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| People still complaining about the cgi bro let it go the story and characters are great. The animation is what it is. Anyway, IS THAT A FUCKING NEYO REFERENCE IN MY SEASONAL ANIME?? And MJ?? Nah this mangaka has TASTE and I wanna meet them and be friends asap lol. I thought we were gonna go into the dance competition this week, but I guess Kabo’s training arc is still ongoing. Lot of good setup here AND THAT HANDHOLDING ENDING?? Iori vs Kabo’s dance off was really cool. Not gonna pretend to understand the intricacies of evaluating dance performances, but from my untrained eye, Iori looks way more confident and composed compared to Kubo who has raw talent that needs to be refined. Even with that, Iori recognized why On is so high on Kabo. He’s like a raw sports prospect who just needs a regiment and good coaching to reach his full potential. In addition to the W Ne-Yo reference, I love how On encouraged Kabo to keep going and assured him that he’ll find his own style eventually. It’s totally fine to start out emulating people you like before coming into your own as a performer! Wanda being into MJ, hello?? Why do all the kids have great taste in this lol. And is that raw and unfiltered handholding in my anime?? Wanda and Kabo are sooo cute and I like how she just reverts to a normal girl who’s susceptible to being bashful when she’s not dancing. Very cute end to the episode and some nice character development for Kabo. |
Marinate1016Nov 5, 12:01 PM
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| The dance battle was so good , like it was so much better than previous dance animations and the peak story is progressing as well. Just wait for the battle between on and lori then immediately after their battle we will have a kabo vs on , the battle between kabo and on actually had some of the best drawn manga panels, and I'm more than satisfied with this level of animation and cgi. I have said this before but I'm gonna say it again love how all the girls in this show are mature and cool like the interaction between the characters are really wholesome. |
| Iori really sees Kabo for who he is.. He's a nice dude ❤️❤️ Without imagining Wanda in his mind, Kabo can't dance confidently. By the time when he's able to dance without worrying about others, he's definitely gonna stop stuttering while speaking. And what's with that cute hand holding.. adorbs 😘😘 Wanda, you cutie pie! She's not even denying when the store manager was calling Kabo as her boyfriend. |
Reply to UtakaSenpai
The dance battle was so good , like it was so much better than previous dance animations and the peak story is progressing as well.
Just wait for the battle between on and lori then immediately after their battle we will have a kabo vs on , the battle between kabo and on actually had some of the best drawn manga panels, and I'm more than satisfied with this level of animation and cgi.
I have said this before but I'm gonna say it again love how all the girls in this show are mature and cool like the interaction between the characters are really wholesome.
Just wait for the battle between on and lori then immediately after their battle we will have a kabo vs on , the battle between kabo and on actually had some of the best drawn manga panels, and I'm more than satisfied with this level of animation and cgi.
I have said this before but I'm gonna say it again love how all the girls in this show are mature and cool like the interaction between the characters are really wholesome.
UtakaSenpai said: have said this before but I'm gonna say it again love how all the girls in this show are mature and cool like the interaction between the characters are really wholesome. So true.. loving that about this show 💖💖 |
| well well. first Wanda didn't correct the shopkeeper about his thinking that Kabo is her bf and then the happy accident of that handholding. this show is mega cute! |
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| Seeing Kabo and Wanda's relationship continue to grow is my favorite part of this anime that keeps me watching despite the animation. It sucks the animation is lackluster because the manga is incredible with gorgeous art, story, and great character dynamics. |
| aww that holding hands thing was so cute 🥺 And for this week's shirts      |
Ahohite-killerNov 5, 8:12 PM
| hopefully Iori and Kabo in the future can have a better more equally sided one-off battle (with bad CGI) next time... although it seems like he's already caught Iori's attention. Kabo going to On's class with all her girlfriends was funny hahaha. On is kind of amazing with her level of wisdom and purpose. She's the leader for a reason after all. also loved the ending of the episode, I love Kabo and Wanda together they're so cute |
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| I feel bad for laughing at Kabo's moves but given it was meant to look stilted (low-hanging jabs at the CGI notwithstanding), props to them for conveying that well. Love how neither of them flinched (or at least not that much in Kabo's case) to both of the manager's boyfriend remarks. And while Wanda's always been adorable, her accepting the "invitation" for a post-rain handholding stroll is easily her crowning moment. |
Pett said: Finally dances I actually like and think the moves agrees with the song played. I really loved this dance battle. I hope we see more of Iori's dance I was gonna say, is it just me or did they progressively get better, perhaps all intentional by staff, with skill progression after joining the club, I might just be trippin’, or just getting use to it by now. I was a first ep clowning on it, not hate, just cringed and laughed, but thought the story made up for it. Based first hand holding scene. Haven’t seen that misinterpreted set up before, with the checking for rain. |
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| Finally seeing some breaking was awesome, that was the stuff I tried to learn in college. But man these songs are ROUGH and that CGI is even rougher. Wanda letting her intrusive thoughts win at the end was really cute, though |
eksratuNov 5, 5:06 PM
And the "yesyesyes" shirt |
| The ending was unexpected, but much welcomed. I’ve already resigned that the cg is abysmal. For a dance anime like this, I’m more focused on everything else besides the dancing itself. |
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Reply to Ahohite-killer
aww that holding hands thing was so cute 🥺
And for this week's shirts
And for this week's shirts
| @Ahohite-killer what do the bottom 3 mean? I'm assuming you've done this with each episode? It's like the person who posts the campsite location in the Solo Camping for Two discussions. Which I think is cool |
| While I'm by no means a dance expert I could tell that Kabo's last dance against Iori wasn't that good and sure enough he was not syncing up with the beat of the music. Regarding Kabo approaching On for advice, I liked the feedback that she gave him when he asked her for advice on dancing, that it's ok to rely on others when starting out but over time he should be able to dance independently. On a side note, I got a chuckle when Wanda mistakenly thought Kabo was asking to hold her hand when he was checking if it was raining only for her to realize a minute later what his intention really was after she put her hand out after feeling a rain drop, and they proceeded to hold hands afterwards anyways 👍. |
| cute overload and second-hand anxiety in the same twenty minutes. the kabo vs iori battle sold me on their contrast: iori moves like he owns the floor while kabo starts fine then panics once the crowd shows up and just… floors the gas. lots of effort, not enough breath. it felt intentional too: you can “do big” the whole time and still miss the music. on’s little talk about finding your own style hit nicely, and her “i want to direct” reveal fits her perfectly like she already sees pictures in her head and corrals people like a mini showrunner. the random ne-yo/MJ nods were hilarious and kind of perfect for a dance-nerd show. and then that ending. the “boyfriend?” moment they both let slide, the umbrella, the hand-size bit, and the quiet handholding that sticks even after the misunderstanding clears… simple, sweet, zero theatrics. they feel like an actual teen pair fumbling toward something, not a trope machine. yeah, the cg is still uneven (short hair models look way better), but this episode made it easier to ignore. the character work carries, the dance beats are getting sharper, and wanda and kabo are dangerously easy to root for. |
| For anyone who was and still is complaining about CGI, an expression "can't see forest through the trees" is exactly about you. This series as a whole is one of the best of the season. Pity you can't see it. |
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Niwaka-Samurai said:
Iori really sees Kabo for who he is.. He's a nice dude ❤️❤️
Without imagining Wanda in his mind, Kabo can't dance confidently. By the time when he's able to dance without worrying about others, he's definitely gonna stop stuttering while speaking.
And what's with that cute hand holding.. adorbs 😘😘
Wanda, you cutie pie! She's not even denying when the store manager was calling Kabo as her boyfriend.
Iori really sees Kabo for who he is.. He's a nice dude ❤️❤️
Without imagining Wanda in his mind, Kabo can't dance confidently. By the time when he's able to dance without worrying about others, he's definitely gonna stop stuttering while speaking.
And what's with that cute hand holding.. adorbs 😘😘
Wanda, you cutie pie! She's not even denying when the store manager was calling Kabo as her boyfriend.
That's exactly what I thought when they left the Konbini and Kabo didn't get around to saying it and then also holding hands, how cute can you actually be 😭🤣
yeahh I already love Iori 😂😍
deidara251 said: That's exactly what I thought when they left the Konbini and Kabo didn't get around to saying it and then also holding hands, how cute can you actually be 😭🤣 And even after coming to her senses, Wanda didn't mind and made a cute pout and they both still walked together holding hands 😄❤️ |
| Oh, I love what they did there. In the beginning there was a whole explanation about people expressing things with their body when they are overflowing with feeling, and in the end it was mostly a silent interaction with them holding hands, accidentally at first but then they kept holding them. Cute. |
| good episode the dance move was not matching the music choice for me they were looking very cute at the end |
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| I mean the hand holding was very cute and she also didn't deny that he was her boyfriend (neither did he, but I would assume that was because of his stutter mostly) and she wore a big smile. So she knew what she was doing 😄 Also does the CGI actually look better now or am I just getting used to it? |
| Nah, man. That last couple of minutes between Kabo and Wanda was pure sugar. So sweet >_< And Wanda is an MJ fan? Let's freaking go! Another very solid episode. The more I see of Iori, the more I like him and On continues to impress me with her level of wisdom. These dance kids couldn't have asked for a better club president. |
| this is one of the best hand to hand scene I ever see! Kubo really never see Michael Jackson's dancing performance ??? I mean every person alive already see that for me! |
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That whole handholding scene |
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| While Iori initiates a dance battle with Kabo, On describing the "feelings" of a dance routine to both Aoi and Wanda so that they can get more or less the same inspiration, it's really all about the music. From that, based on Kabo's choosing of the music and genre, it shows his repertoire thus far, and the same goes with Iori's house music as well, as the odd guy out that really lets his dance do the talking. The thing is, Kabo's moves are just too unsynchronized to please even the students watching their battle, though the match itself is clearly edging towards Iori's end. As Wanda and Aoi's relationship gets better, Iori contends Kabo's dancing as quite the mess after the first round, so that's what the latter has to work on. Him going to On's class sure has the attention of her friends, and even more on her aspirations to become a music director thanks to inspiration from artists like Ne-Yo with her future plans, though him telling her that he's completely dependent on Wanda for his dancing now, it'll take time before he eventually breaks away from her. But, if there's one thing the two are close in now, it's their dance aspirations and inspirations, with Wanda having Michael Jackson as her reference, though the manager at her part-time workplace sure sees them as a couple, coupled with the hand holding as well. Kabo's got a lot to improve going forward... |
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