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HaruhiToy
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Just out of curiosity, is there any significance to the fact that the word "chuunibyou" or "chuuni" is never used in the script? So there are over five thousand school idol groups competing on the web site by posting videos. With that kind of density it is a wonder they get any clicks at all. It is beyond me what they could do to "stand out" which seems to be the holy grail of idol plebes. In this situation sooner or later someone is going to suggest using more overt sex appeal and I am wondering if LLS is going to deal with that. (I know they wouldn't actually do it.) |
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Parsifal24
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While admittedly I love the series unconditionally this had to be the strongest episode from a voice acting standpoint if only for Kobayashi, Aika's performance as Yoshiko. It will be interesting to see where the mystery of spoiler[Mari's Email] leads come next episode. And maybe finally Kanan will get to do something or have some effect on the story.
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DDragonking
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Actually Chika isn't played by her that honor goes to Jad Saxton. And I don't think Cherami is in this dub Last edited by DDragonking on Sat Jul 30, 2016 11:39 pm; edited 1 time in total |
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Muffum
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The μ's references didn't really bother me at all this episode, which I guess is only natural since the density of references was much smaller. IIRC they were only name dropped once, and Aqours only spoke of them in a pretty generic sense. If the series can keep it to that level for the rest of the series I'd be content, though optimally I'd hope the show would eventually have Aqours realize that the aspiration to be like μ's runs counter to the notion of being themselves. I'll have to wait and see how it pans out.
As for the rest of the episode, I really liked how it played up the ridiculousness even more; Riko vaulting the balcony to escape from Chika's dog was probably one of my favorite scenes thus far. Playing up the ridiculousness of Yoshiko's situation did somewhat undercut the eventual drama, as Bamboo mentioned, but it ultimately didn't detract much from my enjoyment of the episode overall. Besides the question of whether the μ's references will have any real payoff, the big question mark to me is Kanan's involvement. For how bombastic the show normally is, it seems to be keeping pretty tight-lipped about what her deal is. |
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switchgear1131
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I haven't been bothered at all about the references to μ's. I kind of think the reviewer is a little too sensitive to it and is just trying to find something to complain about. The main character's entire inspiration for doing what she does is because of μ's. The first series ended with them being a national phenomenon so it would make sense that yes μ's would still be everyhwere (in fact I am surprised by how little of them you see)
Mentioning them once an episode in the right places is nowhere near as bad as if they had trying to use characters from μ's or even their sisters in this one. Then it would have been a crutch, but this is just them talking about their inspiration, the same way μ's did with their rivals and the dome and the love live competition. μ's is their goal, it is no different from a sport's anime that always talks about getting to nationals or playing in this or that stadium. |
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#850809
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Love Live Sunshine is a lot like the star wars the force awakens where it borrow the same theme and ideas from the first Love Live. So just like the new star wars i'm more of the attitude wait and see but, so far I'm liking it.
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CallumKeyblade
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Probably my least favourite episode so far. There wasn't really a strong plot holding it all together. However there were lots of great parts, even if the episode wasn't strong as a whole. The OST in Yohane's fortune telling classroom scene was amazing. & Hanamaru's bathroom scene was probably my favourite part of Sunshine!! so far.
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XerBlade
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About that, I can't help wondering what kind of strange laptop they were using where just hitting the power button actually shuts it off outright (sure, Windows laptops have the option of doing that, but it's actually really hard to find the extremely buried setting to toggle to make it behave that way). |
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HaruhiToy
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Apple laptops are fairly rare in Japan (phones and tablets are another matter) and I haven't seen anyone use Linux outside of a lab so it is probably a Windows based laptop. Many of them treat the power button as a "sleep/suspend" control the same as if you just closed the top as happened later in the episode. (On my macBook you do this with CMD-OPT-PWR). To shut off power you have to hold it down for 5 seconds. So unless they crashed it they wouldn't have lost anything. |
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rizuchan
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Re: the laptop power button: C'mon guys, IT'S JOKE.
I actually agree with Bamboo that they should tone down on the Muse references. A mention here and there is neat, but really... from what we know, it's been what, 3 or 4 years since Muse retired? And the magazines are still talking about them? Considering that School Idols are short-lived by definition, it's hard to believe that fans would still be focused on Muse. And even if it's just because they won Love Live, why isn't there any mention of ARISE, who is even presumably still active? I don't mind a Muse name drop here and there, but aside from a poster or two, they don't even seem to acknowledge that there are any school idols besides Muse. |
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Animegomaniac
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You're right, my mistake. I'm really not used to her voice getting that high. With Saxton, I usually think Log Horizon and Haganai these days. And now the show encyclopedia entry has a cast list, would have been helpful earlier. |
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Edl01
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I think the reviewer just needs to give up in hoping that Sunshine will ever stop referencing the original series, μ has clearly been established as one of the main driving forces behind Aqours and it won't go away.
Now of course if the theory that the E-mail received by Dia is about the school closing - then I'll actually have a problem. I have no problem with the show drawing inspiration from the original series, but at that point they've taken it too far for me. The actual episode was good, It didn't work as well for me as last episode but it was pretty damn funny and Yohane did a good job of re-iterating the shows main theme. Hanamaru solidified herself as my favorite member of Aquors, although there's still half a season for that to change. I loved that one conversation about Chika being, "not strong enough to pull everyone along", people love to say she's a clone of Honk and although she is clearly trying to act as outgoing as her in reality she's very insecure and lacks confidence. Honoka was always the heart of μ who never gave up and everyone could depend on, but Chika is terrified of failing and without some serious character growth I feel she will end up being carried by the strength of the rest of the group. |
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invalidname
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I agree with Bamboo (and have said as much earlier in this thread). All the μ's name-dropping is really taking me out of the show.
Awesome bio, BTW. |
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maximilianjenus
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it's because they have been gone for at least 2 years, easily more. |
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Polycell
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