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| This shit, man. This shit is what I wait every week for. We learned some interesting things about my gf Asuka in effect: 1. We see more of her leadership attitude towards the bass players during practice in the beginning. She's very straight, and uses a very hard voice. It's fuckin scary real talk. 2. She values practice time very much to the point where her eyes turn dead. 3. She doesn't let anything affect her practicing. 4. These points can explain why we see her sometimes practice in the front of the room away from the rest. 5. Shes looks goooooood in white! GODDANG So Taki is supposed to be a big shot. I hope we learn more of this, either Kumiko's sister or Reina. He definitely has to be the reason why Reina came to Kitauji. Maybe her father and Taki's father know each other? Probably not. As for the auditions go, it's hard to believe that Kumiko just realized that her bandmates are fighting to be in the competition. At any rate, Reina assuring her with the damn TWO HANDS ON CHEEK MANEUVER was really cute. The scene with the announcement was done so well. We got to see both members experiencing failure and success. It was hard to watch a couple of the students feeling disappointed, even to the point of tears. It was definitely hard to see Natsuki's reaction. I fuckin love Natsuki's cool and calm attitude, but I was expecting a little bit of something from her reaction for not passing the audition. Instead, it was the same ol stare we get. Much respect for staying cool and composed, but goddamn. I feel for her. At the same time, we get to see that flashback again with that girl that seems to be defiant against Kumiko. And the very last scene when Michie announces that Reina will play the solo parts...holy fuck. She's a beast. And that fish eye shot made it look like she just became PUBLIC ENEMY #1. |
| Another borderline boring episode: developing Midori through insignificant problems, being told Kumiko has grown with almost nothing to back it up. Would have wanted more about redhead eupho sempai failing the audition. Kousaka getting to play the solo part was alright I guess. |
EratiKJun 2, 2015 1:50 PM
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| Even I felt nervous during that audition :P Also, Kumiko x Shuichi! (it needs more development, though) |
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| This episode made me sad. Poor Natsuki. Poor Hazuki. |
| Anyone else find it cute how Kumiko says Reina's name? If they're going down the Shuichi route I hope they actually justify it somehow 'cause the fan favorite pairing seems to make so much more sense. |
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thank God they did not follow the route tipia Cliché yuri / shoujo-ai that happen in almost every anime that has a female protagonist. Every 10 animes with feminas protagonists in 9 it follows the cliché route yuri / shoujo-ai and femina protaginista ends with another woman. Dude, please tell me all those animes. I'd love to watch them. |
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OriginalGengar said: Dude, please tell me all those animes. I'd love to watch them. Yeah, give him. So he/she can watch legit yuri. |
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RikkiP said: Anyway, please do not pull the oh-suddenly-i-have-feelings-for-this-boy-which-for-some-reasons-i-have-never-realised-that-at-all-in-my-entire-life twist on us. PLEASE. [2] But I believe that will happen ... :( |
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| it felt like i was the one auditioning dayum i wish they showed reina's face when it was squished by kumiko |
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kurikinton said: it felt like i was the one auditioning dayum i wish they showed reina's face when it was squished by kumiko Just no. They need those scene for doujinshi and orgasmic purposes. |
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| It was pretty good overall and boy did they buildup a lot of tension and a bit of drama of which will come in the future episodes especially considering what happened in the end of the episode between Kousaka and the results. I'm pretty hyped to see what will happen next. I definitely feel Hazuki's gonna change a bit too so that'll add up to the conflict too |
| If KyoAni wants Kumiko x Shuuichi so much maybe they should give him screentime instead of cutting all his scenes and replacing them with yuribait nonsense. |
| Hmm expected more from a "music episode" after all these drama/characters ones, I really wished seeing more and longer auditions. Hazuki really became a good character lately, she doesn't ignore pain but knows how to move forward, and she's honnest with herself. I especially liked when she was happy Shuichi got selected and forgot that her name was not called. Nazuki not being selected was the only "surprise" from the auditions, I guess they could not just let pass every characters we knew (Katou aside). Also I don't get how people can be surprised Hazuki still thinks about Shuichi, it was hinted in many episodes. The "girl/girl moment" from last episode was mostly a "female bromance". But it would be for the best they don't make this relation go further in the last episodes remaining, their is no time for that and little interest for the plot. |
| Fuck Asuka. Reina is now best girl for me. And I really hope they aren't yuri baiting me, because I ship KumikoxReina so hard now, if they don't end up together I'd really be upset. There's really no room for a Shuichi now, they're not even talking anymore. Anyway, it sucks Natsuki didn't make the cut, and Hazuki too. Not fair. |
| Wow even I felt the nerves in that episode... |
Hongu said: ^ This. As much as I enjoyed last episode and thought it the best of the series, I got really annoyed with the yuri-baiting. It makes no one happy in the end, neither canon purists nor those on a yuri high who get the rug pulled out from under them. If KyoAni wants Kumiko x Shuuichi so much maybe they should give him screentime instead of cutting all his scenes and replacing them with yuribait nonsense. This episode was so, so good tho. Reina forcing Kumiko to GANBARE via cheek smooshing was precious. They sure are becoming weird-ass friends and I love it. Intense friendships ftw. And I hope Shuuichi and Kumiko at some point make up and be, you know, FRIENDS. They've known each other too long to give up on that, awkwardness or no. |
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Ajunky said: As you probably realize, the dude has no idea what he is talking about. Just ignore him. Oh yeah, I know. I'm pretty curious what he would come up with though. |
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| NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HAZUKI! (Though it was obvious). That smile she gives when Shuichi gets called murders my soul. I hope this doesn't cut too much into her screen time. As for Natsuki, time to live in regret over slacking during the time before Kumiko's arrival. That more than anything is heartbreaking. It's a shame, she was definitely the best looking one. |
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Btw KyoAni trolling people is their true nature, remember E8. |
| Lmaoooo KyoAni is keeping on baiting then people would whine if their ship would not sail. And I'm keeping on hoping that this will be a 2-cour show but i still don't know. Please people this show's main plot is music and the character's struggles and insecurities and development, not romance, its just a subplot. But on the contrary, man, this episode Natsuki's failure make me sad (and Hazuki too but her development was good) and the senpai's insecurities are getting too much huh. Those foreshadowings tho, Reina Kosaka, i can see u. Hahaha. Also, because of the spoilers i saw, can't help but to be nervous in this episode and probably, on the next ones. Hongu said: If KyoAni wants Kumiko x Shuuichi so much maybe they should give him screentime instead of cutting all his scenes and replacing them with yuribait nonsense. Wait are you telling me that KyoAni cut a lot of scenes with him in this anime? Is it different from LN? |
SweetCoconutJun 2, 2015 3:10 PM
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SweetCoconut said: Hongu said: If KyoAni wants Kumiko x Shuuichi so much maybe they should give him screentime instead of cutting all his scenes and replacing them with yuribait nonsense. Wait are you telling me that KyoAni cut a lot of scenes with him in this anime? Is it different from LN? They are either bullshiting or are misinformed. Kyoani didn't cut ANY important scene with Shuichi, most of romantic development happens in second and third books. Anime only adapts first. |
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| I felt anxious too but auditions, like SunFes, were a bit too short. After Kumiko mistook Natsuki for Asuka it was a surprise that she didn't make it :/ Poor Natsuki... Gh, Hazuki, you shouldn't help too much or you'll turn into an enemy! Her "I failed?" lol Aw, Reina instead of Kousaka-san, now what's left is a "Kumiko" from Reina -I wanted to see her face after Kumiko squeezed it, that's not fair, she sure was adorable, but that last shot... xD- Asuka sure was scary this time o-o' "That's too honest." Kumiko, really? Even though you've changed so much (too much?). Kaori didn't get the solo, uh? The girl who act like she has a crush on her (can't remember her name) will be very, very mad. Good luck Kousaka. RikkiP said: Anyway, please do not pull the oh-suddenly-i-have-feelings-for-this-boy-which-for-some-reasons-i-have-never-realised-that-at-all-in-my-entire-life twist on us. PLEASE. . OriginalGengar said: Dude, please tell me all those animes. I'd love to watch them. Yeah, me too :'D |
DoubledogJun 2, 2015 3:34 PM
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| To be honest, I'm sadder with Natsuki failing the audition than Hazuki. Hazuki seems like she didn't care so much, to the point she was more worried about Tsukamoto passing or not. Overall, a good episode, though I would like if they showed more of the auditions. I wanted to see at least the main characters playing... |
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| shuichi x kumiko would feel extremely forced. them simply having a talk and becoming good friends would be alot better and refreshing to see |
| "chop chop chop chop chop..." Great episode |
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| It was foreshadowed in the OP that Natsuki and Hazuki (and Aoi too) didn't make the final band. But damn, I still feel bad for Natsuki. I really like her. |
| Guess I'm spared. Next episode will be "hate" for Reina. |
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| Yeah, I'm guessing the whole Google translate thing you got going on is not gonna work out for is. Point is, most of the stuff you said is not yuri. Why would I run away from yuri? |
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| A surprisingly intense episode for a series about orchestra club. The final scene with the reading of the successful candidates was brilliant. It made you feel for those that were not chosen. I felt bad for Natsuki and Hazuki failing. This despite my cast-iron heart. Unlike most viewers, I am indifferent to the romance, but the dramatic aspects are what I find compelling. |
| So, Hazuki failed. I kinda expected one of the wouldn't make it but I thought it would be Sapphire. But guess that's to be expected that she couldn't concentrate after her rejection. Another nice example of slice of life this time, everything felt so spontaneous and natural. RikkiP said: Hazuki not passing is expected and realistic. Natsuki's failing was kinda foreshadowed throughout the whole episode but still, when she really failed I really felt for her. Why is it that even after having a 180-degrees change in attitude towards the band and after so much effort, she still can't get what she wanted? She could do nothing. No matter what you do, there is always someone better than you. And everyone has to learn this life lesson the hard way. |
| Let's just stick with the Hibike! Euphonium shall we? Let's talk about the LN and anime. Expanding the front lines of the battle is more messy. Mich666 said: She could do nothing. No matter what you do, there is always someone better than you. And everyone has to learn this life lesson the hard way. If Kumiko did not passed the audition, it would be all pointless. She's the MC after all. |
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| Yawn. Asuka completely losing her patience was so spot on that it almost felt like breaking the fourth wall. I was hoping they would can all this teenage romance crap, but apparently not even the auditions were important enough to spare us. What's so bad about making an anime about band music? Why must it take a second seat to this stereotypical waste of time? Oh, no! She loves him but she doesn't know it yet! But everyone else does! What will happen? Oh, boy, teenage girls talking on the phone about boys, this is so thrilling, forget all about that silly concert band business -after all, it's only the defining characteristic of your series that sets it apart from every other one out there, so who cares, right? At least Shokugeki no Soma hasn't disappointed me: 9 episodes out, 9 episodes about hardcore cooking with no screwing around. I'm not saying this should follow the same formula, but when your anime about music gives the audience no musical insight beyond some instruments' names and all they are talking about later is homo-lust-fueled shipping, you are doing something wrong. |
| Great episode, of course Kousaka is the best. I liked the mood this episode. |
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OriginalGengar said: Indeed Generic female MC. 1-always the same interests 2-not like men 3-always this interresada another woman this is indeed all equal animes  Mai Hime protagonist. AmI seriously fighting yuri claims now? Maybe he thinks Natsuki's the main female character in Mai HiME. Anyways, Reina is now at the center and I expect more drama in the trumpet section. And I'm really curious how will Natsuki will interact with Kumiko. |
| The feel from last episode still have a bit left... Glad they can recover from that feel... Everyone is so into the audition and wanting to pass it as well. The whole team on on the main team and let the fun begin! |
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ooo333 said: I cant enjoy this anime anymore.... How can the female MC now have romantic feelings for Suichi? How? It's pretty clear. Usually you start to have feelings for someone when you get conscious of him, start to thinking about him, asking yourself questions like "Why me?", "Did he mean it?", "Maybe I should try." And that's what happened here. She was oblivious to him until Hazuki told her on train. |
Mich666 said: ooo333 said: I cant enjoy this anime anymore.... How can the female MC now have romantic feelings for Suichi? How? It's pretty clear. Usually you start to have feelings for someone when you get conscious of him, start to thinking about him, asking yourself questions like "Why me?", "Did he mean it?", "Maybe I should try." And that's what happened here. She was oblivious to him until Hazuki told her on train. MC oblivious with a childhood friend's feelings was never new. You can see that in many Harem based anime. People think this is new since it's a female MC who have childhood friend that rarely interacts and talks to her. Then add a gorgeous, beautiful female friend that supposed to be a close friend to her. I think it's not forced. It's already been there in the very beginning. It just happened that the focus of this season is Kumiko and Reina's development. Ain't Shuichi the one who introduced Kumiko to music? That doesn't make him less important. Same goes for Reina, she became more competitive to prove she's special in the eyes of Taki-sensei. |
RPSB9Jun 2, 2015 5:27 PM
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Gersen said: Yawn. Asuka completely losing her patience was so spot on that it almost felt like breaking the fourth wall. I was hoping they would can all this teenage romance crap, but apparently not even the auditions were important enough to spare us. [bold]What's so bad about making an anime about band music? Why must it take a second seat to this stereotypical waste of time? Oh, no! She loves him but she doesn't know it yet! But everyone else does! What will happen? Oh, boy, teenage girls talking on the phone about boys, this is so thrilling, forget all about that silly concert band business -after all, it's only the defining characteristic of your series that sets it apart from every other one out there, so who cares, right?[/bold] At least Shokugeki no Soma hasn't disappointed me: 9 episodes out, 9 episodes about hardcore cooking with no screwing around. I'm not saying this should follow the same formula, but when your anime about music gives the audience no musical insight beyond some instruments' names and all they are talking about later is homo-lust-fueled shipping, you are doing something wrong. Because anime should always end like that. Main female character should always end up with male childhood friend. I watched this show because of the band dynamics and music. I admit I shipped Reina x Kumiko but that's just a plus for me. |
twangansta said: [/quote]ShinobuX said: I had a feeling Hazuki wasn't going to make it. I feel for her but to be realistic she's only been playing tuba for a few weeks? My musical side votes yay, but my heart votes nay :( Hazuki not making it was a giveaway in the opening because she was the only girl from the lead characters didn't appear in the concert scene. I wasn't really sure about Natsuki (since few other side characters were not shown in the opening) until the moment Kumiko said her audition took longer. Ajunky said: Well, that cactus denial definitely sent a clear message (done in an exemplary tsundere style). The msg was actually delivered in the last part of episode 7 and continued into the first part of episode 8. When Hazuki asked Kumiko whether she was going out with Trombone's Tsukamoto, she was like "Trombone's Tsukamoto?" with a pause as if she didn't realize who Hazuki was referring to, only moments later to say out loud "You mean Shuuichi?!". That was one of the worst acting ever and it was a good indication that she was in denial of the fact that she likes him. Why do I think so, because she dropped her egg-roll immediately when Hazuki asked her the question which doesn't follow up with what she did afterwards. Those who have seen quite a lot of anime or read a lot of manga would know that dropping egg-rolls from your chopstick is serious business. But you are right, the cactus denial was much stronger a message. Her eyes have already started to look for Shuuchi on their own. That girl is in complete denial. As for the episode, I think Hazuki is a terribly good character. Kumiko looks up to Reina perhaps as a role model, but Hazuki is also very mature and worthy of a good example of braving any difficulties and moving on with a smile regardless of the outcome. They are just in high school remember. So, a lot of things are ahead for them. :) NB: This anime is so good that I actually watched it on my phone. This has been a while since I did this. Last time it was an episode of Chihayafuru and it was worth it! |
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Davincie said: judging from the way he types he's probably some retarded hick. note the amount of words that indicate he used google translate You can criticize him for his argument but don't question his integrity by how bad his wordings are. Blame Google instead. English maybe his 2nd or 3rd language so don't attack that. It's like saying he has no right to talk coz he is illiterate, a high school student of some third world country or something. |
RPSB9Jun 2, 2015 5:55 PM
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| Kumiko x Reina needs to happen. |
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And now he's talking nonsense. Asuka is a bitch in this episode but I expect that from her. She loves music and nothing will get her way on her practice time. |
Imeon said: You can criticize him for his argument but don't question his integrity by how bad his wordings are. Blame Google instead. English maybe his 2nd or 3rd language so don't attack that. I agree on principle, but Google Translate does not account for the gibberish that you write in your first language. Every time it leaves words untranslated it's because you screwed up |
TyrelJun 2, 2015 6:33 PM
fatalystic said: RikkiP said: What more could she have done? Well, she could have started practising seriously from the get-go instead of bumming around till after Taki-sensei showed up. Unless Kumiko's fairly low self-esteem was causing her to perceive Natsuki as better than she really was, Natsuki's rate of progress is tremendous showing she does indeed have talent. If she had practised seriously right from the start, she would have been some serious competition to the more experienced Kumiko. Exactly. Even if you have talent, it is something that needs to be nourished. You keep it in a drawer and it starts getting rusty and then a point comes when you regret about it. Look at Reina for instance. She is not only talented. She actually tries her best to polish it further. The fruit is her getting the solo role. And then again, sometime no amount of effort is good enough when you face someone with talent who is serious about it. Kaori-senpai is an example of that. Her clenching the instrument as she saw Reina's back as she walked away was another example. No studio does it better than KyoAni, delivering emotional state of a character more from their gestures than their words. |
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| I'm curious to see how things develop in the next episode. The auditions were heart breaking... I remember going through a similar process in high school, and how horrible it felt my first year to not make the flute part. I was actually a wreck during that scene because it brought back so many flashbacks. That being said, I love the episodes that focus on the music. However, I am getting confused with the direction they are trying to go in. I love Kyoani a lot. I think about Free! and Hyouka and so on, and they had like two main plots: friendship and _____ (whatever the show was about). I feel that the music part is strong, but then the friendship part is a bit.... jumbled? I don't know, I mean I know other shows have a lot of sub plots, but I feel a bit confused as to what is trying to be developed. Perhaps it has to do with the sheer number of characters. For me, it's been difficult to keep track of the members outside of the few first years and an upperclassman or two. I don't know, I'm no critic, but it's just something I noticed. Overall, enjoyed the episode a lot. |
curiousheathy said: That being said, I love the episodes that focus on the music. However, I am getting confused with the direction they are trying to go in. I love Kyoani a lot. I think about Free! and Hyouka and so on, and they had like two main plots: friendship and _____ (whatever the show was about). I feel that the music part is strong, but then the friendship part is a bit.... jumbled? I don't know, I mean I know other shows have a lot of sub plots, but I feel a bit confused as to what is trying to be developed. Perhaps it has to do with the sheer number of characters. For me, it's been difficult to keep track of the members outside of the few first years and an upperclassman or two. I don't know, I'm no critic, but it's just something I noticed. Overall, enjoyed the episode a lot. On the contrary, it is the sheer number of characters that makes this, along with Amagi (not as much, because the side characters had lesser roles) and Nichijou (one of KyoAni's best till date) a real treat for me. The uniqueness of all the side characters in this anime also show the author has the capacity of touching many general, yet different characteristics of individual characters. The novel is more straightforward compared to the anime counterpart and focuses more into music than relationships. However, in the anime, the friendship/romance may appear a bit jumbled up because it was intentionally done by KyoAni to add more spice to it. If for instance you can understand character A and character B and their relationship from the get go, then honestly, you are watching a B grade anime at best (if one of the main themes is romance) that doesn't make you think about the relationship or prospective alternatives. This anime has been an A so far for me. And if they can do it right until the end, I won't hesitate to list it as an A+ anime. |
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