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Mar 3, 2017 7:21 AM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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Lol that bear girl is becoming even more relevant in this show? A challenge declared to Hiromi this episode!

Funny stuff. I wasn't expecting that tbh.
Although I have to admit, the girl under the bear head thing is cute.

Mar 3, 2017 7:58 AM
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So the bear was the blond, i had my suspicions but now it's confirmed.
She seems like a nice girl but a bit strange judging her behaviour, she makes a good addition to the group.
Still her appearance seems a bit late seeing the number of episodes left.
Mar 3, 2017 9:22 AM
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animefan8800 said:
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It'd be funny if our missing blonde girl turned out to be the bear. XD


I'm sticking by my prediction from last week, that bear had some big tits in the preview for next week! XD


Sometimes it hurts being right all the time. Even about the big, beautiful tits! XD

My god Sandy from Colorado...those tits! XD
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Mar 3, 2017 10:14 AM
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Decent episode I guess.

The girls had their share of fun with the whole orienteering thing. Pretty classic stuff with Hiromi saying that she likes biking.

Sandy from Colorado? Okay. xDD
Mar 3, 2017 11:05 AM
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hey guys i heard there was a cutesy energetic long haired blonde girl with a quirky grasp of the japanese language hanging out over here and rushed over as quickly as i could.

Being a simple man with simple pleasures, I wasn't disappointed.
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Mar 3, 2017 11:05 AM
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For just once I'd like the foreigner student to be dark skinned.
Mar 3, 2017 12:10 PM
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I liked the AOP section at the end for the first time in this anime, it's nice to know more about Enoshima.
I'm learning English so maybe I make mistakes :)
Mar 3, 2017 12:17 PM
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Finally Sketchbook Kate... Sandy shows up!
Mar 3, 2017 1:22 PM
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Oh My GOD!!!!
I Love You Sandy Mc-Dougal <3 <3 <3

Colorado, U.S.

EDIT: Fixed it

Yuzu4KMar 4, 2017 7:48 AM
Working on the future things.

Mar 3, 2017 1:48 PM

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so glad we atleast get a few eps with Sandy love the character already foreign characters are always fun and the way they talk is always cute

though again it sucks only but few more eps left ... dont want this series to end
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Mar 3, 2017 2:24 PM

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Sat here with a pen and a pad of paper, writing place names down. Good tourism info'. Beyond that: I thought this ep' was a little flat, certainly not up to the level of the Night Criterium trilogy. But, we did unmask the Bear, and got our long-awaited American Exchange Student.
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Mar 3, 2017 2:28 PM

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an episode more centered on slice of life, just like i enjoy them the most =D think i might raise the score later, maybe it deserves a 7


oh damn, i always love these foreigne voices, like this sandy or the blond girl from akiba strip, or chloe lemaire from girlfriend kari lol
actually can anyone recommend more animes with girls like these? =D
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Mar 3, 2017 2:49 PM

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I'm enjoying this show way more than I thought I would.

It's super cute.

I wanted to watch long riders last season but never sat down and watched it (once I get an ep or 2 behind, I feel overwhelmed and end up not watching a bunch of shows I intended on)

If I'm enjoying this, should I go back and finish long riders?
Mar 3, 2017 2:57 PM

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The blond girl is an otaku living the dream in Japan. Was it my imagination or did she end almost every sentence with "desu". I'm not sure if they were making fun of weebs or not. It was a little cringy hearing it.
Mar 3, 2017 3:06 PM

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damn it why reveal the bear i had hoped that was this anime version of the Stig
Mar 3, 2017 4:43 PM

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Sandy the Colorado weeb with a realistic reason for being in Japan - loves anime and manga so decided to study abroad.

Sandy is pretty cool and she and Hiromi appear to be soulmates. They hit it off right away. That's not too unbelievable. They both seem easily excitable.

I was a little worried that Fuyune would drop out after those massive hill climbs, but Natsumi's encouragement helped her out.
Mar 3, 2017 5:53 PM
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Cream_Soda said:
I'm enjoying this show way more than I thought I would.

It's super cute.

I wanted to watch long riders last season but never sat down and watched it (once I get an ep or 2 behind, I feel overwhelmed and end up not watching a bunch of shows I intended on)

If I'm enjoying this, should I go back and finish long riders?


I say go for it. While the art and animation aren't all that great at times, Long Riders has a lot more personality to it and is overall better written and constructed.
Mar 3, 2017 6:05 PM

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winddevil1 said:
oh damn, i always love these foreigne voices, like this sandy or the blond girl from akiba strip, or chloe lemaire from girlfriend kari lol
actually can anyone recommend more animes with girls like these? =D


I already mentioned Kate from Sketchbook: Full Color's above.

Personally I really can't take these rather ridiculous "beikoku-nihongo" American accents seriously. Do Americans and Canadians really sound like that, when they are trying to speak Japanese? Or is it just really exaggerated?
Mar 3, 2017 7:04 PM
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winddevil1 said:


oh damn, i always love these foreigne voices, like this sandy or the blond girl from akiba strip, or chloe lemaire from girlfriend kari lol
actually can anyone recommend more animes with girls like these? =D


I love these type of characters too so you have to check out Kongo from Kancolle.
Mar 3, 2017 7:17 PM

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Pretty good episode, and I thought the AOP girls at the end seemed much more cute actually riding their bikes somewhere.
Mar 3, 2017 7:24 PM

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If I was in Japan I would probably be as energetic and excited as Sandy was.

I want to go there one day, I will try and learn the language first.
Mar 3, 2017 7:37 PM

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Rook81 said:
Cream_Soda said:
should I go back and finish long riders?


I say go for it. While the art and animation aren't all that great at times, Long Riders has a lot more personality to it and is overall better written and constructed.


I noticed that ACTAS has already begun "fixing" things: the copy of ep. 1 (on Daisuki) has the "Pontiankh" spellings removed, replaced with "Pontac" which was used in the rest of the show. A little continuity clean-up there, ACTAS? (^_^)

And, I'll second Rook81's sentiment: go back and watch LONGRIDERS! Well worth the time. Cheers!
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Mar 3, 2017 7:48 PM

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So, everyone's guesses that the blonde was kuma-san was right. Quite an energetic girl like Hiromi. She reminds me of Mari from Love Live Sunshine with her Japanese mix with english words. I think the big boobs gave it away.

I enjoyed the lighthearted tone seeing the girls go on their little adventure.


Cream_Soda said:

If I'm enjoying this, should I go back and finish long riders?


Yes. I recommend it.
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Mar 4, 2017 3:14 AM

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Alas! I was mockery, from that infamous opening. XD
I would say that the episode I liked the part about the "trip" out of town, but I did not understand what point the main plot. Backgrounds, were lovely, and the atmosphere despite being fun, it has maintained a certain seriousness. It's nice the end-card.

animefan8800 said:
animefan8800 said:


I'm sticking by my prediction from last week, that bear had some big tits in the preview for next week! XD


Sometimes it hurts being right all the time. Even about the big, beautiful tits! XD

My god Sandy from Colorado...those tits! XD


In "vino veritas", they said the Latins, I would say, to paraphrase your words: "In boobs veritas". XD
Mar 4, 2017 3:34 AM

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For some reason I liked Sandy, besides the amazing well-drawn backgrounds this episode and the AoP Kamakura excursion.
Mar 4, 2017 11:42 AM

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Th bear is the blond american Sandy :)
All that English in every sentence :(

Going on a orienteering across the island.
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Mar 4, 2017 9:15 PM

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Interesting, wash your money and it multiplies. Too bad all my money multiplies by fractions.

Once again, the scenery looks way to freaking good, like when they were paying their respects at the money washing shrine. I swear that liondog statue wasn't drawn there. That is a picture of a shrine with the girls placed in.

Anyway, the bear returns for revenge in the form of a race up a hill but cancel part way through. And the bear pulls off her head revealing her true identity as the blonde girl and ooooohhhhh that completely random engrish in her sentences combined with her weird speech that made it sound like she wasn't fluent in Japanese either, absolutely wonderful. 10/10.
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Mar 5, 2017 5:15 PM

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Well, finally! This is what I truly expected of this show - riding the bicycle while sightseeing!
(should they ditched 3ep racing part completely, it would be a lot better)
Glad the series is back on the right track. And even the RL seiyuu part was good. Really liked this episode.

A lot of funny accents this time though. I almost wonder if Americans speaking Japanese really sounds like this :D
Mar 5, 2017 9:02 PM
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Pedobear is unmasked, and she's a weaboo
Mar 5, 2017 9:33 PM
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That was a very good episode. Sandy's way of speaking is so hilarious. In general I enjoy the broken english type characters. Didn't expect Sandy to speak in that way but overall it's quite likable.
I like her attitude, challenges Maiharu and in the end joins the club.

Tomoe fits very well as captain, was expecting Maiharu to be the one charge but Tomoe is a very good pick.

Mar 6, 2017 6:12 AM
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prolly the best paced ep, it's actually enjoyable once they focus on bike tourism, benefiting from the awesome backgrounds, lush greenery & shrines.
Kuma as Colorado weab fun addition, the ditched race (making a statement on the race arc lol?) & horse ride were fun extras.
Mar 9, 2017 11:28 PM

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yes the blonde girl appears yes!!!
That arisu from akiba vibe desu.
AOP segment was amazing including that handsome man XD
Mar 10, 2017 11:58 PM

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This show is so average and dull. I'm not surprised by MAL's score here.
Mar 12, 2017 11:28 PM

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So the 5th blonde (kinpatsu) girl that was shown on the OP was none other than Mr.Bear (KUMA)! Sandy McDougal! Never thought about that...
The show past ED was a lot of advertisement to The Kamakura Buddha!
4/5.


Mar 20, 2017 12:46 AM
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Mr. "Akuma" is from Colorado!!!! a new menber joined to the team, and now are 5!!!!
Pretty tour in Kamakura, although the real Kamakura is more dirty, noise and ugly!!! kekeke
Jun 5, 2017 10:16 PM

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It's gone full-on SoL in this one. :\
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Face reveal of the bear... and it's a blond foreign girl xD well this episode wasn't really bike related anyway
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Nice and relaxing sightseeing episode.

Yep, Kuma-san is indeed Sandy. She is so beautiful. :)

A blonde foreign student who speaks Engrish. I think I have seen this one before, haha.

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Oh no, this fucking fake accent, i can't stand it...
This "character" is 100% stereotypical foreigner who loves Japan, speaks Japanese as native with ridiculous accent and uses some random English words with Japanese accent.
Thanks God she has appeared only now, when an anime almost ended.
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Aug 23, 2023 3:38 AM

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The sightseeing in this episode combined with idols working on this anime reminds me a bit of a locodol promotion. Cycling is my favorite mode of transportation, so it would be such a treat to go exploring a seaside town like that.

Edit: If anyone is interested (or ever reads this thread again), the post-episode segment reminds me of this project that was done for a major race in Italy this year:
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