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| Went into this one blind but it's island anime, so I'm enjoying it. Character models look good and some of the backdrops are really pretty. Nice, chill vibe. Don't know if there's going to be much of a story, but so far, so good. |
| Can't get more "summer-y" feeling than this. Dang it Hairi! Your aim got game! Likely on par with Hydro Gladiator Kai sniping shirtless dudes a mile away. Also that ED song spook almost made my eyes sweat. On another note, I think the pacing is whack for anime-only ppl. I hope the show could still convey the "vibe" that made people love this story. |
EienGemApr 14, 10:16 PM
hypexleaks said: he's a t1 gooner look at his profile bro, don't waste your time arguing with degenerates What’s crazy is I didn’t even say anything remotely argumentative like all I said was I could do without the fanservice and porn addicts started crying like I was attacking them personally lmao |
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| This was probably the best use of shaved ice that I've seen in a long time! Hairi and Ao having their own battle with shaved ice after he chucked his on her after seeing her undressed was hilarious! XD Either way, Hairi is settling in pretty nicely and I enjoyed seeing the other supporting cast giving him a small, but wholesome welcoming party. He was able to have more time talking to the main girls, including Shiroha, where she wanted to know more about why his "wings" were clipped. While it remains mostly unclear, it does hint to something relating to his experience in a swimming club, where it felt rather suffocating to him. Over time, we'll know more about his backstory, so I do look forward to knowing more of it in due time. The ED song was pretty nice and had some really nice visuals for it as well. I'm enjoying what I've seen so far. Hopefully Umi will keep getting more screentime due to how precious she is with her interactions with Hairi. |
| They cut the OP and ED so strangely, listen to the full or game versions and you'll see what I mean. Seems bits and pieces of Umi's dialogue are going to be turned into more fleshed out scenes, might even skip over her route entirely and replace it with that. Also curious if we will get the Kana Hanazawa voice over cause that is the first thing you hear [even before the title screen] when you boot up the game and is quite important or if they'll save that then animate it in Alka or Pocket or they just get spread throughout the arcs. Shiroha also is animated really cute here. And god that OST when Tsumugi is humming, that will be fun when we get there. |
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Reply to YorForgersSlave
for the people who have played both the VN and watched these first 2 eps... will I miss anything or any nuance by only watching the anime?
I went into this not knowing it was an adaptation, but I don't want to keep going if I'm going to miss things...
I'll play the VN first
I went into this not knowing it was an adaptation, but I don't want to keep going if I'm going to miss things...
I'll play the VN first
| @YorForgersSlave Play the Alka fan translation of Reflection Blue, adds 4 routes and more stuff to the true ending [some of which appears to be getting adapted here] |
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| The prologue concludes with the introduction of more characters. I'm going to focus on the two new girls. The black-haired girl is referenced, but not introduced, and this is because of the archetype that she is embodying. She represents the primordial chaos and the unknown (she's carrying an intriguing suitcase, she's a wanderer), so she's reserved for later, more special moments in the story. She contrasts sharply with Shiroha, who represents purity, the virgin spirit or island goddess that our protagonist must connect with to move forward in his journey. Shiroha's character development clearly is going to focus on her femininity symbolized by her connection with the sea (a symbol for fertility) and bird watching (a metaphor for sexual desire). So the black-haired girl is going to become the character antithesis of Shiroha. The second character introduced, Tsumugi, perched on the lighthouse, embodies the fool archetype. Her innocent yet reckless behavior will challenge social norms and expectations (as evidenced by her disregard for personal safety) to reveal deep truths about the rest of the characters (she's shown intuitively dispensing wisdom from a lighthouse, symbolizing the inner light of wisdom). She serves as Ao's counterpart, a character who embodies order and the strict enforcement of rules, and for this reason Ao is going to be at the receiving end of many embarrassing situations that, let's hope, will involve more fanservice... In my opinion these characters are a great design because they complement one another, creating a balanced dynamic. It's a 10/10 masterpiece for me so far. |
gebraffeApr 14, 11:54 PM
| Takabara Satoshi (heck, even I can't remember his name) turned Ao's hot ass into a cold one, damn. |
| Everything I love about anime |
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| Though I'm not sure if it's good or bad, nothing has been changed from 2000; the period of Kanon, Air, etc. The signature of Key can be seen everywhere. You can find it in forced events, random comedy, cringey phrases, nonsense interjection thing like "Mugyu". |
I sorted through some of grandma's belongings and found these interesting items:
A collection of exotic and nostalgic memorabilia. |
| I feel like they’ll either be slightly prolonging the prologue with next episode, or Kamome’s route will be the first to be followed. I’m curious, very nice episode. I also wonder if they’re gonna adapt Miki and Shizuku routes, other than Shiki’s of course, but I’m not sure that 26 episodes will be enough in this case |
who is this girl in the ED sequence? Umi, Shiki, Ao, Kamome, Shiroha, Shizuku and Tsumugi got their part, but this girl is a mystery to me. Maybe it's her? is it her the one who I think it is? maybe the other VN reader can confirm me this, is it that girl (from Pocket route) with N initial?  |
| what is this nostalgic summer vibe feeling man... |
Reply to Briekimchi
Went into this one blind but it's island anime, so I'm enjoying it. Character models look good and some of the backdrops are really pretty.
Nice, chill vibe. Don't know if there's going to be much of a story, but so far, so good.
Nice, chill vibe. Don't know if there's going to be much of a story, but so far, so good.
| @Briekimchi It is from Key so it is expected to start really slow. |
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Reply to JJT1407
Xenocrisi said:
I feel like they’ll either be slightly prolonging the prologue with next episode, or Kamome’s route will be the first to be followed. I’m curious, very nice episode. I also wonder if they’re gonna adapt Miki and Shizuku routes, other than Shiki’s of course, but I’m not sure that 26 episodes will be enough in this case
I feel like they’ll either be slightly prolonging the prologue with next episode, or Kamome’s route will be the first to be followed. I’m curious, very nice episode. I also wonder if they’re gonna adapt Miki and Shizuku routes, other than Shiki’s of course, but I’m not sure that 26 episodes will be enough in this case
Shizuku and Nomiki route maybe will be adapted to OVA like how they did with Tomoyo and Kyo in Clannad, Shiki route probably will blend with the main heroines' route because it's crucial with the ending
| @JJT1407 The real reason why Tomoyo's and Kyou's routes were adapted as OVA was because their main stories are extremely romance-centric which it will not work to fully insert them to the main anime storyline if they remove the romance. It has been a while since I played Summer Pockets visual novel but as far as I can remember, Shizuku's and Nomiki's routes can still be implemented in the main storyline of the anime. While Shiki's route might be an OVA since her route works like Little Busters' Saya's route. Then again, it is also still possible that all RB routes will be adapted as OVAs, like how EX routes of Little Busters were adapted as OVAs. |
TennoujiApr 15, 8:20 AM
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| I like Umi. Such a precious daughterwife. |
Reply to JJT1407
who is this girl in the ED sequence? Umi, Shiki, Ao, Kamome, Shiroha, Shizuku and Tsumugi got their part, but this girl is a mystery to me. Maybe it's her? is it her the one who I think it is? maybe the other VN reader can confirm me this, is it that girl (from Pocket route) with N initial?
| @JJT1407 I think this is Kyouko lol |
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Reply to Tennouji
@JJT1407 The real reason why Tomoyo's and Kyou's routes were adapted as OVA was because their main stories are extremely romance-centric which it will not work to fully insert them to the main anime storyline if they remove the romance.
It has been a while since I played Summer Pockets visual novel but as far as I can remember, Shizuku's and Nomiki's routes can still be implemented in the main storyline of the anime. While Shiki's route might be an OVA since her route works like Little Busters' Saya's route.
Then again, it is also still possible that all RB routes will be adapted as OVAs, like how EX routes of Little Busters were adapted as OVAs.
It has been a while since I played Summer Pockets visual novel but as far as I can remember, Shizuku's and Nomiki's routes can still be implemented in the main storyline of the anime. While Shiki's route might be an OVA since her route works like Little Busters' Saya's route.
Then again, it is also still possible that all RB routes will be adapted as OVAs, like how EX routes of Little Busters were adapted as OVAs.
| @Tennouji For what's worth they didn't announce blu ray plans yet, so they might be hiding extra episodes in those releases. |
Reply to Hermiyas
what an idiot! lives with a kawai loli but...
| @Hermiyas ??????????????????????????????? |
Reply to Marinate1016
hypexleaks said:
he's a t1 gooner look at his profile bro, don't waste your time arguing with degenerates
he's a t1 gooner look at his profile bro, don't waste your time arguing with degenerates
What’s crazy is I didn’t even say anything remotely argumentative like all I said was I could do without the fanservice and porn addicts started crying like I was attacking them personally lmao
| @Marinate1016 gooners gonna goon π |
| So, MC also has that syndrome... lol It's rather interesting for MC to get into a 2nd action with our blue-haired girl... π³π³π³ well, it's not that overbearing, unlike some series out there that makes s*x-positions as the primary fan-service. ππ (disgustingly, so) Anyway, another lovely episode. The watergun-girl is cool. The swimming-girl is shy. The tower-girl is an airhead. The little sister cooks for MC every single day... πππ P.S. Since this series is mostly AA, I'm hyped for more! |
ASinfulPersonageApr 15, 5:35 PM
| It's not that I dislike this genre but... to add unnecessary fan services to/in/for heroines and ultimately destroys her character and personality; their purity tarnished because of it, is the only thing I hope to not happen to them. For that sole purity is my fan service. |
Best part of the episode lol Everything else was just... Meh :/ Idk I just don't like this show, and I'm not really sure why. While watching, I just wanted to watch anything else besides this, and it sucks because I was really looking forward to this show back when I first spotted it, but it just isn't really doing it for me. I might give it one more episode, not sure. At this point, I might stick around purely for the fanservice, if there's anymore at all of course. That is the one reason I have to not drop this show lmao plus Umi I guess. She's very cute <3 @EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up! |
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Reply to Alkimia
Best part of the episode lol
Everything else was just... Meh :/
Idk I just don't like this show, and I'm not really sure why. While watching, I just wanted to watch anything else besides this, and it sucks because I was really looking forward to this show back when I first spotted it, but it just isn't really doing it for me.
I might give it one more episode, not sure.
At this point, I might stick around purely for the fanservice, if there's anymore at all of course. That is the one reason I have to not drop this show lmao plus Umi I guess. She's very cute <3
@EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up!
Everything else was just... Meh :/
Idk I just don't like this show, and I'm not really sure why. While watching, I just wanted to watch anything else besides this, and it sucks because I was really looking forward to this show back when I first spotted it, but it just isn't really doing it for me.
I might give it one more episode, not sure.
At this point, I might stick around purely for the fanservice, if there's anymore at all of course. That is the one reason I have to not drop this show lmao plus Umi I guess. She's very cute <3
@EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up!
Alkimia said: @EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up! preach man... preach... ππππππ |
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Reply to Alkimia
Best part of the episode lol
Everything else was just... Meh :/
Idk I just don't like this show, and I'm not really sure why. While watching, I just wanted to watch anything else besides this, and it sucks because I was really looking forward to this show back when I first spotted it, but it just isn't really doing it for me.
I might give it one more episode, not sure.
At this point, I might stick around purely for the fanservice, if there's anymore at all of course. That is the one reason I have to not drop this show lmao plus Umi I guess. She's very cute <3
@EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up!
Everything else was just... Meh :/
Idk I just don't like this show, and I'm not really sure why. While watching, I just wanted to watch anything else besides this, and it sucks because I was really looking forward to this show back when I first spotted it, but it just isn't really doing it for me.
I might give it one more episode, not sure.
At this point, I might stick around purely for the fanservice, if there's anymore at all of course. That is the one reason I have to not drop this show lmao plus Umi I guess. She's very cute <3
@EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up!
Alkimia said: I might give it one more episode, not sure. It's slow slice of life romance show so the plot probably won't even start until ep 5+ or so. It's also more of a wholesome series than a fanservice one though. |
Marioak_zApr 16, 1:13 AM
| It's a real pleasure to see our friends of Torishirojima again. Though, the Ecchi scene with Ao was really unnecessary. |
Reply to Hermiyas
@llcrazyacell im lolicon
| @Hermiyas at least we're honest |
| Ah, good ol "walking in on a girl while she is changing"... nice... nice ass btw. Throwing shaved ice on her butt wasn't on my bingo card though lol. Looks like we have the designated "ecchi" girl of the series and so far, best girl. So far, so good. I'm really liking this show. |
| Ah, I'm so glad to see some good "old" anime from Key. Lots of manzai humor, quirky weird characters, animal mascots, magical realism and melancholic vn music from the 00s. I'm not a huge fan of their current aesthetics, but in this case, everything was done more or less naturaly. |
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Reply to Alkimia
Best part of the episode lol
Everything else was just... Meh :/
Idk I just don't like this show, and I'm not really sure why. While watching, I just wanted to watch anything else besides this, and it sucks because I was really looking forward to this show back when I first spotted it, but it just isn't really doing it for me.
I might give it one more episode, not sure.
At this point, I might stick around purely for the fanservice, if there's anymore at all of course. That is the one reason I have to not drop this show lmao plus Umi I guess. She's very cute <3
@EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up!
Everything else was just... Meh :/
Idk I just don't like this show, and I'm not really sure why. While watching, I just wanted to watch anything else besides this, and it sucks because I was really looking forward to this show back when I first spotted it, but it just isn't really doing it for me.
I might give it one more episode, not sure.
At this point, I might stick around purely for the fanservice, if there's anymore at all of course. That is the one reason I have to not drop this show lmao plus Umi I guess. She's very cute <3
@EcchiGodMamster It's a shame some people don't appreciate fanservice, but hey what can you do. Just enjoy ;) I really hope there's more fanservice coming up!
| @Alkimia I'm an anime only but, unfortunately I don't think there's gonna be any more fanservice, if anything, I'm surprised there was a scene like that this episode at all. It was most probably a one episode wonder. But who knows, there was another anime called Island which gave the exact same vibes as this one, and that was also a VN adapted by studio feel. and I remember that having some bath scenes in it. So there's a chance we will get some bath scenes here too. |
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@Alkimia I'm an anime only but, unfortunately I don't think there's gonna be any more fanservice, if anything, I'm surprised there was a scene like that this episode at all. It was most probably a one episode wonder. But who knows, there was another anime called Island which gave the exact same vibes as this one, and that was also a VN adapted by studio feel. and I remember that having some bath scenes in it. So there's a chance we will get some bath scenes here too.
| @Nucleus69 I wasn't expecting a scene like this at all either, but I'm not complaining π€€ I do hope you're wrong and there's more fanservice coming up though. It would be the one thing keeping me from dropping this lol also Island's on my list too. Looking forward to those bath scenes and whatever fan service it might have. |
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| I didn't expect this to be this good but i really like the peaceful vibe of this anime |
Reply to Alkimia
@Nucleus69 I wasn't expecting a scene like this at all either, but I'm not complaining π€€ I do hope you're wrong and there's more fanservice coming up though. It would be the one thing keeping me from dropping this lol also Island's on my list too. Looking forward to those bath scenes and whatever fan service it might have.
| @Alkimia If I remember correctly, there are still more fanservice to come for other girls. But Ao is still the champion when it comes to number of fanservice so yeah you can still expect more of Ao fanservice. Heck, if this anime might try omnibus format like what they did to Yosuga No Sora(Same studio) which they have done all romance for all heroines, Ao is the only heroine who had sex with Hairi(Although off-screen/implied sex only in the visual novel). |
TennoujiApr 20, 4:18 PM
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@Alkimia If I remember correctly, there are still more fanservice to come for other girls. But Ao is still the champion when it comes to number of fanservice so yeah you can still expect more of Ao fanservice.
Heck, if this anime might try omnibus format like what they did to Yosuga No Sora(Same studio) which they have done all romance for all heroines, Ao is the only heroine who had sex with Hairi(Although off-screen/implied sex only in the visual novel).
Heck, if this anime might try omnibus format like what they did to Yosuga No Sora(Same studio) which they have done all romance for all heroines, Ao is the only heroine who had sex with Hairi(Although off-screen/implied sex only in the visual novel).
| @Tennouji Oh I didn't realize this studio made Yosuga No Sora! That's been on my list for a while since I've heard that has a decent amount of fanservice. Thanks for letting me know about potential fanservice coming up too! Really looking forward to it lol especially Ao fanservice |
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| I lost my shit at the shaved ice scene. I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard lmao so far this is my favorite show of the season |
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