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Mar 28, 2015 10:25 AM
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Well that was fun overall in the end.

Still quite a busy episode with emotions and stuff going on. I'm definitely glad to see the main cast together again with so many events that happened over the course of this show:


So yeah, definitely had a lot of fun with this anime. The feuding, dramedy, and chemistry with certain members of the clans made this show quite noticeable.

The running and farewell in that other world was also done with excitement.
Mar 28, 2015 11:38 AM
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The start with the mecha immediately failing and that the stones are not the cause!

Nozomi, Yukina, Chiaya and Ai really did a wonderful job to really help fix the things they said they would do.

Confirming how the 4 girls knew each other when they were young ^^ Chiaya having to leave though ;_;, telling Nozomi that she is her Maccha Green. It was quite the wonderful farewell, the scenery as the spaceship leaves with the 3 running along with it.

Really liked this one! To actually get to know one another is the solution to many situations. To misunderstand, to assume, to not know are probably some of the reasons of there that causes tension.

The elaborate colours and the comedy in this was really nice. The themes were simple, but simple is best! 8/10 for me, and hope to see the score raise a bit.

Last note, Momiyama!!! relationships at its finest!
Mar 28, 2015 11:58 AM
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Ehhh??
Mar 28, 2015 12:21 PM
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To be honest , I Still don't know what this show was about(slice of life huh?), but I loved art style, and op & Ed songs.
Nice to see how they met Chiaya
6/10
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Mar 28, 2015 12:31 PM
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a last little chuckle at the credits..

the first episodes definitely raised the expectations too much, this could have been a 24 episodes show to have the story develop more in detail and with more foreshadowing

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Mar 28, 2015 12:50 PM
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Not surprised to see that the stones had nothing to do with the abilities of a best. That finale was pretty cute and it really made me smile :)

7/10
Mar 28, 2015 1:25 PM
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I don't think I've ever finished a show as utterly pointless and irritating as Rolling Girls in a long time. Terrible story. Terrible characters. Terrible comedy. Terrible consistency in the animation.

2/10

Edit: Oh, and one last thing. You know that sort of humor where being crazy is the rule and that's supposed to be funny, somehow? From now on, anime is NOT allowed to base their entire runtime on that!
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Mar 28, 2015 1:31 PM
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Overall, it was stupid fun. Just entertaining, but at least it never pretended to be anything else.
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Mar 28, 2015 1:36 PM
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In my personal opinion this was one of the better anime this season and one of the few anime i looked forward to each week.
I will be missing it.

The characters where fun to watch and created some nice moments while traveling around.
And the chaos in this anime was refreshing.
Mar 28, 2015 1:54 PM

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Well i never understood exactly what was going on but i still enjoyed the episodes. Overall it was fun to watch and now i'm sad that it's over. 7/10


Mar 28, 2015 2:17 PM
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Chiaya and her mom went back home.
Mar 28, 2015 2:18 PM

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this show tried to be too hard to be Kill La Kill and ended up having 0 identity and with that came its downfall.

Overall a very mediocre show 4-5/10
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Mar 28, 2015 2:40 PM

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If only the story writing would have been more coherent. : / Rest was awesome, definitely underrated series for MAL standards.
Mar 28, 2015 2:52 PM

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I loved that they went back and we got to see how everyone in the story turned out, so there were like no loose ends.
Still not sure on most of the reasons as to WHY everything happened but ya know, that's fine.
Solid 8/10
Mar 28, 2015 2:52 PM

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4/10

the sweet release of the end is finally here. the characters were just moving pixels for 12 weeks, i honestly couldn't give a crap about any of them :D
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Mar 28, 2015 2:57 PM
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rsc-pl said:
I Still don't know what this show was about(slice of life huh?)


It's a sub genre of SOL that I call "End of Summer" (there probably is a real name for it). Basically the genre has a young teenager spend the waning days of summer in some magical/mystical setting where they gain a bit of wisdom to help them grow up.

"Niea Under Seven" was the first in the genre that I remember; there have been a few since then. The major element that sets it apart from a regular SOL is the magical element, the relative lack of romance, and the general meandering of the plot without a tight resolution. Its a Japanese thing, most westerners dislike the shows because they really don't go anywhere and leave a lot of things unresolved.
Mar 28, 2015 3:08 PM

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I know this show didn't take itself seriously but it had to make sense for me to enjoy it. Maybe its just me who's not getting it or maybe its the execution on the director's part. Either way its over and it was a good show to watch with your brain off (I guess).

Time to look up the story again in the wiki.
Mar 28, 2015 3:25 PM
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Well ... that was more fun than expected overall.

7/10
Mar 28, 2015 3:32 PM

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Now that was a nice final! Great action in the first half and a heart whelming goodbye scene ;w;. We also got to see a scene from the main characters past.

I give it a 7.5/10. It was a bit confusing, but this anime was funny, got some nice action and its style and art was beautiful. I enjoyed it and will miss it.
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Mar 28, 2015 3:40 PM

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Just like how it's started RG ends in the same way, with a dip in animation quality surprisingly, see not even WIT studio care about this show anymore. Another entry of "Animator mastabating (animastabation for short)". Enough said. Moving on to Punchline. 4/10.
Mar 28, 2015 4:00 PM

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It was good until episodes 9, that's when they started to get lazy with the animation, character development, and plot. The conclusion to this episode was satisfying. 6/10
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Mar 28, 2015 4:18 PM

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This show turned out to be a lot more boring than I expected from the first half a dozen episodes.
Mar 28, 2015 4:21 PM

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A rather rushed episode, but at least most of the plot threads were resolved and Chiaya didn't stay or return, that would have been too clichéd.

The setting could have been established further, the comedy should have stayed energetic like the second episode and the main characters needed to be established more. It didn't do the show much good that the core cast only assembled from the third episode and then did 2 episode mini-arcs. Still, some of the episodes were good and I don't regret watching it. The music was definitely nice. A generous 6/10.

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Mar 28, 2015 4:42 PM

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Most of the time I was not 100% sure what was going on but I really liked this anime. The animation was very different but I kind of liked that. I, of course, cried at the end.
So they all knew each other as kids and that's how Chiaya knew their nicknames.
7/10
Mar 28, 2015 5:08 PM

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I somehow made it through, but this show was a waste of time. Pretty to look at, but not much more.
Mar 28, 2015 5:49 PM

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Mar 28, 2015 6:41 PM

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you know this show was alright i was hoping everything after the first 2 episodes would continue like that but it never really lived up to it at some points which is a shame because i really liked the visuals for the fights,

Rolling Girls never really took it self serious nor did it ever try to make any actual sense and even if it failed at trying to do something different there was some enjoyment to be found watching this so just about a 7/10
Mar 28, 2015 6:52 PM

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Although I still don't understand what are they trying to present with his show with its awkward direction, it was fun and unique in a good way, especially the colorful vibrant backgrounds
Was hoping for Wit to do a more consistent job on the animation
6.5/10
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Mar 28, 2015 7:03 PM

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Thia was a nice little feel good anime.
Mar 28, 2015 7:10 PM

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was amusing to say the least I enjoyed this random SoL
8/10 MAYBE I liked it too much
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Mar 28, 2015 7:10 PM

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5/10.
Mar 28, 2015 7:15 PM

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I remember when I thought this show was underrated and under-watched.

Ugh. How foolishly mistaken I was back then.
Mar 28, 2015 8:01 PM

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I enjoyed the show :). Overall 8/10
Mar 28, 2015 8:17 PM

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series super fun, I want more from the rolling girls, perhaps an OVA or short. :)
Mar 28, 2015 8:34 PM
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I definitely enjoyed this. I'm kinda sad it's ending but I know I'll probably enjoy it even more on the second watch so I have that to look forward to.
Mar 28, 2015 9:27 PM

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Zeando said:
a last little chuckle at the credits..

the first episodes definitely raised the expectations too much, this could have been a 24 episodes show to have the story develop more in detail and with more foreshadowing


Exactly, this is another show that fell victim to the 12 episode limit
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Mar 28, 2015 9:45 PM

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Anyone know the name of the song that played when they activated the robot?
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Mar 28, 2015 10:18 PM

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So in the end, Chiaya and her mom left earth.... but then, who's the new female alien president in the end that made Momiyama blush? And why didn't that white haired alien go with Chiaya and her mom? Oh well.

I enjoyed the first 9 (or 10) episodes. I liked the art, animation and music as well. 6/10
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Mar 28, 2015 10:26 PM

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Wow that was one hell of a confusing anime...

Was really hoping for a lot of action like they put in the first episode, it was pretty badass and I thought there would be more battles like that :/
Mar 28, 2015 11:33 PM

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You thought my special anime eyes wouldn't notice the lazy animation and mismatching of lips between 10 and 11 minutes, didya Wit Studio?


-A pretty straightforward anime that unnecessarily distracts viewers with its over-the-top action.

-I couldn't care less about the main cast of characters because each arc focused on secondary characters and not really on the development on the main girls. The last arc may have been the only "good" example of how they should have done it throughout the season.

-Each arc also had very boring storytelling with a very cliche story progression.

-I guess I'm a sucker for good animation and art cuz that's why I stuck around for so long.

So what exactly were the stones? Some bullshit metaphor for our passions in life? Or is it actually some kind of alien material?
Mar 28, 2015 11:42 PM

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Ehhh??

Ya that is about right.
Mar 29, 2015 1:05 AM

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It was quite a fun ride. There's probably not much to the story but the pretty colors and over-the-top actions more than made up for it. It may seem incoherent at times but in the end everything fits in nicely, it'd probably be better to watch this in one go instead of having to wait every week.

There was barely any dull moment, the characters are likeable (immigration check point girl is the best!), and most of all I really enjoy the soundtracks. It's sad that Chihaya ended up going back home though.

7/10

PS: Momiyama is a lucky fat bastard! Always mingling with hot alien MILF, the new squid alien is even hotter than Chihaya's mom lol...
Mar 29, 2015 1:09 AM

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I saw a couple of 7's and even an 8 for this anime... r u srs...

this is why anime is getting shittier every year
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Mar 29, 2015 1:26 AM

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Could have done better
Mar 29, 2015 4:21 AM

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This episode was kinda meh and the animation was really lazy too. Kinda sad, because I really like this anime. 7/10
Mar 29, 2015 5:12 AM

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The plot was below average and I was constantly annoyed by the idiocy of characters, but I'll give it 5/10 for colourful art.
Mar 29, 2015 5:22 AM

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I saw a couple of 7's and even an 8 for this anime... r u srs...

this is why anime is getting shittier every year


No, people gave out a shit ton of 10/10 for Shigatsu - now THAT would be the true reason why anime is becoming shittier (if it is...). I think anyting between 5-7 is a fair rating for this show and seeing how MAL scores are generally inflated, 8 is perfectly fine here as well.
Mar 29, 2015 6:46 AM

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Miragee said:
Legal_Latino said:
I saw a couple of 7's and even an 8 for this anime... r u srs...

this is why anime is getting shittier every year


No, people gave out a shit ton of 10/10 for Shigatsu - now THAT would be the true reason why anime is becoming shittier (if it is...). I think anyting between 5-7 is a fair rating for this show and seeing how MAL scores are generally inflated, 8 is perfectly fine here as well.


Mar 29, 2015 8:10 AM

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Too bad there was no Linda Linda. Still, a good episode.

About the show:
This show was really entertaining. I loved the characters, I loved the music, I loved the crazy yet charming style, and in this season, this show was the one to which's episodes I was looking forward the most every week. Therefore, I have to give it a 8/10.

I don't even know why so many people compare it to Kill la Kill. It's pretty different than that.

Also, ANN reviewers can go f*** themselves.
Mar 29, 2015 8:51 AM

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I feel like setting a low score mostly because of the plot is wrong, because the plot was all over the place indeed. The visuals however was amazing IMO, the vibrant use of colors, the water painted backgrounds, blending really nicely with the color choice for the characters. The over-exaggerated explosions was definitely one of the moments i looked forward to every week, even if i rarely understood the meaning of the episode, it was still entertaining. All the characters seemed to end up fulfilling something, so there was some meaning to it.. it just.. first became really clear towards the end of this episode.

I enjoyed it
7/10.
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