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leafy sea dragon
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That thumbnail makes Shirou vaguely resemble Rick Sanchez from Rick and Morty. I should put this show on my list. (Not just because of that, though.)
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Wrangler
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Episode 6th was certainly a fun one.
Wolfman seems to actually have caring heart when she not a pervy or a sensitive "man". It's fun show despite being a genre been done before. |
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myskaros
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Incorrect! The best character has yet to make a full appearance. Too bad they ruined her manga intro by giving us a "peek." spoiler[The best part of her chapter was the "is she actually a demon, or is she just normal and weird?" uncertainty, for both Asahi and the audience. However, now that we've already seen her use powers, that kind of story loses all impact.] |
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AnimeAddict2014
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another weird character
from the OP i thought they are two different characters this ability is kind of like Ranma 1/2... except no water needed.. |
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Metal Fennrir
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Kind of sad to see a GEM such as this one (Jitsu Wa is probably the best ROM-COM manga ever created) get such a half-assed adaptation. For instance: we were supposed to get Shiho into the Aizawa "ran out of battery" episode, since she usually hangs out in the infirmary and that sets up for a great gag of them both about to figure out their identities but not being able to (running gag during the entirety of the manga). And on the sexy contest, AKARI was also supposed to participate. Yes. The teacher. And that sets up the gag for "she's single and doesn't know a thing about seduction" and that eventually ends up rubbing off on Shiho and...
Like I said, it's just sad... they're jumping all over the place with the pacing and order of the manga and until last week, it worked but this week they just fumbled with it. Hopefully next week with "Let's save the World" they'll get it right, because that's probably my favorite chapter on the early arcs |
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killjoy_the
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I don't know who wins in a sex appeal contest, but Shiragami is certainly the most adorable one. I can sort of understand Kuromine's frustration at her attempts since he was expecting sexy, but come on man! That's your crush being incredibly adorable on stage, at least smile a little.
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AmuroNT1
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All I can say about Akane without going into spoiler territory is, she has a LOT more plot importance later on. There's a reason fans of the manga have been anticipating her introduction (as you can see in the previous comments).
Also, regarding Mikan's glasses, the anime's staff has been doing an odd thing where they're mostly covering the manga in sequential order, but adding in bits (and occasionally entire B-plots) from chapters much later down the line, often merging similar storylines; this week's episode combined chapters 15-16 and 57, which featured two separate "who's more adult" competitions between Youko and Akane. In the case of Mikan's glasses, that was a plot element introduced 20 chapters later than her actual introduction; I'm willing to bet that if they keep up their current pace, you can expect them to get back to that subplot in two, maybe three weeks (but not next week, because its title is the same as Chapter 51...). On the subject of voice actors, I was a little surprised that Mao seems to have been artificially pitched up to play Akane (or maybe that's her natural vocal range); I honestly kind of hoped Akane in "demon mode" would sound a bit more like Luka from Gokaiger. Also, while I'm not dissing Aya Uchida's performance as Shiho, I kind of expected her voice to be huskier; maybe that's just because of my Western perception on what makes a woman's voice sexy.
It's funny you mention that, because in the original manga chapter dealing with the sexiness contest, it's pointed out that Youko actually has her blouse unbuttoned enough to show some cleavage (and she's fairly well-endowed), but due to her utter lack of seductiveness, nobody noticed until that point. |
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Melicans
Posts: 620 Location: Canada |
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The wolf-man character... everytime I see him/her on screen it reminds me very heavily of Ren/Run from To Love-Ru. A character with rotating genders? Check. The gender switch is caused by something incredibly common? Sneezing/seeing the moon, check. The male is introduced first, loves the female protagonist, and feels rivalry to the male protagonist? Three more checks. The female is introduced in a compromising situation, has a liking for the male protagonist, and constantly tries to seduce him? Another three checks. Honestly I wouldn't be surprised if the female takes the majority of the screentime with the male only appearing when she ends up in compromising circumstances with the male protag. Or if they end up being separated into their own bodies somewhere down the line.
As for the devil principal... based on this one episode, she really doesn't seem to have too much of a unique character, or at least not one that hasn't been seen in multiple other series. The intro shows what appears to be multiple versions of her, so hopefully that is a power that she has yet to show off; it would at least make her more interesting. |
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myskaros
Posts: 598 Location: J-Novel Club |
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Yeah, I feel like they really dropped the ball with mixing and matching plots from chapters all over the place. Plus they keep giving Aizawa screentime when she wasn't even in the plot at all, doing nothing useful. I understand that it's because they don't want to introduce other characters (Ryou, Rin), but the result is something of a mess.
I hope they do the discount burger or cooking chocolate chapters, though, that'll give everyone screen time and also build up Akane as best character. There's no way they'll do this chapter, but the New Year's shrine visit is probably one of my top 3 favorite chapters. "And here's one lucky pervert!" |
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AmuroNT1
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I dunno, I feel like the anime is doing a pretty good job of adapting the manga by merging redundant storylines and patching up plotholes and other moments that didn't make sense. The main problem at the moment is the main story follows the "introduction queue" a little too heavily, which means actual plot progression is slow. Sadly this will probably only be a 12-episode anime, so they'll save any big developments like spoiler[Asahi and Youko actually becoming a couple] for later seasons.
Also, regarding the chocolate chapter of the manga, next week's episode has the same title "Let's Save the World!", so it'll probably be that. They might also merge it with the curry-making chapter from earlier on, since that's where we first learn that spoiler[Aizawa is a really good cook/baker]. |
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HaruhiToy
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Yeah I had the same notion but as I have been writing I kind of like the idea that he hasn't over-idealized his crush but instead is able to see her for the kinda-dork she is. What it reveals is her personality is delivers more appeal than any body attribute she has. At the risk of sounding all PC I don't particularly approve what the anime has totally bought into: a girl's primary worth is wrapped up in her sex appeal, but it was pretty funny. Being absolutely not a fan of nosebleed humor and this was the first case I can recall where they took it far enough to induce anemia. It's just nauseating and I wish they would quit it. |
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DuskyPredator
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Well, I thought it funny to play off of Shiragami's dense nature despite thinking she is clued in against Akane's juvenile nature despite thinking she is really sophisticated. And that both were showing how childish they are in contrast to trying to look adult. Put up against the foils of Kuromine and the teacher.
I really do like how goofy Shiragami can be, and not come across as just ditzy moe. It feels like not many anime want to make main heroine love interests more than attractive doll. Perhaps not as original, but I felt like making the all powerful old principal quite insecure in her maturity, kind of funny. Well you can find a bunch of loli, older than they look principals, but how many get in a fight with their student to act mature? |
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myskaros
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Pretty sure the curry chapter was not where that happened, lol, it was actually the cooking class chapter (44) (I could be wrong). Though I agree that the curry chapter does deserve to be animated as well 
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Wrangler
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I'm trying not take it too seriously, i do find their getting into a Rom-Com routine. At least the MCs are starting notice each other enough perhaps they'll try date by series end. heck were in episode 7, 5 episodes more to go.
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HelloBucket
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I'm rather hoping they don't go this route. The whole Shiragami keeping her secret element works well as a passive element that creates problems requiring (hopefully comedic) workarounds. I feel like it would fail miserably if forced to carry the weight of being a major conflict. Actually, it feels like the series does better being more slice-of-life than having direct conflict. As much as something to put all the characters on the same team would be nice, the show seems to be better the less it tries to create serious conflict.
I don't know that the anime bought in to that at all. I was under the impression the overarching joke of the maturity competition was how immature the whole concept was. That seems more like criticism of that idea than buy-in. |
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