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| Here we go again. Forced drama in just first episode. 5/10 |
JerryKen10Oct 7, 2017 5:50 PM
| To be fair, the drama was pretty meh from the start. It's like they just had to force a crisis out of nothing here so the girls could resolve to do their thing. Waiting to see what exactly their plans are to save the school. Given they're out in the boonies and not smack dab in Tokyo or any famous town, I guess that makes their challenge even harder than the first group. |
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| this really has become a guilty pleasure of mine after all theses seasons and i don't regret it ,they've used this plot so many times i'm not even surprised because even if i wanted something different from "save the school" it still is gonna boil down to love live being love live lol i want to be wrong and we'll see if it goes in a different direction but who am i kidding |
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| I watch this and... Oh look the typical "save the school" plot.... I mean come on, I just hope they don't do the same thing and make it look worse than the first season,which was okay. |
GalacticMagnaOct 7, 2017 8:19 PM
| Instant AOTS for me |
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CLBGM said: Lelouch0202 said: The soundtrack is fantastic as always, I think it was called 'Friendship'? The OST that plays towards the end when Chika reflects on the things they've done. That OST is so beautiful. It's a new one, but the one before that is this. [quote=CLBGM message=52577600]Last season soundtrack was nice but now it's even better :) Ah yes, Yujou Diary! That was what the older version of this one was called, Thanks. I was referring to this one , I guess you could say it's the more upbeat version of that one. |
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| YES. OH HELL YEAH. FINALLY. The time has come. I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS. For this moment. The second season starts today. Time to take out the trash. This anime is garbage, but I am a man willing and happy to go dumpster diving if it means finding crap like this. One mans trash is another mans treasure. Anyway, it really is never a dull moment with these girls. I think I mentioned it last season, but I love how the girls are always doing something to lighten the mood and make things way more fun outside of the more serious moments, which... are kind of hard to take seriously, even so, they got the feel of this episode through pretty effectively. I look forward to seeing the girls again this season. |
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| This show just constantly amazes me I swear to God. I think Love Live Sunshine's first season was a lot stronger than the original's. I was in full support of them changing things up for Season 2 in that case because OG Season 1 had a crap ton of problems. The drama was iffy, the pacing was out of whack, a lot of the characters hadn't been explored as well as they should have been and the message they were trying to get across wasn't always clear. On the other hand, I feel like they can go a lot further with what they built up in Sunshine. It puts the series in a unique position because even though it's not hard to figure out the end point, I have no idea what steps they're going to take to get there. I'll keep an open mind, but since we're getting towards the year's end I wouldn't be surprised if this ended up being my anime of the year (Unless you count A Silent Voice as 2017, which I don't because I saw it in September last year). PS. They better have a Christmas episode this time around. Come on guys, it'll be December by the time it finishes and you already have a Christmas song. 794 said: Uhh... rehash? Dear fucking lord, the authors of this show are absolutely obsessed with "save the school" plots. I seriously, seriously hope that that's not going to be the sole focus of the plot AGAIN. I was already sick of it last season, and now they're just scooping up the shit and re-hashing it seriously again? I really, really hope they bring something in from out of nowhere to actually change things up, or this season is going to be just as garbage as the last. Holy shit, I am not impressed. The whole idea is that Aqours have a much harder time achieving their goals because they live out in the middle of nowhere. They've arguably put in even more effort and faced bigger issues, yet the results aren't nearly as spectacular. 'Rehashing' would be if they just totally ignored that problem so they could go the same road as Season 2 of the original. There's an overall message that the series is trying to get across. Just because your circumstances might make it harder to achieve certain goals in life, you can't let that discourage you. You need to keep on fighting no matter how tough the situation gets. It's not overly amazing, but it's simple and easy to relate to. Letting them get off them get off the hook just like that would completely go against everything the series has been building towards. Like, you're literally getting mad at them for breaking convention and calling it a rehash. I don't get that. |
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| The drama is SO over the top. It is really hard to take this show seriously (though...maybe it isn't supposed to be. The tone swings from wacky antics to serious melodrama every other scene). |
| why ruby's doing this pose every.goddamn.time idk why but it bothers me so much reeeeeeeeeee  so kawaii I wanna slap her face |
| Too much drama tho... |
| Bloody hell.. all that hard work in season one down the drain... LOL.. Mari cracks me up sometime... I don't speak Japanese.. Here we go.. second season of unsurmountable mindless optimism with lots of cutesy zura! |
| Ehhhhh. Love Live is back, and well. It's all about overcoming problems that get blown way out of proportion, through the power of positivity and friendship. I'm honestly not feeling so good about it. I've seen all the previous seasons, but all of the melodrama and the positive pep talks that would absolutely never happen in real life just get so sickly. I want to see more comedy and more practising. I'm sick of the "oh the school might shut down" drama. I just don't care about it. But I've got this far, so I'll keep going. maybe my attitude will change! |
| finally my most anticipated show, and it's damn good! Love this first episode. |
"Fortress Maximus has come himself. Okay! Then I shall get Fortress Maximus to fight me, huh huh huh!" |
| Oh nice! S2 and keep on shining! i really though Mari would do something like leave and transfer school but I was trolled...it was just the cancellation of the open house! the OP CG dancing was great and nice new outfits! 4/5. |
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EcchiKingMamster said: There was definitely a pantyshot in there, but only Riko and You saw it.i always forget how much i fucking love this until its airing again so perfectly kawaii >/////< just show their panties dammit... they know they want to  (tbh I thought I saw a flash of white but it was just her shirt). |
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SeibaaHomu said: EcchiKingMamster said: There was definitely a pantyshot in there, but only Riko and You saw it.i always forget how much i fucking love this until its airing again so perfectly kawaii >/////< just show their panties dammit... they know they want to (tbh I thought I saw a flash of white but it was just her shirt). Looooooolll they be mad teasin us |
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| YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Aquors are back and I'm so excited about it |
| Is Love Live! the cure for depression? Maybe. |
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| So I've figured it out. There are definitely some shows that you need to turn your brain off to enjoy the show, or at least to try and enjoy it. Sunshine is different. You need to not only turn your brain off but try your best to retard any sense of maturity you may or may not have. This show is so childish, that the try hard drama makes it painful to watch. It's so fake and full of tropes that it becomes annoying rather than entertaining. S1 was not good and this is shaping up to be equally or more painful to sit through. |
| Reason why I love Chika so much ^^ Felt bad for her and Mari as well, but especially Chika since how deeply attached she is with the group and the hard work she's put into making the group come that far. Wondering what they will do know. - Kanan princess carries Mari, omg Mari can be so spoiled at times lol Overall I'm glad Aquors is back, and it'll be a fun second season. OP is alright, I liked Aozora Jumping Heart more but this one is alright too. ED as well. |
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GarLogan78 said: The drama is SO over the top. It is really hard to take this show seriously (though...maybe it isn't supposed to be. The tone swings from wacky antics to serious melodrama every other scene). Agreed. This is only the first episode and already the drama feels so forced. It was kinda cringe-worthy. The tropey characters who seem defined almost exclusively by their quirks doesn't help either. Yoshiko is just a nutty chuuni. Hanamaru says "zura" all the time. Ruby is supposed to be moe because she's always holding that weird pose with her arms on her chest and her fists turned palms up under her chin. |
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EcchiKingMamster said: The show is super popular with audiences of all different backgrounds so I understand why they can't do it... even though I'm fairly certain there was at least one animator who was begging to throw in some more realistic physics.SeibaaHomu said: There was definitely a pantyshot in there, but only Riko and You saw it. (tbh I thought I saw a flash of white but it was just her shirt). Looooooolll they be mad teasin us I get your pain but you gotta understand that Love Live is super popular with audiences that could potentially turned off by pantyshots. I mean, I saw some pantyshots in Cheer Fruits from last season and while I wasn't bothered by it it's pretty obvious the show didn't do too well. |
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SeibaaHomu said: I get your pain but you gotta understand that Love Live is super popular with audiences that could potentially turned off by pantyshots. I mean, I saw some pantyshots in Cheer Fruits from last season and while I wasn't bothered by it it's pretty obvious the show didn't do too well. bruh plz, i know damn well how popular Love Live! is, ive been following since the first season was airing, ive seen most of the specials as well as the movie and my room is full of merch yea despite arguablely having more male fans, the show is very popular with girls, so i know thats why our biggest con back in 2016 was mostly Love Live! cosplay and theres Love Live! stuff at every booth at every con therew as only one pantyshot in Cheer Fruits lol i forgot to mention that yea, its in Japans top 10 anime, which i super fuck with XD anyway, im just being me lol |
EcchiGodMamsterOct 9, 2017 3:00 AM
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EcchiKingMamster said: I dunno, maybe there'll be like one pantyshot in Love Live someday. Like, some animator will just sneak one in or maybe they'll add in something for the Blu-ray version if they want a sales boost.SeibaaHomu said: I get your pain but you gotta understand that Love Live is super popular with audiences that could potentially turned off by pantyshots. I mean, I saw some pantyshots in Cheer Fruits from last season and while I wasn't bothered by it it's pretty obvious the show didn't do too well. bruh plz, i know damn well how popular Love Live! is, ive been following since the first season was airing, ive seen most of the specials as well as the movie and my room is full of merch yea despite arguablely having more male fans, the show is very popular with girls, so i know thats why our biggest con back in 2016 was mostly Love Live! cosplay and theres Love Live! stuff at every booth at every con therew as only one pantyshot in Cheer Fruits lol i forgot to mention that yea, its in Japans top 10 anime, which i super fuck with XD anyway, im just being me lol |
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SeibaaHomu said: EcchiKingMamster said: I dunno, maybe there'll be like one pantyshot in Love Live someday. Like, some animator will just sneak one in or maybe they'll add in something for the Blu-ray version if they want a sales boost.bruh plz, i know damn well how popular Love Live! is, ive been following since the first season was airing, ive seen most of the specials as well as the movie and my room is full of merch yea despite arguablely having more male fans, the show is very popular with girls, so i know thats why our biggest con back in 2016 was mostly Love Live! cosplay and theres Love Live! stuff at every booth at every con therew as only one pantyshot in Cheer Fruits lol i forgot to mention that yea, its in Japans top 10 anime, which i super fuck with XD anyway, im just being me lol LOL its fine man, it's just with a perfect all female cast and beautiful animation it sucks there's none, but I wasn't being 100% serious lol Love Live is still one of the greatest things to happen to anime |
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| finally!!! i hope this season is even better than the previous one. i missed my girls aqours!! i love μ's |
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| I always find if funny when the characters just teleport to where Chika is, like, wth xD But well, besides that, op and ending are great. Hoping for the show to get better (at least for me) in that season, since they decided to stop being u's copypaste and beggining being themselves. |
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SeibaaHomu said: EcchiKingMamster said: There was definitely a pantyshot in there, but only Riko and You saw it.i always forget how much i fucking love this until its airing again so perfectly kawaii >/////< just show their panties dammit... they know they want to (tbh I thought I saw a flash of white but it was just her shirt). That scene had the most forced magic skirt censorship I've ever seen. Fabric doesn't defy gravity and cling to your body like that, lol. A giant censorship bar would've looked less awkward.  |
| Finally It's back! tbh I'm an original Love Live! fans more, but this series wasn't so bad... Pretty decent start though I don't really like It for a drama in the first Episode, ruining the excitement you know. But the Musics in both OP and ED are pretty great... Also Kanan and Mari moment <3 |
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| And it's great to see the girls back again~ Time to work towards that miracle. Nice start to this season. |
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Anju Inami,voice for Chika Takami, gives a spin kick in the butt ! Karate!! Anju-chan is so cute and strong! Video here |
| I hope they boost the drama in the next episode. This anime won't be this good without the drama |
rsc-pl said: Ok, I can get it's your opinion and all, but you think it's cancerous? You're overreacting and nowhere agreeable.Damn you Sunrise. You could at least have done an op sequence without that cancerous 3DCG... Now I need to skip op in every episode. |
| I love the Love Live moms. |
| They're just milking all the memes at this point... |
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| Ok. I like how the drama was done but I don't like what the drama is about. They had the chance to make this season unique yet they are still deep within influence of µ's. Now they are making the same mistake again. The bus scene with despair was nice but the ending motivation scene was pretty much pointless as they all decided to do something but forgot to tell what and I still don't know if their goal is to win/attend Love Live or save the school or to organize open house nevertheless... or what? Sometimes you can't go 'ganbare' and hope it would solve everything. µ's were pure archetypes and used cliche well but they were also down to earth and didn't used empty phrases. Like what exactly is meant by the word "shine" Chika wants to find? It reminds me of the first season where she was also pursuing something abstract while other things would matter a lot more. Have to say (again) that the game stories brings better slice-of-life moments that the anime. Which is sad but true. Here we got really rushed developement with Mari that was resolved in just one episode and I have to ask why? The original series with µ's had similiar hints and mysteries for several chapters and it was for the better. Here it couldn't even sink in for the viewers before it gets resolved. I really hope this is not the sign of things to come. Really hope they won't ditch this plot in the next episode in favour of character episodes and then return to it in the end when they will save the school and win. If this series is to be good the school has to close yet they have to win nevertheless, enjoying what they had before that. That would be perfect bittersweet ending. I also wasn't the fan of breaking the fourth wall in the beginning and insert comedy scenes during the episode as it was destroying the atmosphere. And the facial animation for characters was kinda weird, more distorted, deformed, just weird. But, both OP and ED were nice, better than in the last season. So far it seems like only opening episode that has the only one goal - to remind us of the characters. We will see where we will go from here. |
Mich666Oct 12, 2017 5:28 PM
| THEY'RE FUCKING GOING TO SAVE THE SCHOOL AGAIN? |
 Nico- said: Conversations with people pinging/quoting me to argue about some old post I wrote years ago will not be entertained@Comic_Sans oh no y arnt ppl dieing i need more ppl dieing rly gud plot avansement jus liek tokyo ghoul if erbudy dies amirite |
| Love Live is my guilty pleasure. No matter how terrible this turns out to be, I'll still mostly likely be okay with it, but jfc, are they seriously going with the "save the school" plot again? I'm starting to get bored with it, sigh Also, the KanaMari in this episode was strong <3 |
| Yay, finally beginning I also this second season of Sunshine. As the first episode is not bad, the dreamlike part is not bad as an idea to start narration. Funny and melancholy enough to tell the story, I thought that you would choose a much more fun and less rated narrative to the dramatic moments, but that's fine. Very realistic the plot, I appreciated how right from the beginning have started to build the characters, starting immediately with Riko, it seems a good choice. Drawings and backgrounds really great as quality. |
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