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Stark700
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 11:22 am
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It was an okay way for the show to return I guess. Still, the part of Honoka being the new School President threw off in a way. I wasn't expecting that. Still, it was nice seeing the cast members again especially Niko.
I'll look forward to what these girls will do for their upcoming idol projects.
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leatherhead333
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Posted: Mon Apr 07, 2014 6:39 pm
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Ok the whole making the rain stop because "We can do anything if we try!" bit was a little over the top cheesy but other than that i'm glad to have this show back with a rather entertaining first episode
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VORTIA
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Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2014 6:15 pm
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They brought the Niko-Maki ship that was missing through most of season 1. I'm absolutely on-board all this season!
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Stark700
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 10:58 pm
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Season 2, episode 2:
After seeing the OP song again, I definitely prefer this season's opening than to the first season. But anyways, I thought the latest episode was dealt well in dealing with an idol group's struggle when they are certainly tasked with rushing an idea. Oh God, that scene with the running down the slop was hilarious though. The nature can do so much wonders
It was great seeing the girls in unity working together.
But yeah, this episode felt like a breath of fresh air to me.
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WhiteHairGirls
Joined: 27 Apr 2011
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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2014 11:43 pm
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Damn that was unexpected. Maki would probably be the last person I pick if I had to choose one girl from that group to still believe in Santa.
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DuskyPredator
Joined: 10 Mar 2009
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Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2014 8:17 am
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Season 2, Episode 2
Just think of WUG to this I can't help but appreciate the strength in this series being its characters. Then playing around with the quirks in this episode. In the yuri fan sense seemed especially fond on having a bit of Maki x Nico, which I am sure is by far the most popular pairing in this show. Nico might be a bit.... not actually the cute kind, but she is still great despite that she is always worth a laugh. Like how she was reacting to learn about Maki's innocence, and the incident with the hill, some good use of comedy.
Loved the bits of call back to last season's camp. Well there was Umi showing her scary serious side, Nico's facial mask.
Hmm, I just looked around and apparently there was some reason for the split up of groups, they were actually in their "Mini Idol Units". Honoka, Kotori, and Hanayo make up Printemps. Eli, Maki, and Nico make up BiBi. And Umi, Rin, and Nozomi make Lily White.
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Stark700
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Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2014 10:06 pm
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Season 2, Episode 3:
Idk about what others think but I thought Love Live group did better than Arise. I liked their outfits better as it felt more natural and their dance movements were well coordinated. They put 110% of their effort into this dance and I applaud them for that.
Great episode overall. Now this is what I can an idol show.
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DuskyPredator
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 6:21 am
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Season 2, Episode 3
So A-Rise are actually pretty good people, that is a good movement in the series. I did get worried they were trying to betray them, but there was no evidence.
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leatherhead333
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 8:22 am
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I found it strange that they decided to fully animated A-rise's song but not the U's song since they mixed it with 3DCGI again.
The show is so inconsistent with this stuff.
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WhiteHairGirls
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 1:58 pm
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Yes got my wish for more A-rise fulfilled this episode. Yeah I also liked Muse's outfits more.
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HaruhiToy
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Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2014 11:52 pm
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I wasn't expecting to see both performances this episode but we got both. They chose not to build it up with the usual trials and tribulations of practicing under pressure for weeks deal.
It is rather refreshing for them to write the rival groups as fans of each other. The usual story trail would have the A-Rise girls all snooty and disdainful. I have read that in order to be the master of some performance art you have to be a fan of it first. With that idea the attitudes of the rivals fit.
The Muse performance relied a lot on stage effects -- much more so than the A-Rise performance. Mostly the lights. I have to wonder who is supposed to planning and executing all that for them and on a guest stage no less. It isn't like they are supposed to have a professional production crew supporting them.
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Stark700
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:14 am
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I'm having a hard time getting that "NICO NICO NIII" song out of my head now. The latest episode made me smile quite a bit though.
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Polycell
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Posted: Mon Apr 28, 2014 2:58 pm
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EPISODE IV
Well, I always knew Nico was pretty vain, but wow. Though I under stand why she didn't want to hurt her siblings' image of her. While it's probably for the best that they introduced them to reality while maintaining the lie, I would've definitely preferred her coming clean with her siblings, at least with the fact that Muse was never her backup dancers.
Gotta love that way Maki gets jealous just as soon as the idea of Nico having a boyfriend comes up. Sure, it's pure fanservice, but then, pretty well the entire franchise is. And finally the return of Nozomi's molesting tendencies! It seemed odd they didn't bring them up before, but now we know for sure there just wasn't occasion to.
A final thought is that Rin being used to fit through the vans only highlighted the little characterization she's had throughout two seasons; I really hope we get a Rin-heavy episode to flesh her out.
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DuskyPredator
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 8:54 am
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Season 2, Episode 4
Man my internet is slow, I can barely get videos to play, and taking ages to load. At least it was a Nico episode, which is good, even if something dies in me every time I hear "Nico Nico Nii". Little siblings characters make up for it.
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HaruhiToy
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Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 9:24 pm
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The little kid was hilarious. He managed to setup a dialog with lines of one word, and did it multiple times. Could have done without the snot though.
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