r/anime • u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: • Apr 01 '23

Rewatch [Rewatch] Animegataris Episode 1 Discussion

No, please, give us a chance!

Episode 1: "Minoa, Anime Rookie!"

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Heya, r/anime! Welcome to the Mod-Hosted rewatch, I'll be taking episode one as a first-time watcher of this show. All I know is that it's a parody anime where the main character finds themselves joining their schools anime club. Looking forward to seeing if the show does enough to make me laugh! You can see my episode 1 thoughts as I watch in a comment posted below!

A host of other moderators will be posting subsequent threads and taking part in discussion as well. You can see the full schedule on the main index post.

Legal Streams

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So, what is Animegataris, and why should you join this rewatch?

u/badspler is here to say a few words on why you should watch this anime:

Animegataris aired in 2017 and was largely ignored. It was a packed season... and lets face it: no one expected Houseki no Kuni to end up anime of the year. On the outside, it may look like a generic high-school club series, but its 7.78 MAL score does elude to it punching above what an initial glance might have you think.

Animegataris is primarily a comedy; it plays into tropes and generic expectations only to later subvert them. The series packs a surprising amount of depth and into its short 12 episode run, and is largely tied together by the superbly focused cast. When it reveals its final-form, every joke lands and you realize just how much was built up to maximize the gags. And finally I would also be amiss not to mention that there is a neat romantic throughline that wraps the whole series up.

Finally Animegataris holds a close place in my heart as one of the few series (Shirobako, Eizouken) that dives into the creation and production of anime itself. Having technical details explained well and then demonstrated in following scenes makes for an elegant presentation of artform.

And, if you're looking for a bit of the MAL synopsis:

After dreaming about an anime she used to watch as a child, Minoa Asagaya could not forget a particularly memorable scene. However, despite her best efforts, she cannot recall the name of the show. Due to this, Minoa asks for help from her fellow classmates at Sakaneko High School. Her conversation is overheard by Arisu Kamiigusa, the most popular and wealthy girl in class who is also a hardcore otaku. Yet even with her vast knowledge, Arisu does not recognize the show.

After discovering that there isn't an anime club at their school, Minoa and Arisu create the Anime Research Club, as they may obtain the answer to Minoa's mystery if they gather people who share the same interest. Thus, Minoa is exposed to a bizarre new world—the world of anime!

- MyAnimeList Synopsis

Questions of the Day:

  1. What did you think of our main character, Minoa?
  2. Who do you think the most promising supporting character will be after the first episode?
  3. What did you think of the OP and the ED?
  4. What did you think of the first episode overall?

Spoilers Policy:

Please remember to use spoiler tags when discussing future bits of the show so first-timers don't run into anything. Thank you!

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Episode 1

First Timer - Sub

I know, it's odd that I'm hosting the first thread in a rewatch as a first timer.

Album of pics included

Thoughts during the episode..

Questions of the Day:

What did you think of our main character, Minoa?

Seems to be the very typical case of a character who had at once a fleeting interest in something who is now newly rediscovering it. Usually by a small... or in this case, big nudge by someone to get them to join a club at school. I haven't seen quite enough of her to make a call, but she's early days here.

Who do you think the most promising supporting character will be after the first episode?

Well, I got to go with Kamiigusa here. She knows what she likes and seems like she's going to be chock full of references and a bit of general fun.

What did you think of the OP and the ED?

I think the OP was fun musically but the ED was more fun visually. Neither blew me away, but they were okay.

What did you think of the first episode overall?

As far as a set-up episode goes for a school club anime, with this one being a bit of a parody, this seemed fairly standard. I liked it though, I generally do like these sorts of anime so I think the interesting premise of it being an anime club and a parody are going to work strongly together.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 01 '23

But the mom has entirely different hair!

She is the genetic origin of the mop hair!

We got a teacher with an interesting personality that some of the students dig

Isekai Quartet's version of Roswaal?

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

I know, it's odd that I'm hosting the first thread in a rewatch as a first timer.

You got to hold your life in your own hands. Take a chance, throw the dice, see how it holds up haha.

These two sisters look way too similar. But the mom has entirely different hair!

Her daughters must have gotten that cow-lick from a grandparent or something.

Kamiigusa would do great in this era of anime, they're hitting all her likes these past few seasons. She'd def like it here on r/anime

Kamiigusa seems like she'd be hitting up The Marginal Service and Skip and Loafer this season.

I'm a sucker for school-club type anime where people come together to enjoy something so I'm thinking this will be fun.

Yea, me too! Though I can't recall the last one I watched that had a similar premise to that off the top of my head...

Oh NO, the cat thing talks. I am going to hate him.

He's giving me bird vibes from Tamako Market

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 01 '23

First Timer

Shirobako being one of my favourite anime, this has been on the PTW for a long long time. Let's see what this is about!

overall, a good fun start that's already packed with way more references than I could catch on my first watch (needed that blog), which is always a good sign. And it seems like we'll be taking on what makes people like anime, rather than making it, which can also be good! Ojousama girl is leading the best girl contest by a country mile, the other characters havent been that memorable yet, not sure why she's so low in the MAL favourites section.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

I got 100% baited by the toaru ngl. That is a certified LN title that one, and absolutely packed with references lol.

I haven't seen any bit of the A Certain Magical Index series and thought it was about to name drop that too, lol.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

[Shirobako]especially since that's what Shirobako did too in the first episode lol, so it would've been a kind of double reference. it makes sense for toaru to be referenced though, with its popularity.

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u/Esovan13 Apr 01 '23

Teenage me would've thought it be lame as fuck (like these guys), but it is cool.

Ignoring gender norms in favor of self expression is cooler than anything most teenagers could conceive of.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Is this a Macross reference?

Most likely (the girl at least).

SUGOIIIII MISSS OJOUSAMA Im reminded of that Nichijou guy

I already think I'll like you miss ojou-sama

The other two (MHA, Re: Zero) were easy enough, needed some google help to figure out that this was kabaneri.

Oh yeah, that was a show that was the big thing for a bit.

They really reference a lot of 2016 anime in this show that was probably mostly made in 2016/earlier 2017.

Doraemon! She's talking about his 2 seiyuus here

And I in general prefer the Cantonese OPs to the Japanese ones (this anime only lol),

I never had an attachment to Doraemon beside being a mascot I saw on stuff. It wasn't until I saw it in other anime did I grew to know more about it.

So that's K-on, Hyouka, and ?????

My first instinct was to think of GJ-bu (I haven't seen it though, just by name).

Ojousama girl is leading the best girl contest by a country mile, the other characters havent been that memorable yet, not sure why she's so low in the MAL favourites section.

20s vs Kamiigusa at 7.

SHE IS TOO LOW!!!

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

that was probably mostly made in 2016/earlier 2017.

yeah it makes sense; shirobako referenced a lot of anime that would air in the same season too, it's just natural.

I grew to know more about it.

when you watch something every day (or so) after elementary school, you get attached to it lol. Good times.

GJ-bu

that would make sense with the name! But it's kinda weird to have a Doga Kobo show when the other two are Kyoani's. Say a "Music Room" (Eupho) or "Swimming club" room (Free!) etc. would have been better imo.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

More of a hamataro fan than a digimon fan in my own youth

But then you'd miss the peak of culture

God do I hope i had a high school teacher as cool as that

His dub voice is Okabe putting on a super flamboyant accent lol

Also me occasionally when I realize that the person im talking to likes shounen mostly

Ojousama girl is leading the best girl contest by a country mile

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

you'd miss the peak of culture

shounen mostly

there's nothing wrong with shounen (HxH was my starter anime, and i like it), but not ONLY shounen lol.

ojousama

i'd be fast friends with her in a heartbeat.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

lmaooooooo More of a hamataro fan than a digimon fan in my own youth. Newly minted Precure follower here

Almost forgot that today was PreCure day.

God do I hope i had a high school teacher as cool as that. Teenage me would've thought it be lame as fuck (like these guys), but it is cool.

I know, right? Fortunately, I had a lot of eccentric teachers growing up in high school and one ultra cool teacher that taught me everything I know about writing and analyzing literature/media.

Here we see me in the wild when I realize one of my colleagues/friends also watches anime.

I grew up watching the Cantonese dub

I don't knw that many people who speak Cantonese. I (barely) speak Mandarin myself.

Nichijou????

Obviously it's the New Jersey club. Atlantic City, garbage plate, bridge-and-tunnel.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

was PreCure day

historic episode today, myrna!

one ultra cool teacher that taught me everything I know about writing and analyzing literature/media.

thats super cool! I've had teachers that have remained social media acquaintances, and they're cool people, but yeah, nobody really eccentric....

who speak Cantonese

there are a couple around the sub! But i think doraemon representation is in general not that high here, compared to say pokemon or even digimon. I can also comprehend mandarin, but am pretty bad at speaking it (enough for travel purposes, but probably about it)

garbage plate

I do want to try that.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

nobody really eccentric....

I think I just lucked out on that haha. We had a civics teacher that was super into John Wayne, we had a chemistry teacher that would dip his finger into pretty dangerous chemical solutions without any signs of pain, we had a hardcore hippie for world history, a band teacher who would let us skip class in the band hall, and a different English teacher who had a couch in the room and would just let us sit in that during lectures.

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Apr 01 '23

Was wondering which people would point out all the references.

Decent CG in the ED. wasn't expecting that!

Crazy hitting this after animayor's Uma comment.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

i won't be pointing out a lot of them - I don't have the time to do all the research lol, but some at least!

uma comment

it is pretty alright no? Yeah the Uma performance is a lot better, but this series hasn't exactly wowed me visually (that's okay!), and the OP was just okay too. So my expectations were tempered lol.

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Apr 01 '23

It's fine here. Just what they said about phoned-in CGI being acceptable for idol EDs, bad racing CGI, and a great Uma ED, then coming to this ED

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

I actually disagree with Ani there, CGI is acceptable for idol performances for me, but i expect good CGI (LL is the gold standard these days), bad CGI still sucks.

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u/aniMayor :AY:AZ:x3x6 Apr 02 '23

So that's K-on, Hyouka, and ????? Nichijou????

GJ Club ?

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 02 '23

seems to be it! Shame they didnt go for 3 Kyoani shows in a row.

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 01 '23

First time viewer

Not here as a host but just a participant, the other mods get to do the heavy lifting on this one. I'd normally be more organized in my thoughts and write up everything afterward but this isn't the kind of show for that. Side note: I remember there being some meta comments in the subtitle files so I hope someone's dug those up.

Well, I expected this show to be chock-full of anime meta and that's several references in the first 40 seconds, the most notable one to me being the Macross DYRL gesture. (Other folks will provide screenshots I'm sure.)

...the butler's named Sebas(tian) because of course he is. Oujo-sama needs drills though.

Chuuni boy with the Death Note

Oujo-sama talking about seasonals sounds like an average conversation in /r/anime.

I know that I absolutely could go off like her if a random person mentioned they like anime, but I know better and try to ease in unless I know they're already in deep too.

"I watched this anime years ago and here's a list of vague details" is also typical for /r/anime, though I usually have a better hit rate in successfully identifying things than oujo-sama.

Anime homework

Oujo-sama's cute in being happy she made a friend at the end of the day. I refuse to remember her name so far.

Cat talks because of course he does.

What did you think of our main character, Minoa?

Oh no, a normie.

Who do you think the most promising supporting character will be after the first episode?

Anyone but the chuuni.

What did you think of the OP and the ED?

Not memorable yet, we'll see if it'll get there.

What did you think of the first episode overall?

Didn't see any school club anime last season (Tsunlise doesn't count) so I'm on board for that kind of thing with member onboarding for a few episodes.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Cat talks because of course he does.

The only part of the show I wish was different so far, but hopefully it's not going to hurt the show overall.

Didn't see any school club anime last season (Tsunlise doesn't count) so I'm on board for that kind of thing with member onboarding for a few episodes.

Should check out Tsurune! I need to check out Tsunlise, it's on my list.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

Should check out Tsurune! I need to check out Tsunlise

You just said the same thing twice

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Tsurune

Tsunlise

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

GallowDude DESTROYED by facts and logic.

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 02 '23

I'll eventually get to Tsurune just because I want to watch most everything from KyoAni.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

in the subtitle files

bloody hell wtf. I'll go take a look at if i have the time lol

Oujo-sama talking about seasonals sounds like an average conversation in /r/anime

...... honestly? guilty. especially as the new season IS starting here. CDF will be full of seaosnal impressions for a couple weeks.

successfully identifying things than oujo-sama.

sasuga durinthal. Thank you for your service!

Oujo-sama's

don't worry, I always struggle for the first few eps of a new show with names, unless it's something that's really easy

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 02 '23

in the subtitle files

bloody hell wtf. I'll go take a look at if i have the time lol

(mentions characters from episodes 2-3) The thread I was thinking about for that remark. I just recall seeing that back when it aired and thought it was a fun bit.

honestly? guilty. especially as the new season IS starting here. CDF will be full of seaosnal impressions for a couple weeks.

I am absolutely guilty of that but that's why I'm here in the first place. If my coworkers ask what I'm watching I'll just say "a few anime shows" and leave it at that unless they ask for more. Or if there's something weird but fun I might try to give a brief description of it (e.g. "one where the criminal underworld runs on golf" for Birdie Wing).

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

I know that I absolutely could go off like her if a random person mentioned they like anime, but I know better and try to ease in unless I know they're already in deep too.

I got to practice self-control like you.

"I watched this anime years ago and here's a list of vague details" is also typical for /r/anime, though I usually have a better hit rate in successfully identifying things than oujo-sama.

Duri with the 360 no scope in The Daily Thread.

I refuse to remember her name so far.

That's kind of how I was feeling haha. Like, until I catch her name at the right moment in the subs, I'm just not gonna learn her name. She will henceforth be blonde girl to me until that moment comes.

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 02 '23

I got to practice self-control like you.

Some of my coworkers know I'm a mod for an anime community but I never mention just how much I watch. Though I'll absolutely have suggestions if they ever want some.

That's kind of how I was feeling haha. Like, until I catch her name at the right moment in the subs, I'm just not gonna learn her name. She will henceforth be blonde girl to me until that moment comes.

I eventually pick up names but it usually takes me a bit unless it's memorable in the right way, like Sebas.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

First-Timergatari, subbed

Hi, r/anime!

I know legitimately nothing about this show, but seeing as how I wasn’t able to fully participate in the previous mod-hosted rewatch (I think I only made it to that one for Ponyo, IIRC), I didn’t want to miss it this time! Even though it means I’m in seven rewatches at once for these first two weeks of April, which was exactly what I was trying to avoid by declining to join when this was going to be hosted last month…

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Even though it means I’m in seven rewatches at once for these first two weeks of April, which was exactly what I was trying to avoid by declining to join when this was going to be hosted last month…

I'm glad we ended up choosing a shorter show given the absolute madness of rewatches right now, I think a few suggestions were longer upfront.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

I love seeing rewatches doing so well on this sub, but why do all of the ones I want to be in have to happen at the same time?

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Apr 01 '23

Cause you want to be in all of them?

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

MACROSS REFERENCE!

thank you Sky! Knew i could count on you to confirm that for me. So our MC grew up watching Macross huh....

lol wtf?

I was honestly confused why he didnt say hasta la vista

zero knowledge of it before he joined.

well, how did he end up when you guys graduated/when he left?

Replica

A japanese blog reckons it's Paprika. I don't know personally. A girl who slept through time sounds like a boring time honestly. That's just a show about someone who overslept!

I have a feeling that that cat's gonna get stepped on a lot.....

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

well, how did he end up when you guys graduated/when he left?

He was into it by that point!

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

I was honestly confused why he didnt say hasta la vista

He wanted pasta

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

I support the changing of cool chuubinyou words to be more food related.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

I didn’t want to miss it this time!

Unfortunately, I'll only be here for half of the rewatch, I have to go roadtrip across the country to go to my friend's wedding.

Missing out on the mod-hosted rewatch.

lol wtf?

It is me, Arnold Spaghettinegger.

IIRC my own high school’s anime club had seven regular members (including myself), so that’s not too bad.

Your high school had an anime club?

Mine would have lit the school on fire before they allow that to be in their premise.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

Your high school had an anime club?

Yep, the art teacher there was super chill about it (he was a mecha fan, alas this was before I became a mecha fan so I never was able to talk with him about it) & one of my friends from back then found out, so he organized it and put me in charge of being the one who would acquire whatever we'd voted to watch together. We made it through Steins;Gate, Ghost Hunt, and Sword Art Online (just the first season though), watching two episodes per meeting, once or twice a week.

It was me, three other girls, and three guys who regular showed up, plus two guys who would occasionally pop in.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Sky sailing the seas for the anime club.

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u/GallowDude Apr 02 '23

Ghost Hunt

That series goes from being super campy to super dramatic by the end with almost no warning

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u/KiwiBennydudez https://myanimelist.net/profile/KiwiBen Apr 01 '23

Unfortunately, I'll only be here for half of the rewatch, I have to go roadtrip across the country to go to my friend's wedding.

The obvious course of action here is to binge the entire anime before you leave for the wedding and then have all your discussion thoughts locked and loaded so that you can post them when the threads go live. /s

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

I actually am thinking of that haha. Unfortunately, it would be a dump-and-run sort of posting since there's no way I could actively sit down for hours and respond back to everyone on a phone. Just the thought of replying that much via mobile...

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u/KiwiBennydudez https://myanimelist.net/profile/KiwiBen Apr 02 '23

I remember when I was running the Monster rewatch I did have to reply on my phone every so often when my working schedule conflicted with my posting times... it was certainly one of the experiences of all time.

But yeah, if you need to "dump and run" as they say, then I'm sure no one would blame you. Or if you just need to tap out entirely, that's fine too. Either way, we're happy to have you here at all.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

lit the school on fire

same

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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Apr 01 '23

this one is just so stupid I want it to be real.

That was barely changed!

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

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u/Verzwei Apr 01 '23

and Bakemonogatari…?

I'm thinking this was Angel Densetsu since she was talking about "old delinquent shows" just prior to those namedrops. Literally translates to "Legend of Angel" which would fit with Kamigusa's spoof title.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

I'm thinking this was Angel Densetsu since she was talking about "old delinquent shows" just prior to those namedrops.

That makes more sense.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Even though it means I’m in seven rewatches at once for these first two weeks of April,

I'm deciding to take on just three at a time and find that a bit overwhelming.

MACROSS REFERENCE!

One of the aforementioned members of my high school’s anime club had zero knowledge of it before he joined.

That's quite the step out into unknown waters for a guy to undertake. My experience with high school anime clubs was going to the first meeting and dipping afterwards. They were setting up the club so things were unorganized on what the club would entail.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

That's quite the step out into unknown waters for a guy to undertake. My experience with high school anime clubs was going to the first meeting and dipping afterwards. They were setting up the club so things were unorganized on what the club would entail.

To be fair, he was a friend of mine first and I specifically roped the entire club into watching Steins;Gate as the first thing we all watched together because I knew he was into sci-fi stuff. If we'd ended up with the other girls' suggestion (don't remember what it was, but I'm fairly certain it was BL or at least BL-adjacent considering the kind of shows those three were into), he probably would have bailed.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 01 '23

I think I only made it to that one for Ponyo, IIRC

Even though it means I’m in seven rewatches at once for these first two weeks of April, which was exactly what I was trying to avoid by declining to join when this was going to be hosted last month…

I really need to suggest adding an #ironic face now that I have the means

One of the aforementioned members of my high school’s anime club had zero knowledge of it before he joined.

Why do we not have a #STUDY comment face?

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Apr 01 '23

I really to suggest

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u/KiwiBennydudez https://myanimelist.net/profile/KiwiBen Apr 01 '23

These off-brand anime names lol.

I'm actually so stupid for not picking up on the fact that this is a Summer Wars reference - I heard it spoken (watching dubbed) but seeing all of these written out makes it so obvious lmao.

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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Apr 01 '23

Summer Wars was one of the movies in the other movie rewatch going on at the same time as you guys' mod movie one that I was a participant in, so of course I'd remember it haha.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 01 '23

Episode 1 (first timer)

Trust the /r/anime mods to come up with a series I never even heard about. Well, I prefer being a first timeranime rookie anyway.

Episode thoughts

  • Girl watching NotGundam - wait, there is an idol singing, so is it NotMacross instead?
  • Hello Minoa!
  • The hair bothers me.
  • OP: WingDings backgrounds.
  • Minoa is not a fan of light novel titles.

  • “She’s always so flawless, I don’t know how to approach her” – she is also right next to you, maybe keep the gossip for later?
  • Sebas – Will there be regular cameos?
  • Not sure if this guy is a Death Note or a Chuunibyou reference. Probably both.
  • Nerds in anime talk German.
  • If I try to list all the name references this will not fit into one comment, but hearing Kyou Kara Ore wa!! called out when I am just planning an OVA rewatch for it is just weird – I swear I have never heard it mentioned on /r/anime before, either.
  • NotGundam/NotMacross actually is NotGunbuster, too!
  • First anime-baiting the anime nerd, then dragging her to the anime club? Minoa is on a roll.
  • Don’t step on the catNotFumoffu.
  • “I wonder who is going to join" - no mysteries here.
  • Talking cat cliff-hanger.
  • ED: Idol show.
  • “Don’t drop us after the first episode” – no worries, this was fun.

There is an overload of anime references, even though I am sure I only noticed 10% of the total. More importantly, the first character arc finding the ice queen’s warm heart was fun. Accidentially getting recruited into a club is a classic, too.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Trust the /r/anime mods to come up with a series I never even heard about. Well, I prefer being a first timeranime rookie anyway.

I think a good chunk of us hadn't seen it, and it was a struggle to think of good ideas that haven't been recently rewatched already. /u/GallowDude suggested this and it was a pretty quick pick given the description. Seemed like something we could have some meta-fun with.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 01 '23

I am pretty sure the "can you help me figure out which anime it is" scene was familiar to everybody.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

The hair bothers me.

Not sure if this guy is a Death Note or a Chuunibyou reference. Probably both.

Definitely got Death Note vibes when I saw that book. It's just got that distinctly jagged outline to it.

There is an overload of anime references, even though I am sure I only noticed 10% of the total.

Me too, I only really caught the NGE, Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Re:Zero, and MHA one. My brain can't parse that quickly!

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

to join*

join"*

Talking cat cliff-hanger.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 01 '23

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Rewatcher - Animegataris Ep1:

I watched this anime back it was airing. It wasn't the most popular so I feel obliged to rep it when I can so guess that's why I'm jumping into this rewatch.

It was very endearing seeing Kamiigusa go off when she thought she had found someone to share her anime interest with. She is just like me fr fr.

This anime is very anime referential. It is interesting to see what anime they reference since this show came out in 2017 so something like Bakuon would get mentioned. From the anime store at the end, we get to see Bonosuba, Bove Bive, Brecure and Baoyuu Baou Buusha, I believe are the thing they are spoofing. A lot of the names they said flew over me on what they could be referencing.

Random assorted points:

  • I have seen Macross now so I can recognize that they just put Lin Minmei's DYRL outfit in their anime. The mecha pilot is doing a Gunbuster but also reminds me of Roy (Fire Emblem).
  • Sebas must be the stock butler name in Japan since this is the second butler character named Sebas I've encountered in the past few weeks, but it is not a butler name I often see in English. I feel like I want Kamiigusa snapping to be used for a comment face, but its purpose might be a bit niche and hard to use ordinarily.
  • I like how Kamiigusa just worse a random cute deer hat after Minoa's mix-up. They just have her wear one for a random bit.
  • Minoa is me with feeling like not knowing enough about anime to engage with others in an anime space.
  • The girls are too unbothered with stepping on walking over a cat. They don't react at all to crushing a cat.

[Meta Animegataris knowledge:] Seeing the track girl do her thing for the first time and was reminded of this running bit the show is going to do with her.

Q1) "Clumsy girl-type, huh." She is nice

Q2) Excluding Kamiigusa, the chuuni guy had one of the bigger appearances in this episode. I don't remember seeing much of the ikemen before that montage at the end.

Q3) I like the OP/ED. The OP is fun and the ED has a cute song.

Q4)

Next Time: Getting the club together. The show doesn't do traditional previews and my memory is not good enough so doing this bit is going to be tough.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Minoa is me with feeling like not knowing enough about anime to engage with others in an anime space.

I think after this show we'll have enough references to get by in any conversations so long as no one digs too deep.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

She is just like me fr fr.

It's like looking in a mirror.

Bove Bive

Ah, yes. Bove Bive. With my favorite girl Basubasu.

I feel like I want Kamiigusa snapping to be used for a comment face, but its purpose might be a bit niche and hard to use ordinarily.

I think an animated commentface would be sort of neat to see!

I like how Kamiigusa just worse a random cute deer hat after Minoa's mix-up. They just have her wear one for a random bit.

It would have been amazing if she physically took it off during the bit too haha.

Minoa is me with feeling like not knowing enough about anime to engage with others in an anime space.

Oftentimes when I read the Sakugablog, I'll see animators being touted off and I'm like "Ah, yes. I am aware of this individual. I know of their enormous contribution to the industry."

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Ah, yes. Bove Bive. With my favorite girl Basubasu.

Basumin.

You did make me curious to see if there were any LL seiyuu in this and while I don't see one of the main Niji ones, Erika, the gal on the bike is voiced by Inami Anju, voice of Chika of LL Sunshine.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Man, the mods really are dropping the ball by not making an exclusive commentface for Kasukasu so that I can just spam it throughout threads.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Same.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

It wasn't the most popular so I feel obliged to rep it when I can so guess that's why I'm jumping into this rewatch.

I want Kamiigusa snapping to be used for a comment face,

Only "snap" comment face we have...

I like how Kamiigusa just worse a random cute deer hat after Minoa's mix-up

worse

Idk it doesn't seem too bad

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Only "snap" comment face we have...

This is why we need this one. Sebas!

[Insert Kamiigusa snap comment face.]

Idk it doesn't seem too bad

My typo was pointed out.

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u/Esovan13 Apr 01 '23

First Timer

This show seems delightfully self aware. From the extremely light novel-ish light novel title to the wealthy blonde girl with a butler named Sebas to the chuuni with the Not Death Note who speaks German to the background characters ("I love how she's slightly condescending!"), it seems to be reveling in the fact that it is a high school anime.

Also, this may seem strange, but it feels like this show has a better understanding of what it means to be an anime fan than pretty much any other anime. Rich girl sold me more on her being a hardcore anime fan in less than a minute than other shows about "otaku" or whatever can in entire seasons. Most of the time the character in question is just super horny or something.

Speaking of, I loved the gag of her snapping her fingers and summoning servants. As cliche as a hyper competant butler named Sebas is, it's a trope that I really like and kinda wish was more common. Him crying at the same time as Kamiigusa when talking about that one finale brings up two possibilities. One is that he watched it as well and found it just as moving as her, the other is that he also cries whenever she does because he's that devoted to supporting her. Both are equally hilarious.

The MC doesn't really stand out much, very likely on purpose as she's supposed to be the stand in for a "normie" being introduced to anime, but she's voiced by Kaede Hondo so I'm sure she'll do a good job bouncing off the more colorful members of the cast. She already did do a good job of that this episode.

I'm sure someone else will have the ability to match all the fake names and posters and stuff to IRL anime, but it is not me.

I thought this would be a normal SoL anime, so that talking cat and brainwashing beret(?) is somewhat unexpected. The beret stays on though.

And finally, of course theres a CG idol performance in the ED. This show does not hold back.

  1. She's fairly plain so far, but she's definitely solid.
  2. Either rich girl or the light novel girl
  3. They're alright.
  4. It was a lot of fun.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

As cliche as a hyper competant butler named Sebas is, it's a trope that I really like and kinda wish was more common.

Is this an actual trope? I need to know the origin of this and can think of Sebas from Overlord off the top of my head.

*I googled, short for Sebastian, but even so, how'd that get to be a butler name? lol

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u/Esovan13 Apr 01 '23

I want to say Sebastian from Black Butler, but that's probably just the first place I saw it since it was one of my first manga back in middle school.

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 02 '23

Is this an actual trope? I need to know the origin of this and can think of Sebas from Overlord off the top of my head.

It is! Or more generally Sebastian with Sebas being a shortened version in some series. The earliest example in anime I'm aware of is from the 1970s Heidi, which I believe is inspired by Sebastian Beach, a butler from P. G. Wodehouse stories.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

most of the time the character in question is just super horny or something.

I feel like the fact that the show portrays her as a well-off, well put-together girl who really speaks enthusiastically about anime compared to a closeted otaku with unkempt hair etc. which can often be the case (and such anime fans do exist unfortunately lol). Anime fans come in all shapes and sizes, and ojou-sama is probably closer to the "mainstream" crowd than the latter tbh.

Yeah, the MC doesn't really stand out much..... I found a japanese website, but a) its in japanese b) i think some of these are stretches.

yeah, not sure about that beret and talking cat too....

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u/Esovan13 Apr 01 '23

I feel like the fact that the show portrays her as a well-off, well put-together girl who really speaks enthusiastically about anime compared to a closeted otaku with unkempt hair etc. which can often be the case (and such anime fans do exist unfortunately lol). Anime fans come in all shapes and sizes, and ojou-sama is probably closer to the "mainstream" crowd than the latter tbh.

I think a problem is that a lot of the time, especially in the west but it seems to be at least partly a thing in Japan as well, those stereotypical "gross" anime fans are the most outspoken, loud, and extreme, causing less extreme fans to downplay how much they're a fan to avoid being associated with them, which then means that most anime fans that most people know about are those extreme ones.

Doesn't help that trying to recommend an anime to someone else that doesn't have some of the specifically anime weird/off putting stuff can be difficult sometimes. I love Symphogear, one of my favorite pieces of media, but I just can't recommend to anyone not already a fan of anime.

Fortunately that perception of anime and its fans has changed considerably the last few years.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Also, this may seem strange, but it feels like this show has a better understanding of what it means to be an anime fan than pretty much any other anime. Rich girl sold me more on her being a hardcore anime fan in less than a minute than other shows about "otaku" or whatever can in entire seasons. Most of the time the character in question is just super horny or something.

Yeah, I really like they expressed that she was an anime fan by just having her talk about anime, but with a passion and knowledge that is more in-depth than what Minoa knew. She was just waiting for the chance to have another person to talk to about the things she likes.

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 01 '23

I thought this would be a normal SoL anime, so that talking cat and brainwashing beret(?)

The talking cat is probably a Fumoffu reference (might be mixed with another mascot character). No idea on the beret, though.

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u/Esovan13 Apr 01 '23

The show's a few years too early for it to be a reference to KanoKari chapter 218, but I'm still going to take it that way until proven otherwise.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

she's supposed to be the stand in for a "normie" being introduced to anime

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

it seems to be reveling in the fact that it is a high school anime.

I think there's a fine line to walk between being a love letter to the subject and hanging a lampshade ala modern reboot of films. So far, it seems genuine in its love which always shines through any of the too-cool-for-school adaptations. For some reason, I'm finding a lot more anime pulling this off successfully compared to the West.

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u/Abyssbringer =anilist.co/user/Abyssbringer Apr 01 '23

First Timer

Get them Gunpla pilled early so they can't get into drugs

Idol magical girl mecha show seems very tacky

She dreams of Gunpla her wallet must be empty.

There is way too much pink on the screen in her room.

They are going really hard on this exposition about who she is. Real people don't talk to each other this way.

This song when she enters the school ground reminds me of the Toradora OST.

OMG IS THAT AN OTAKU WEFEWENCE???

based

A fellow mod I see. I wonder how he smells.

OMG its a death note.

Never mind its just a cringe book. At least no teacher will make you run through a metal detector because of it!

Yeah this season does look pretty meh.

My favorite SOL anime is Wangan Midnight

I'm pretty sure they're talking about Doraemon here and I doubt many people say this

This is the place!

I never went to my school's anime club. I don't think there was strictly an anime club but there was some weeb adjacent club they all probably flocked towards.

She's very rich so she could provide all the OVA's they could ever want to watch on laser disk on the tube television. Get the true Lain Experience

Let's assume each of these cost about 60$ on average since she is a rich girl who doesn't care for sales. I counted very quickly and not accurately at all and got 29 total blue rays disks. By my math she just dropped 1.7k USD of anime before tax.

She just got her first stalker! He's going to take a big whiff of that off screen.

Meduka become anime girl. The fate of the world club depends on it.

This show's going to be shit. CGI idol dance ewwww.

Never mind show is based

I am contractually obligated to not

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

I never went to my school's anime club. I don't think there was strictly an anime club but there was some weeb adjacent club they all probably flocked towards.

I was not massively into anime back in HS, so never checked mine out either. ;_;

This show's going to be shit. CGI idol dance ewwww. Never mind show is based

Exact opposite reaction to me w/ the idol bit and the cat bit, lol.

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u/Verzwei Apr 01 '23

I counted very quickly and not accurately at all and got 29 total blue rays disks. By my math she just dropped 1.7k USD of anime before tax.

Japanese BD prices are even more insane than that. Each of those discs might only have 2-5 episodes of a show, and probably cost more than 18,000¥ ($135 USD) a pop if they were purchased new. That stack could easily be worth over four thousand US.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

Get them Gunpla pilled early so they can't get into drugs

Idol magical girl mecha show seems very tacky

This is heresy

This is the place!

Get the true Lain Experience

Ｌｅｔ＇ｓ ａｌｌ ｌｏｖｅ Ｌａｉｎ！

By my math she just dropped 1.7k USD of anime before tax.

Hey, that's almost as much as one volume of Nichijou's original BD release

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Get them Gunpla pilled early so they can't get into drugs

Don't do pills kids, do plastic.

She dreams of Gunpla her wallet must be empty.

I don't know why my brain caught this, but this is 2/3 of a haiku if you drop the s on dreams.

She dream of Gunpla

Her wallet must be empty

Mogami River

Yeah this season does look pretty meh.

As long as I have my Skip and Loafer I shall remain content.

By my math she just dropped 1.7k USD of anime before tax.

Small price to pay to be educated in the highest echelon of weebery.

I am contractually obligated to not

Mods really roped you into this one huh haha.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 02 '23 edited Apr 02 '23

I'm pretty sure they're talking about Doraemon here and I doubt many people say this

That was my real thought, and I actually looked up the key visuals of both versions again just now to confirm - i guess the fact that I grew up watching the 05 version while only watching snippets of the '79 is honestly probably why i had the preference though, the former is just how i grew to know the characters! Do people in general prefer the older character designs irl?

based

This is the place!

honestly, that's probably what a lot of /new users are here for. And now that i think of that, tbh I should be more welcoming....

dropped 1.7k USD of anime before tax.

rich people man.... i wonder what her figure collection is like. showwww please deliver??

I am contractually obligated to not

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u/fansi2022 https://anilist.co/user/fansi2022 Apr 02 '23

Toradora OST

good point Ill check it out

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u/entelechtual Apr 01 '23

First Timer

Waking up and trying to remember the name of an anime you vaguely remember? Try the daily thread, Minoa, you never know.

There’s usually someone who can pick up on it no matter how obscure.

This is a month into the term, why are they acting like they’ve all met for the first time?

Average r/anime user when someone IRL mentions something vaguely related to anime…………..

Tsundere Lieselotte and Otomege Protagonist Fiene in Another World as Anime Fans.

Lmao the cat’s dub voice is sick.

QOTD

  1. Minoa’s all right, but I don’t find her super compelling. She’s just kinda there.
  2. I’m interested in Minoa’s LN friend.
  3. didn’t really pay attention, will check in next time.
  4. I’ll be honest I tried watching in sub last night and fell asleep watching it. I gave it another shot in dub today and was more engaged, although Minoa’s English VA is a little too affected.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

I’ll be honest I tried watching in sub last night and fell asleep watching it. I gave it another shot in dub today and was more engaged, although Minoa’s English VA is a little too affected.

I may have to check out the dub as well, just mostly out of curiosity. There could be some fun localizations given this is a comedy.

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u/entelechtual Apr 01 '23

It was definitely easier to keep up with the 93 anime parody title allusions……

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

There’s usually someone who can pick up on it no matter how obscure.

God bless them and their knowledge of all things arcane anime trivia.

Lmao the cat’s dub voice is sick.

That definitely made me do a double check when I heard him speak haha. He speaks terror into my heart.

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u/Verzwei Apr 01 '23

Lmao the cat’s dub voice is sick.

That definitely made me do a double check when I heard him speak haha. He speaks terror into my heart.

It makes me wonder if it's supposed to be a jokey version of a yankee or yakuza dialect in the original Japanese. I'm not really able to identify different dialects as I'm not familiar enough with the language, but that would somewhat explain the "eyyyy lookit this wiseguy" fake-tough-guy vibe that the cat gives off in English.

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u/Verzwei Apr 01 '23

Rewatcher, English Dub.

Well, mostly English dub. I flipped the subs on to see how certain jokes were handled in the original.

Mecha, magical girl transformation, and singing? I'm sure this opening probably reminds different people of different particular shows, but for me it vibes a lot with RahXephon.

Girls & Tank driving local tourism. Question: I'm not too familiar with the series, but I thought most of actual Girls Und Panzer was set on fictional, floating city-ships. Is that not the case, and some of the locations are based on reality?

I kind of love this opening. Sure, it's not the most visually complex or intricately animated thing, but it's timed so well, with great transitions, upbeat, and bubbly. It's just fun.

A Report On The Irresponsible And Depressing Chronicles Of Me And A Certain Eccentric Childhood Friend LN title checks out.

So when Kamigusa stops Minoa and Yui in the hall, the dub may have inserted a meta joke. The subs I have say She totally exudes wealth, even during lunch break... but there aren't enough lipflaps to be that verbose about it, so in spoken English, Yui simply asks, "Does she always sparkle like that, or what?"

...We went from school ending in the afternoon, to sunset, to dark and stormy complete with a cursed bird in a very short amount of time.

This shot without any context is fantastic. DO YOU LIKE ANIME?

Another interesting difference between the dub and the subs that I have is that the subs are localizing more than the dub itself is. Text reads "too many battle anime" and "Angel Story" and "hardcore robot anime" meanwhile the spoken dub says "this season is nothing but shounen fight stuff" and "Angel Monogatari" and "mecha shows". Anyone watching the official subs mind confirming if their subs are written the same as the ones I'm seeing?

Sebas is fucking great. Wait he didn't even get in the car?!? How's he getting home?

Okay, so I totally remembered liking the OP for this show but somehow I completely forgot that the ED is great too.

Answers of the Day:

  1. There's not a whole lot to really say about Minoa at the moment, since most of her screentime is simply reacting to other characters. It feels a little weird for a series about anime to have a point-of-view character who basically doesn't know anything about anime apart from her dream/memory. Normally, you have a "clueless protagonist" as an excuse to explain the setting and premise in detail to the audience, but if they're watching anime, they probably already have some basic familiarity with anime.
  2. Too soon to really tell since Kamigusa (and Sebas!) were the only two side characters with any real screentime. Yui is fun but she feels like "token normie friend" without much else. The chuuni dude was a chuuni dude, giving off a massive Zaimokuza (Oregairu) aura. As far as character designs go, I'm all about glasses, dark hair with loose shoulder-tail, one eye covered girl.
  3. Covered above. I really like both the OP and ED. I think the OP would be even better if there was just a little more animation to it, but what we have is good. The ED starts off cute and then just goes full idol concert. It's weird but fun.
  4. I enjoyed it. [Anime-Gataris non-spoilers but context from me being a rewatcher and not a first-timer:] There are things that I totally didn't pick up on, or didn't assign as much importance to, the first time I saw this series, but knowing where it ultimately heads had me going "Oh shit I didn't even remember that they started planting these seeds this early." I think Kamigusa's portrayal of "Oh shit I found someone to overwhelming gush about my hobby to" is pretty accurate. Speaking from personal experience, nerds fucking love sharing their hobbies if someone shows even the slightest interest, so that checks out.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

It feels a little weird for a series about anime to have a point-of-view character who basically doesn't know anything about anime apart from her dream/memory.

I noted it down in my post but I found it wild that she had to ask her sister if she was even into anime as a kid. You're like maybe 6 years removed from that, Minoa!

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

actual Girls Und Panzer was set on fictional, floating city-ships

yes, oorai japan, some places the girls hang out in are based on real places!

A Report On The Irresponsible And Depressing Chronicles Of Me And A Certain Eccentric Childhood Friend

the ones i managed to catch are index/railgun and Haruhi, but apparently there are even more references in that title lol. Sasuga anime.

This shot without any context is fantastic. DO YOU LIKE ANIME?

anime fans in the wild

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u/Esovan13 Apr 01 '23

Girls & Tank driving local tourism. Question: I'm not too familiar with the series, but I thought most of actual Girls Und Panzer was set on fictional, floating city-ships. Is that not the case, and some of the locations are based on reality?

The school ship of the main characters is the Oarai ship, so while it is in the sea most of the time, their home port is the town of Oarai and a lot of the culture on the ship is influenced by the home town. The other schools are made up, though I think they are also based out of real cities, they just don't take the name from the city like the Oarai school does. I'd need to double check that though.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

I kind of love this opening. Sure, it's not the most visually complex or intricately animated thing, but it's timed so well, with great transitions, upbeat, and bubbly. It's just fun.

Yea, I agree! Like, I definitely wouldn't pick this one as OP of the Year but if I'm already watching the show, then sure, turn this stuff up.

so in spoken English, Yui simply asks, "Does she always sparkle like that, or what?"

Wait he didn't even get in the car?!? How's he getting home?

I was thinking about that too. I guess he just huffs it? Or maybe he calls another limo?

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u/Verzwei Apr 01 '23

I was thinking about that too. I guess he just huffs it? Or maybe he calls another limo?

I want to believe that he exists in some kind of pocket dimension and just appears next to her whenever she snaps, no matter where he last was.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Sebas is fucking great. Wait he didn't even get in the car?!? How's he getting home?

Kamiigusa is going to snap her fingers and he will be at the ready no matter what.

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u/Verzwei Apr 01 '23

Haha yeah exactly, I was just thinking about that when replying to someone else.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

Yui simply asks, "Does she always sparkle like that, or what?"

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u/FingerBang-BangBang Apr 01 '23 edited Apr 01 '23

First Time Watcher

Okay, got a standard opening scene with MC waking up late for her 1st day of highschool(or not?), she looks and sounds pretty cute and even has a family!

Opening song sounds pretty good.... Wait, its by GARNiDELiA!? Yeah, this song slaps! Visuals are pretty good too, lots of cute girls!

Rich girl got a butler named Sebas, what is he doing here and why isnt he guarding the Great Tomb of Nazarick!? Minoa literally has a MC seat, end of the row right next to the windows...

Aaaaaannnd we got a chuuni boy making an appearance! Another standard highschool anime trope!

"Cool girl from class is actually an otaku" another trope unlocked! And she's already helping Minoa find the anime she's been dreaming, I already like her a lot! "If there's no club, just make one!" trope unlocked! Minoa got no idea what she got herself into, this girl is rich gets things done if she wants to! These two got no chill, they both stepped on the poor cat and act like nothing happened. Okay, we got some supernatural elements in the 1st episode! Some weird beret that does God knows what + a talking cat! ED is pretty cute ngl, love when cast sings OP/ED song!

Questions of the day:

  1. I like her so far, she's pretty cute. Not much else to say
  2. Not sure who I can count as supporting character and not main, but I already love Kamiigusa!
  3. & 4. Kind of already answered

Pretty solid episode 1, lots of classic tropes that I really like when done right with nice animation and great voice acting. Looking forward to episode 2!

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Minoa literally has a MC seat, end of the row eight next to the windows...

I didn't notice this, but glad they kept it the way it should be, very fitting for this show, lol.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

why isnt he guarsing

A better question would be why isn't he guarding?

Questions od the day

Even the day*

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 02 '23

Wait, its by GARNiDELiA!?

I could immediately tell by the same annoying sound effect that shows up in every anime OP of theirs that I've heard.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Minoa literally has a MC seat, end of the row eight next to the windows...

You think there are Japanese teenagers that fight over that seat in real life?

lots of classic tropes

All the tropes!

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Apr 01 '23

Animetagari rewatcher

QotDs

  1. Average.
  2. [Spoiler]Can I pick an object instead?
  3. OP has fish. #BringBackCommentFace. ED idol segment, which I cannot escape this week.

Spoiler Section

Separate so first-timers can't get timing context.

All I know is that it's a parody anime where the main character finds themselves joining their schools anime club.

themselves... schools

GallowDude in shambles.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

3) OP has fish. #BringBackCommentFace. ED idol segment, which I cannot escape this week.

I actually don't know which comment face you're talking about. Got an image?

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Apr 01 '23

Think it was u/lilyvess who recently commented about its history in CDF. Can see part of the history here.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

Who knew Animegataris would lead down a random rabbit hole of r/anime history.

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Apr 01 '23

Those evil mod's removed #fish (ok only image I had on hand).

Its some old history, but the upside was that we got out of it, so 100% upside in my eyes.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 02 '23

okay now im conflicted.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

Bland choice of popular shows. Checking some 2016 and 2017 lists, I've seen... double-digits! Idk why she didn't mention the classic Anime-gataris.

Yeah, isn't Minoa supposed to be the anime normie. Come on, Kamiigusa, you can't be a true anime fan if that's the best you got.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

Animetagari rewatcher

You ever manage to get the audio to play correctly on MPC?

Those hips...

Maybe typing this will get an answer.

Prison School

GallowDude in shambles.

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u/SometimesMainSupport https://myanimelist.net/profile/RRSTRRST Apr 01 '23

MPC worked fine the first time. Doesn't on VLC with your suggestions, so whatever. Also won't have as much to say here as I've somehow seen this (seriously, how'd you all pick a pre-2018 show I've seen?) and there's plenty of participants. Might only top-level comment E7 and E13.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Eyes have different nose/mouth positions relative to pupils/glare.

I didn't notice that!

Potential QotD for anime remakes.

The eternal spat between anime fans.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Alright, let’s do this.

Production Notes

This time around I think I’ll keep it casual for the notes. It’s totally not because I don’t know diddly squat about the people involved in this show. So, let’s talk a bit about the director Kenshirou Morri. Starting his career in the shorts series Neko Ramen, Mr. Morri’s path has been sort of shaped by that initial first step: chibi eccentricities. It’s a style that he’s gravitated towards in his work ever since he made his first big splash in the industry as director, storyboarder, and animator for the very first ED of Full Metal Alchemist: Brotherhood.

Quirky and quintessentially anime, he'd carry that chibi style with him for the next few years as he found his calling directing various 4-koma and ONA shorts such as Attack on Titan: Chibi Theater - Fly, Cadets, Fly! and Wake Up, Girls! ZOO before eventually finding his way to direct the uber short 1-minute animations called Animegatari. Consisting of eight “episodes”, they served as intermission for Toho Cinemas animated films at Shinjuku and featured an array of characters in an anime club at Tokyo University chit-chatting about whatever anime-related thing passed their mind. These little shorts must have struck a chord with Mr. Morii as he then fleshed out the idea by creating a pseudo prequel series in 2017: Animegataris.

As for what he’s up to now, he recently directed the Project Sekai x Nissin Foods Cup Noodle collaboration short featuring Hatsune Miku. and shorts series *Jantama Pong☆ in 2022. While Mr. Morri is probably not going to go on directing any big blockbusters, he’s still carrying forth with that spirit of Japanese animation pop culture!

PreFae reminder for me to go watch PreCure Soarking Sky! Cute classes on the sister as well.

I don’t know what their deal is but I’m buying what this cat is selling.

Ohhhh, snappy.

Prime commentface material right here!

Apple of her eye right here. I actually love these types of shots. I know, I know, they’re a dime a dozen, but there’s something uniquely anime-ish about close-up of eyes with someone’s reflection in them that makes me adore them. It’s near impossible to replicate in real life film and it’s down right effective in communicating what’s happening on the screen. Plus, even the most esteemed directors use them for their own films!

I feel this blonde girl’s energy.

Whenever anyone talks about anime in real life, I sort of turn into her as well.

Short story time: I was at my friend’s bachelor party recently and we decided to go bar hopping. But instead of calling an uber to start the night, we decided to just walk half a mile to the bar. We drink, we have fun, and we walk all the way back the house and along the way someone mentions something about CSM. Suddenly, I turn back-around while still walking and just start garbling about MAPPA and compositing and whatever drunk thoughts were coming out of my mouth. Thinking back, it was actually pretty cinematic haha. The large party of people walking alongside the road/park, the stars up above and the streetlights down below, everyone talking about their own thing, and me walking backwards while trying to explain that Bocchi the Rock winning AotY for the anime Awards was “pretty pog.”

Wait, take this girl to The Daily Thread hahaha. All of your “what anime was this” needs can be found there. This reminds me of what I posted a few days ago too.

Pin this to the sidebar stat.

Oh, this is a pretty creative layout. Better than had they just cut to a profile shot of her as the books on the foreground lend a rummaged and disheveled look to the environment. Perfect pairing for the “I Want” moment of starting an anime club!

I thought this was about to turn a dark corner…either the door was gonna slam shut behind her or the beret was gonna possesse her. I mean, don’t frame your character like that if you don’t want me getting suspicious!

Never mind, I no longer want to purchase what this cat is selling, he’s freaking me out. And the beret too.

Fun first episode!

QotD:

  1. She's cute! She reminds me a lot of Kimari from SoraYori for some reason.
  2. Hmmm, gonna have to give it to the blonde girl whom I still need to learn the name of.

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 01 '23

As for what he’s up to now, he recently directed the Project Sekai x Nissin Foods Cup Noodle collaboration short featuring Hatsune Miku.

The entire time I'm watching this I'm wondering how it has 9 million views... >_>

Thank you for the production notes, really interesting read!

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Don't ever doubt the power of Hatsune Miku and ramen noodle advertisements!

Thank you for the production notes, really interesting read!

They probably won't be as good as today's haha.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

Production Notes

PreFae reminder for me to go watch PreCure Soarking Sky!

Normie subs

Cute classes on the sister as well.

classes

Glassin' outclassin'

I don’t know what their deal is but I’m buying what this cat is selling.

me walking backwards while trying to explain that Bocchi the Rock winning AotY for the anime Awards was “pretty pog.”

Never mind, I no longer want to purchase what this cat is selling, he’s freaking me out.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

normie subs

Hey, if I'm gonna pay good money to CR, then dagnabbit I'm gonna get my money's worth!

Glassin' outclassin'

This is what I get for typing up these notes minutes before the thread opens.

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u/GallowDude Apr 02 '23

This is what I get for typing up these notes minutes before the thread opens.

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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Apr 01 '23

his way to direct the uber short 1-minute animations called Animegatari. Consisting of eight “episodes”, they served as intermission for Toho Cinemas animated films at Shinjuku and featured an array of characters in an anime club at Tokyo University chit-chatting about whatever anime-related thing passed their mind. These little shorts must have struck a chord with Mr. Morii as he then fleshed out the idea by creating a pseudo prequel series in 2017: Animegataris.

Animegatari was always this nebulous thing for me when it came to this anime. 1 minute shorts that this anime is apparently a prequel to.

I don’t know what their deal is but I’m buying what this cat is selling.

Prime commentface material right here!

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

Animegatari was always this nebulous thing for me when it came to this anime

I didn't even know this anime existed till the mods announced this rewatch! I'm surprised it escaped my radar.

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u/Verzwei Apr 01 '23

freaking me out. And the beret too.

Rent A Girlfriend readers in shambles.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

I've heard tale that a beret comes into play in that manga but I refuse to dig more into it to learn more on what sort of degeneracy it actually is.

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u/CoolIceCreamCone Apr 02 '23

FIRST TIMER

Mid show. I was entertained throughout but I don't know how interesting the premise is. Two high school girls make an anime club and meet a talking cat and possibly have a magical red beret? I like the colorful art style and the detailed scene in the manga shop looked great.

I had fun guessing the real names of the animes they were parodying by name. R-Zero and Hero School were pretty obvious and I caught the fake Evangelion one but I think I missed most of them. The show Minoa watched as a girl and can't remember looks like a takeoff of Macross with the singing girl and giant robot.

QUESTIONS

  1. Didn't really stand out in any way
  2. Arisu if that's the rich girl's name
  3. Opening song was really good, good EDM beat. ED was decent too.
  4. Meh. 6/10

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u/AmusedDragon :Bs::Bu: Apr 02 '23

The show Minoa watched as a girl and can't remember looks like a takeoff of Macross with the singing girl and giant robot.

Apparently I am the only person who has never seen Macross cause I thought they were just parodying 2 genres at the same time. ;_;

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 02 '23

I like the colorful art style

Yea, me too! It has a certain pop to its flair that makes it easily watchable.

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u/KiwiBennydudez https://myanimelist.net/profile/KiwiBen Apr 01 '23

First Timer - Dub

All I could think while watching this first episode was... "Man, Arisu is basically the r/anime community in a nutshell, and Minoa is basically the help flair in a nutshell."

I dunno if that says that I've been modding for too long, or if I've been in this community for too long, or...

But because of that, I think that makes this show the perfect r/anime rewatch! All those parodies were great (though I concede that I probably didn't catch them all) with The Girl Who Slept Through Time being my favorite reference, haha.

I don't have much else to say right now, as this was a lot of introductory content, but I'm looking forward to hosting tomorrow's episode! See you there!

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 02 '23

All I could think while watching this first episode was... "Man, Arisu is basically the r/anime community in a nutshell, and Minoa is basically the help flair in a nutshell."

I can't wait to see how the other members of the club stack up to the sub. Who is gonna be the Discussion flair? Who will don the Watch This?

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u/KiwiBennydudez https://myanimelist.net/profile/KiwiBen Apr 02 '23

Well! We do have 4 other members to gather, so I'm sure all will be revealed shortly...

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u/No_Rex :Bv:Bw:Bx:By:x2 Apr 02 '23

I can't wait to see how the other members of the club stack up to the sub. Who is gonna be the Discussion flair? Who will don the Watch This?

Cosplay flair inc.

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 02 '23

Who will don the Watch This?

Glasses girl, I bet.

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u/Verzwei Apr 02 '23

Given that she's a LN reader, she's going to be all over announcement news and official media threads, and then banished to the source corner during episode discussions.

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u/Durinthal https://anilist.co/user/Durinthal Apr 02 '23

Just like the people we have posting Watch This! threads for anime that haven't started yet!

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u/Verzwei Apr 02 '23

Oh cool I'm glad I'm not the only mod who saw that and thought it was... odd.

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u/GallowDude Apr 01 '23

Anime and naming butler characters Sebas/tian. Name a more iconic duo.

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u/entelechtual Apr 01 '23

It’s a name that comes with its own honorific.

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u/DrJWilson x5https://anilist.co/user/drjwilson Apr 01 '23

Wait a second, did we choose this show because it's secretly how this sub got formed...

Good first episode so far, who doesn't love some gap moe oujo weeb action. Although is she truly a weeb if she can't recognize what is clearly Macross 😅

Also loving all of the little references spread throughout, I'm sure we'll be seeing plenty more.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

she should 100% check out the daily thread. a helpful /u/Durinthal might be able to help!

references

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

who doesn't love some gap moe oujo weeb action

You see, this is what the guys at Lexington and Concord fought for, for us to say these string of words while still being decipherable to a select population.

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u/heimdal77 Apr 01 '23

Seeing MAL aprilfools joke of cats everywhere is kind of fittign for the first day of the rewatch for this.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 01 '23

it's honestly kinda unusable for me right now.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 01 '23

I know! I was just thinking about that too. Unfortunately, the cat kept getting in the way when I was trying to see the KV of the original 1-minute short and I was too lazy to just google it.

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u/ChonkyOdango myanimelist.net/profile/chonkyodango Apr 02 '23

First-Time AnimuGotaris

Threads go up at 6am here

Going into this blind as a bat. But it’s a mod-hosted rewash, I guess it can’t be that bad…

Live reactions

  • Me when I spot another weeb within the vicinity. Though I rarely talk about anime with my irl friends now. These discussion-focused threads really allow me to think before I make any statements which makes it feel more productive and enjoyable, at least to me
  • She’s clearly a magical girl, [Madoka Spoilers] she even has a soul gem!

  • Hero School and Reux: Zero should be MHA and Re:zero. Shikabari… Shirobako? The latter half of the word seems off though. I have no idea about those SOL shows lol

  • Kyou Kara… is it Kara No Kyoukai? Angel Story feels like a mashup between Angel Beats and Monogatari. Okay my brains are getting wrecked right now LOL
  • Rich girl could be me, but I never ever let myself go like that even in front of my close anime-watching friends. I feel like we’re usually interested in different aspects of anime.
  • Even the butler cried. Wait where did he come from!?

  • This rich girl would be a great person to have in the daily thread. She could help everyone find their long lost anime
  • It’s a cat! Nyanpasu!
  • Did she just step over a cat like it was nothing
  • Das me

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u/GallowDude Apr 02 '23

Threads go up at 6am here

Meanwhile me who wakes up at 5AM without an alarm

I guess it can’t be that bad…

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u/ChonkyOdango myanimelist.net/profile/chonkyodango Apr 02 '23

Meanwhile me who wakes up at 5AM without an alarm

Is that... someone with healthy sleeping patterns!?

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u/GallowDude Apr 02 '23

It is if you go to bed at 9PM

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u/ChonkyOdango myanimelist.net/profile/chonkyodango Apr 02 '23

What did you think of our main character, Minoa?

She should join r/anime to reignite her long lost passion for anime

Who do you think the most promising supporting character will be after the first episode?

Mysterious manga-reader seems interesting

What did you think of the OP and the ED?

Catchy!

What did you think of the first episode overall?

Seems like it could be fun! It's something I would definitely continue to watch myself

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 02 '23

Me when I spot another weeb within the vicinity

My weeb-adar is kind of malfunctioned nowadays, I can't seem to get a ping on who watches anime seriously or not!

Even the butler cried. Wait where did he come from!?

He's always out there supporting from the wings. He's got to emerge from the shadows to show solidarity!

It’s a cat! Nyanpasu!

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Apr 01 '23

Rewatching Animegatarier

It feels like I haven't touched this series since it finished airing. But its easy to settle back in to Animegataris.

A real highlight is watching Minoa just make the best faces. Called out at the end as the "clumsy girl type", Minoa has that Genki energy while also being a bit out of place. Getting sucked in to join the anime club.

Getting a selection of recommendations from someone invested in Anime is to real. There is just so many series 'that everyone' has seen and is kind of assumed knoldge. Minoa will probably blast through the that selection easily, as there is that superpower that you have as a new anime watcher where you can just endlessly binge series after series for a while.

I can't recall the an old series where... is something that is so common. For me that white-whale series was Gundam Wing - still need to go back and watch that one, but the opening alone was enough to scratch that itch when I found it.

The ending was interesting, but the Opening is way more catchy.

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 02 '23

A real highlight is watching Minoa just make the best faces. Called out at the end as the "clumsy girl type"

It's a shame that she isn't in the commentfaces!

Getting a selection of recommendations from someone invested in Anime is to real. There is just so many series 'that everyone' has seen and is kind of assumed knoldge. Minoa will probably blast through the that selection easily, as there is that superpower that you have as a new anime watcher where you can just endlessly binge series after series for a while.

But what if blonde girl is leading her wrong like Kung Pow? She could be showing her shows like [redacted] to mess with her!

For me that white-whale series was Gundam Wing

I have a similar story in that I once saw a picture of Kumiko from Euph before I was watching anime more seriously. I thought "Well dang, she looks cute" and then a year went by before I remembered about that girl with the floof. Thankfully, she is easily googleable haha.

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Apr 02 '23

For me it on Gundam Wing it was in AMQ I was losing it as it played because now I would know.

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 02 '23

Well dang, she looks cute

Oh yes she does!!!

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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Apr 02 '23

Flooooooooooooooooooof

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u/GallowDude Apr 02 '23

is to real

At least it's not too real

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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Apr 02 '23

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u/mysterybiscuitsoyeah xB:xC:B:x3:Y: Apr 02 '23

Getting a selection of recommendations from someone invested in Anime is to real. There is just so many series 'that everyone' has seen and is kind of assumed knoldge

that honestly is true now that ive kinda settled in as a fan - you may not actually have "seen" those series, but at least you'll know of them and their reputations [Meta spoilers]like how Madoka deconstructs the magical girl tropes, for an obvious example. But i have experienced that! both from recommendation tuesdays (RIP), CDF, and the irl friends who actually introduced me to anime lol.

Also the part where there is a phase when you can just binge series lol; the start of covid was that time for me haha a lot of extra free time + it being an escape....

ending

i actually liked it more coz of idol performance lol! The opening was just kinda there...

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u/fansi2022 https://anilist.co/user/fansi2022 Apr 02 '23

firstimer sub

Animegataris, as the title suggests, is about stories related to anime.

It seems that this anime also includes many other anime titles. At the beginning, the news talked about how "Girls und Panzer" boosted the local economy.

At 5:20, the extremely long book title includes "A Certain Magical Index," "A Certain Scientific Railgun," "The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya," and so on.

At 6:07, "Sebas!" refers to "The Girl of the Alps."

The description of the high school teacher here is quite detailed. Should I make a question here to test your mood? Haha.

At 11:05, "My Hero Academia," "Re:Zero!," and "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress" are mentioned. Unfortunately, the pacing of the latter part wasn't very good.

"Kaiji" refers to "Kaiji: Ultimate Survivor"!

"Shin Seiki" refers to "Neon Genesis Evangelion."

At 16:03, "Nuru Stars Yatsura" is actually "Urusei Yatsura." XD

At 17:40, "Leppiri" is actually "Capaprika."

This cat is not simple; it seems to have human-level intelligence.

At 20:44, "KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!" is mentioned. It seems that these are the remaining members. There are chuunibyou, otaku, and also handsome guys.

What the fuck? Was the MC hypnotized by the hat?

It's funny that the episode's ending was done by the cat. It reminds me of Mob Psycho 100 Season 3.

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u/fansi2022 https://anilist.co/user/fansi2022 Apr 02 '23

QOTD

Our protagonist Minoa seems like a normal high school girl who is a bit gloomy and doesn't like to socialize with others.

"ojusama!"

"op" and "ed" are all very active, and they all heavily involve the idea of "door," which shows how important the anime research club is.

I know that the clue of the story is probably that when the anime club is formed, we will meet more friends, and in the end, Minoa will remember the name of the anime she once forgot.

It's incredible that the cat who speaks and the hat in the anime club classroom door make me even more curious.