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| This looks amazing!!! Can't wait! |
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| now that I'm thinking better... this could be a good yuri story... 2 girls, 1 playing a male character and the other a female... then in real life they meet but the girl playing the female character thought the person playing the male character would be a boy... but no... Well, the rest you can guess. |
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| oh my god it's old Tomoko XD |
Anathor said: I've been playing MMOs for years, and so far only a single time I found a girl playing a male and the reason was similar to males playing females "Don't want to watch a dude/girl butt all day long". I actually only played male characters up unting a couple years ago. I always asked myself why people played gender-swapped characters (didn't know about the above answer yet); so decided to give it a try with a female alt...well since then I've only been playing female characters xD. I think I made around 10? female alts in gw2 alone..That game especially has an "endgame" focused around fashion wars, and doing it with a female character is a whole other story. Not to mention that I tend to like female characters animations better, usually. Well that was quite the digress..anyway I liked the premise of gender-swapped MCs in an MMO. I think this might be a very average anime; but nonetheless I still think I'm going to enjoy it, based on what I've seen so far. Yeah that is pretty much the biggest reason to play the opposite gender. And a double-reason for many women as well. You may have only known 1, but you could have potentially played with hundreds or thousands, because most of us don't tell our gender in the game, or only talk in private chats. If you join a group of girl gamers there is pretty apparent population of women irl who play male characters, and even more so in the Yaoi/BL communities where seeing beautiful male characters is the ultimate desire (same as guys who want to see attractive girl characters). There is also more exploration having been done within the BL community because of BL Games having us play the POV of a guy (and many of us realizing how much happier we are when we're not treated as, well, women, but rather gay men among men). I've actually led much happier gaming life when I was identifying as a gay man, than when I became more open as female, but you still get treated with more respect even if you're openly female as long as you play a male character, because most straight guys will still be repelled from hitting on you or having nasty thoughts about you, from seeing your character as a dude, lol. Worst is the trolls who refuse to accept you're female irl or who are openly sexist because they don't think you'll care as a "fellow" man. I think it also depends on the game, because I've noticed some games have a much higher amount of girls openly playing as guy characters, especially anime-style games that have the cuter/prettier male characters or games that have over-sexualized female characters. And certain communities in Second Life, particularly their anime community is very populated with people playing as opposite-sex anime avatars on both sides. About 90% of the good-looking (bishounen) anime male characters I've talked with on Second Life were young adult women IRL, and same vice versa for about 90% of the cute/sexy anime girls I've talked to ending up being male adults IRL. Because I've grown up with this around me as the norm, I just sort of saw people's avatars as simply reflections of what they find attractive or admirable. I think that actually makes it a bit easier to find like-minded people you may get along with, similar to fashion. |
PikangieDec 22, 2017 6:13 AM
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| Well, interesting first episode. I skipped this when it was airing basically cause i don't play games at all, any less mmo stuff, and i also don't like game-centered anime, so i was thinking this wasn't the right choice for me. But since it was so fervently recommended to me, i thought i'd give it a try. Surprisingly, i could follow most stuff without problem (when it comes to mmo dynamics i'm lost so i thought i'd miss stuff), and the MC look just too freaking adorable. I really like the fact that they play different role genre as those irl. How cute. |
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| For it being another MMORPG related anime, this one seems rather fun at first glance! The pacing was also quite spot on if you ask me, so I'm really looking forwards to see what this story will offer! |
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| So yeah, I have ambivalent feelings at the end of the first episode. The cons are pretty obvious. There is basically no character development at all apart from the main character. They jumped into it way too quickly. Within about 3 minutes, it went from "she created an account" to "she is friends with 7 people and they've been a squad for a while". That part... hurt my expectations. I mean, I know, you can't do a lot with 12 episodes, but this is Storymaking 101... you can't just bullshit your way through the first episode. Maybe they just wanted to get to the core of it, but it's too big of a sacrifice. Moreover, that part where she kept abandoning Lily is never really explained - perhaps it was because of her conversation with the guild's head, but even that was inconsistent in placement. On the plus side, it was painfully adorable. I like the idea of the girl pretending to be a boy online, and how she finds the other girl adorable. This definitely feels like a feel-good anime, and that convenience store scene was unbeatable. I think they're pushing the idea that the guy in the convenience store is playing as Lily, but I bet you (based on the sheer number of characters dispalayed at the end) it's simply leading us astray. He probably plays a different character in the same guild. Anyway, it has room for improvement, but it's definitely not out of my book yet. [Edit after episode 2] Nah I'm totes wrong. Lily is definitely that guy. |
primaskiJan 12, 2018 8:27 PM
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| both are Traps man with girl char & woman with man char & they hit off so fast lol the reveal will be hilarious but the guy with girl char actually knows guild master in real life, near the Christmas tree the black haired guy was guild master & he was the 4eye they made it 2obwious |
| 1st episode and already better than Overlord. This is the type of "gaming" anime that I'd prefer with a balance of irl and fantasy. |
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| Start this anime series, because I was supported by people I know, otherwise I would not have taken into consideration. My impression is that I had a long time ago when I started the vision and then interrupt it: the protagonist is nice, the intertwining of real and virtual life is not bad, narration a little flicker and quality of the drawings very rough. I still have to evaluate the music sector carefully. |
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| A first episode that does nothing wrong. Find it refreshing it is a girl controlling the male avatar, even if she is a bit of a perverted (probably likes yuri to). It is kinda amusing that the cute female avatar is probably that dude she found out while shopping. |
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| I'm getting a few SAO vibes, especially from that pub guild scene. |
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| The relationship between the two mains is more compelling in the first episode then all the shoe horned in romances I see. It's already winning. |
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| I hope they will found out about their IRL genders soon, because I feel like watching homo romance so far. I mean, they are both traps, Two - gives you + in math, but they don't know that yet, so they willingly flirting with same gender. It's confusing. |
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| Cool very relatable in the sense that you don't know if the female players are actually female IRL lmao |
| I'm Bruneian and I like anime. And Manchester United. And fat cats. |
| LOL that made me really happy. |
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| Decent first episode. The comedy was boring until the supermarket scene. Let's watch what happens next. |
| All weebs creatures of the galaxy, hear this message. Those of you who listen will not be struck by western animation. You will no longer know hunger, nor pain. Your Anime have come to lead you now. Our strength shall serve as a luminous sun toward which all intelligence may blossom. And the impervious shelter beneath which you will prosper. However, for those who refuse our offer and cling to their western animation ways… For you, there will be great wrath. |
| "I chose the NEET life" hahaha |
| Omg omg I really like this anime. I've been looking for a series like this, that's more RPG style. There are game animes out there, but it's more like a fantasy world. Not a lot of move based stuff and definitely no item equip leveling up. Starting off with a stick was AWESOME LMAO I hope the IRL characters fall in love like they do in the game :') gives me back some nostalgia from SAO huehuehue C: |
| I start that serie today, it reminds me when I was kid I played mmorpg which called Metin2 without stoping. I had fooled too much horny stupids with fake girl gender. XD |
| wow boring boring what is this anime trying to say 30 year olds are boring people |
| Pretty slow start, but a cool premise. This is the first time I see a female NEET as protagonist in a show, interesting. |
| Just decided to stick this on because i keep seeing the opening being shown all over the place online. I'm not going to lie for a first episode that really wasn't too bad at all. Although, i can see there's trouble waiting to happen. |
| this anime is so funnn, its nothing special but its a really nice watch. guessing blonde guy at the convenience store was pink girl on game? and also her childhood friend she used to play with online. happy to see they have a game group tgt |
| Morioka is so cute, the scene in the supermarket was hilarious! |
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| trap and reverse trap in virtual world romance. |
 Without change,we end up becoming the very person we hate. I was dead until the moment I met you. I was a powerless corpse pretending to be alive. Living without power, without the ability to change my course, was bound to lead me to a slow death. |
| I wasn't sure what to expect, but I'm likin' it so far. Moriko is a handful of fun, and the potential romance has me all giddy and smiley. Looking forward to seeing more Moriko in the future! |
| I almost can't believe it took me this long to start this series, cause my dumba** wanted to read the manga instead and then wait for it to continue. I mean, sorry to hear about the manga writers health problems, but I'm glad I convinced myself to finally go to see the supposed conclusion, after the manga kinda stopped dead in it's tracks on translations |
| "We brawlers are sustained by willpower! Even when mocked as reckless and crazy!" |
| So the guy is playing as a girl, and the girl is playing as a guy. That'll be a shock for them when they both inevitably discover who's behind the avatar. |
  ｲ乇刀乇乃尺ﾑ乇 ㊎   ㊰☽ Shaded Horizon ☾ |
| The premise was good. It's been a while since I last watched a romcom. And of course, as a gamer... |
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