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| that was hilarious and adorable, I'm looking forward to more ! 💖 it felt so good to have a good genuine laugh again ^-^ |
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| Love the quirkiness and there's already massive potential here (romance with likeable leads, possible problems with idol culture if these two go further they might have to hide it). Very good directing work. |
| Really cute start it looks like it will be a fun show. |
| One: this is the number of episodes I watch before falling 100% in this anime! I love this first episode, I hope all the next episodes are gonna have the same level! |
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| The female protagonist is such a mood, her reactions are hilarious. Tamon is a lot different from what I'd expected, but his gloomy side is super funny and relatable too. Utage is living every fan's dream, but she's genuine in her feelings of supporting both sides of Tamon and their dynamic is surprisingly wholesome and sweet. Looking forward to seeing more of their growing relationship, though I hope it won't go too fast. I also hope we'll be able to see more of the other idol members as well. They have all of the most stereotypical personalities of an idol group, but I'm sure their idol personalities are mostly facades as well, so it'll be interesting to explore more of that. On a quick side note, I'm surprised by how good the CGI is, especially compared to Wandance. JC Staff obviously poured a lot of effort and love into this episode, which is nice to see. The ED visuals are really cute too, especially the part with Utage and Tamon dancing! |
  "As promised, all that you seek, all that we desire, is prepared up there. On top of the Tower." |
| WHAT AN INCREDIBLE FIRST EPISODE!!! i am sooo sat. I love the character designs and animation. Mc is soo real, and living out the dream. Love Tamon already cant wait to see more of this! |
| Im no stranger to supporting idols and I'll say this show so far does a nice showing of how serious some people can take it. Im curious how this show will get handled, maybe go down the whole scandal drama type of route or what not. Cool she was able to accept him even after seeing his real self or I suppose his other side. Some fans would just stop supporting there idol if they saw them like that. Nice start curious to see where it goes, They got Shinobu's VA for the mc too I recognised that voice anywhere. |
| Oh god. That was actually cuter than I thought. Though the "CGI dance" for the concert bit threw me off guard but it wasn't bad...I just gotta be [mentally] prepared for it next time. |
IkanoJan 1, 4:34 PM
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| I didn't know anything about this, and when the boy band started right at the beginning. I thought, this is going to be a drop. I'm pleasantly surprised on how much I liked it. I love a good romcom and I think this is heading in that direction. Can't wait for the next episode. |
| Looks promising so far. I like Tamon but I'm curious about the other guys in the band. Are their real selves all different from their stage personas too, do they know what Tamon is really like, do they all get along, etc. I guess we'll find out. |
| you know what hell yea omg this got me giggling kicking my feet |
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| We are in a golden age of shoujo oh my god what a premiere, it’s gonna take a lot to top that for me. Finally got around to watching it and I was just blown away. It’s basically an unproblematic Tsubaki-chou with incredible production values and two very loveable leads. Might seem like it’s a shallow romance, but there’s a LOT of opportunity for them to explore the toxicity of the idol industry, the pressure that UA/young idols feel to conform and play a persona as well as showing a girl go from liking an idealized version of her idol to truly loving him for who he really is. We saw a little of that already in this episode in the second half where Utage realizes she finds the cute “helpless” version of Tamon attractive as well. Tamon is such a sweetheart as is Utage, I was kicking my feet in the air for every interaction they had and can’t wait for more. I got so sad seeing those PTSD flashbacks where Tamon was thinking about his manager who doesn’t want him to be himself. Having to play a role and never being able to relax from such a young vulnerable age is so difficult, not to mention how toxic some fanbases can be.. really excited to see where this goes. That last 5 minutes is living so rent free in my head 😭 “I’m helpless without you” HELP I LOVE THEM |
Marinate1016Yesterday, 6:41 PM
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| Okay, so nicely animated and the story is amusing. Nothing much else to say really except to say I'm giving it a chance. |
| This was absolutely crazy fun..🔥❤️🔥🤩 Hayamin rocks 🤘🤘 The 3D was really amazing and it's J.C Staff lol |
| Both gloomy pink creatures who are in a band, bocchi and tamon are literally twins 😭😭😭 Looks great so far. We got saori hayami as the female lead which is cool. It's not like she's never voiced a non-calm character but it's still rare to see her voice somebody like this which is cool. Animation good, music's great. Good start overall. |
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Reply to Tomoya26
@GakutoDeathGlare Where exactly does the voice actor not fit in? I think it's perfect!
| @Tomoya26 It's just personal preference, she can go quite low in tone which I didn't think fitted with this character, especially when she first told Tamon off. Doesn't help that I've heard her so many times over the years, the VA. |
| This is one of my favorite ongoing manga, so I am elated that it’s getting the superstar treatment it deserves especially because shojo anime (by which I mean manga from girls’ magazines, not necessarily the romance genre) rarely gets even a half-decent budget… Like you guys have no idea how huge this is for me |
_________________________________   Before you try revolutionizing the country, why don’t you revolutionize yourself first? - 土方十四郎 |
Reply to uselessDM
Well, seems like J.C. Staff put everyone with talent on this instead of OPM. And the budget was more than five bucks per episode which is probably the critical factor here.
| @uselessDM jc staff is the studio, bandai namco is the production bro, and what they did in opm 3 is actually smart, why would you make an effort on an established IP, madhouse will get the credit regardless they made s3 a bit better than s2, at the end of the day, it's a company that needs money, fans will eat opm 3 regardless which they did, japanese fans did, there's zero whining in Japan about opm 3, japan is their main audience and main income, overseas opinions doesn't matter anyway on this episode, plain jane is actually plain this time, tho I wanted fmc to be a glasses braid baddie, right now more interested in the friend with bob cut, I can already see she's gonna be paired with one of the members of the idol group |
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| What an outstanding start to the winder season! The premise is fun, the characters are charming in a weird way (or weird in a charming way?), and the production values were a lot higher than I could have hoped. I think I had a silly grin on my face throughout the entire episode; I will definitely be looking forward to this each week. |
| TAMON-KUN WA KAMI!!!! |
Reply to Camoboi1
@Sheeeeeesh69 Maybe One Punch Man should get this director instead the one we have even if the fights have to be CGI, I wouldn't mind it due to me loving this CGI.
| @Camoboi1 its also prolly coz of the producion value |
| WOW... i mean just wow... this first episode really blew my expectations (i really do love my idol animes). this is such a strong start (especially for the new year!). i cannot wait for more episodes to come ! |
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| Very fun first episode!! |
 why am i plagued with furry jokes everywhere I go |
| OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD. OH MY GOD!!!! TAMON-KUN IS HERE OMG!!!! And honestly, whatever good karma we fans have built up, wow, the quality is insanely good. It feels so alive and smooth. Such a feast for the eyes. I'm genuinely so thankful. MY QUEEN UTAGE IS HERE OMG I LOVE HER SO MUCH. SHE REMINDS ME OF MY TEENAGE SELF HAHAHAHAHA. GLOOMYHARA TOO AHHHH SO SILLY I LOVE HIM. AND RIN, MY BELOVED, AHHHH :3 he only says like one or two words but UHHHH my heart is melting. I really love the manga because the comedy is hilarious lol. "If your handsomeness breaks the laws of physics then I understand" LOL xD and also "I'm not married but I want to cheat with Tamon!" HAHAHAHAHA truly a REAL FANGIRL. I'm so happy omg, this really captures how wild the life of a (hardcore) fangirl is, so accurately. |
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| Yup, I love shoujo animes when they are that sweet ;) Can't wait for the next episode :) |
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| Damn, she’s completely unhinged, that’s terrifying wtf. |
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