more sad and lonely we would be if not for the hard work of lowtax. Here's $12.95 to his aid.

https://twitter.com/coco1sb/status/1110212528812912642

# ? Mar 26, 2019 00:11

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

Hell yeah. Would be happy to rustle that updo.

There's a fan art countdown on this twitter account, a pretty good Riku and Ryoku I thought.

https://twitter.com/karyoku_seigi/status/1110153298395320320

# ? Mar 26, 2019 06:47

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

https://twitter.com/karyoku_seigi/status/1110528526489251841

# ? Mar 27, 2019 03:12

El Burbo: Oct 10, 2012

https://www.goodsmile.info/en/product/8174/Nendoroid+Rin.html

Goodsmile is keeping the last of the faceplates secret for now. Maybe something that will only make sense after tomorrow?

3/27 edit: I have a good idea on what the final face plate will be, now.

El Burbo fucked around with this message at 17:23 on Mar 27, 2019

# ? Mar 27, 2019 04:33

Gloomy Rube: Mar 4, 2008

Golly, that was an ending.

# ? Mar 27, 2019 19:39

Ghosts n Gopniks: Nov 2, 2004; Imagine how much more sad and lonely we would be if not for the hard work of lowtax. Here's $12.95 to his aid.

Sacred shitballs, that was an ending. Wow.

# ? Mar 27, 2019 20:11

Super Jay Mann: Nov 6, 2008

I applaud Tatsuki and Yaoyorozu for this excellent modern retelling of The Land Before Time :golfclap:

# ? Mar 27, 2019 21:13

Sindai: Jan 24, 2007; i want to achieve immortality through not dying

I figured that was what was going on when the "dead" sisters kept conveniently showing up nearby whenever Wakaba wandered off by himself, and the second set showed they were sharing a body.

The action was...really rough. Fun mystery and atmosphere though.

# ? Mar 28, 2019 00:48

Annointed: Mar 2, 2013

Yeah the animation at parts are not exactly the best. But the rest satisfied me.

She smiled and said "I love you" to Wakaba." Ship confirmed and everything is good!
https://image.myanimelist.net/ui/5LYzTBVoS196gvYvw3zjwAbydIQwHGh5u24uq3-wuMk

Annointed fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Mar 28, 2019

# ? Mar 28, 2019 01:15

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

I was pretty happy with this ep, but I sure wish they didn't use a minute and a half on the OP because the story ended up rushed and could've used that time to slow down a little.

https://twitter.com/irodori7/status/1110916908272869376

# ? Mar 28, 2019 02:43

Cipher Pol 9: Oct 9, 2006

It's a really good OP though

I'm glad I didn't drop this early on. It had the seeds of something greater from the start and hot drat did they bloom.

Annointed posted:

She smiled and said "I love you" to Wakaba." Ship confirmed and everything is good!
https://image.myanimelist.net/ui/5LYzTBVoS196gvYvw3zjwAbydIQwHGh5u24uq3-wuMk

Agreed that the action was real rough at times, the studio definitely isn't ready to do the next Land of the Lustrous, but character moments like these make it all worth it. What a smile.

Cipher Pol 9 fucked around with this message at 13:12 on Mar 28, 2019

# ? Mar 28, 2019 09:18

Ghosts n Gopniks: Nov 2, 2004; Imagine how much more sad and lonely we would be if not for the hard work of lowtax. Here's $12.95 to his aid.

When writing beats all.

# ? Mar 28, 2019 12:15

Gloomy Rube: Mar 4, 2008

Annointed posted:

Ship confirmed

But They're outside the ship now :v:

# ? Mar 28, 2019 12:19

Xelkelvos: Dec 19, 2012

Cipher Pol 9 posted:

It's a really good OP though

I'm glad I didn't drop this early on. It had the seeds of something greater from the start and hot drat did they bloom.

Agreed that the action was real rough at times, the studio definitely isn't ready to do the next Land of the Lustrous, but character moments like these make it all worth it. What a smile.

The action scenes in this epsiode were probably the roughest of the entire series.

# ? Mar 28, 2019 15:57

Zereth: Jul 9, 2003

Xelkelvos posted:

The action scenes in this epsiode were probably the roughest of the entire series.

Clearly the entire budget was spent on that smile at the end.

# ? Mar 28, 2019 16:41

Xelkelvos: Dec 19, 2012

I'm glad the smile was protected

# ? Mar 28, 2019 17:33

Good Listener: Sep 2, 2006; Ask me about moons
Fact #1 The Moon is really cool

Good end.

# ? Mar 28, 2019 19:23

Cipher Pol 9: Oct 9, 2006

Xelkelvos posted:

The action scenes in this epsiode were probably the roughest of the entire series.

Probably the largest scale too, but either way yeah it wasn't good. The running scenes were real awkward especially.

# ? Mar 28, 2019 22:09

Revalis Enai: Apr 21, 2003; <img src="https://fi.somethingawful.com/customtitles/title-revalis_enai.gif"><br>Wait, what's my phone number again?; Fun Shoe

Cipher Pol 9 posted:

Probably the largest scale too, but either way yeah it wasn't good. The running scenes were real awkward especially.

The sound wasn't matching what was happening in certain parts too. I'm hoping they will improve the quality for the DVD/BD release.

# ? Mar 28, 2019 23:17

Agronox: Feb 4, 2005

Some last thoughts, in no particular order:

Despite some poor art and bad animation, this ended up being one of my favorite series this season. Tatsuki does a good job teasing out these mysterious worlds with characters you take a liking to.
Speaking of which, how crazy a decision was it to use Wakaba as a main character? Imagine: you're pretty much on your own after losing the job that made you famous, and if your original work doesn't sell here it's entirely possible that you never helm a full-length show again. So here's Wakaba, annoyingly curious, not particularly masculine, and just plain weird. I think most showrunners would've played it safe with a more traditional shonen hero.
There are still some plot points I still don't understand--how did all three sisters show up against the red tree? Old Wakaba had a ship within a ship? What was Riku looking for in that mall?--but I guess they don't really matter.
I've re-watched a few episodes, and if you liked the show it's well-worth it. Good foreshadowing and you'll probably catch some musical cues that come up later.
The voice acting was pretty adorable here, especially the lost sisters. Ryo's voice is practically hypnotic.
Wakaba couldn't quite "protect that smile," but Rin herself and her sisters did. Nice touch.
Going into episode 11, I could not figure out how there was possibly enough time to explain the lore behind what was going on. Turns out they did a pretty good job of it. Poor Riri.
I'm glad that a show in as bleak a setting as this one ended happily. Rin finally got her sparkles!

# ? Mar 29, 2019 06:10

El Burbo: Oct 10, 2012

The sisters showed up because Rina gave up her clones to give Rin her cloning leaf, allowing the three to manifest independently from each other. Not sure how exactly they were showing up before, but they were being stored in the memory leaf.

# ? Mar 29, 2019 08:02