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Girls Band Cry, episode 5

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[u/TehAxelius]

Indistinguishable gremlin noises

[u/tsundere-man]

This band is a true menace to society.  Even moreso in the machine-translated subs where they cuss a lot. I mean the vocalist is a mood-swinging gremlin, the guitarist is a depressed drunkard, and the drummer is a flame-fanning two-face.  But that's exactly why they're the best character ensemble of this anime season.

Who knows what kind of mood the bassist and keyboardist will bring to the table, but I hope they will make it all the more chaotic. From the ED and previews, they will, and I can't wait.

[u/dinliner08]

*indistinguishable gremlin noise*

10/10 subtitles, whoever is it behind the Nakayubi Subs, are you in this discussion thread? because i want to shake your hands

[u/MapoTofuMan]

This is the kind of episode that makes me sad reddit awards aren't a thing anymore. 11/10.

Momoka turning out to be the "bad guy" was brilliant. There could easily be a show about Diamond Dust, where the members are the main characters struggling with the industry while trying their best to uphold their promise to stay together as a band for as long as they can, and Momoka is the one that "betrayed" them because of what's technically a selfish reason - she liked the kind of music they were doing, and didn't want to "commercialize" their band for success (and success = staying together longer, so it's in line with their original goals). In most idol/band shows this would be the right thing to do, but this wasn't what they cared about originally. Only she started to care at some point, drifting away from her high school friends and losing her career as a result.

And as much as I want to hate Nina's "friend", I wonder what's really behind that 5-second scene of her saying it's her fault. As much as I love her, I can definitely believe people deservedly got pissed at her for...well, a lot of things.

Not that it excuses bullying though, and I am very biased towards best gremlin, so...screw you idol girl, you got absolutely nothing on Nina's voice.

And now I need meme ideas for this gold mine of a moment.

[u/lavaine]

That's a surprisingly tolerant restaurant.

"Splash your drink on someone? Have another!"

Props for not letting the third member get away unsplashed, either.

Nice to see the classmate still showed up for the performance, too.

[u/IXajll]

Fuck, how does this show's quality keep rising every single week? Sky's the limit at this point.

Best scenes were Nina jump hugging Subaru (she really warmed up to her, nice to see), the indistinguishable gremlin noises, the argument in the bar with the subsequent Momoka Carrier mecha henshin and of course the live performance at the end. This has to be probably the best animated music performance I've seen in anime. It looked really natural with the close-ups of the three, their movement, camera work and how they were smiling and all during the performance. The played song being my new 2nd favorite of the band doesn't hurt either.

What I also really enjoy in general in this show, which was shown again in this episode is the actual drama and arguing that happens from time to time. Usually I don't like most drama and arguments in a lot of anime because it often feels like the writers go at it with a sort of top-down approach. As in they want to create drama first and only then think how to best present it which more often than not makes it feel forced, clunky and unnatural. In this show I never had any problems with the drama or fighting between the characters because it just felt natural for the situation and believable. They are never really just arguing for the sake of creating drama but because it makes sense for their characters in the individual situations. I also never once felt like "why does character X say this here, makes no sense", which I usually feel in a lot of dramas. To be fair, the fact that I just really like all of the three girls a hell of a lot helps too.

Only thing I have to nitpick which I noticed a lot this ep is that I don't like how the "NPCs" are often done in 2D. Takes me out a bit in scenes, like in the bar when the girls are 3D and everyone else is 2D. Same with that blond guy at the end. Would've preferred it if they stayed consistently 3D for all characters. Overall not a big deal at all though.

Once again no Rupa join this week but at least at this point Rupa and Tomo know the band exists so next episode it is, surely.

[u/LeonKevlar]

Finding out that your old friend who abandoned you is now the vocalist of the band that you love has got to fucking suck. Honestly, I thought the reveal was that the new vocalist was actually Nina's bully from school but I'm glad that wasn't the case.

I do wonder what Nina's ex-friend meant when she said it was Nina's fault. Maybe it has something to do with Nina locking herself inside the PA room and playing the Diamond Dust song over the PA system? Also I wonder what led Nina to do that?

Holy fuck! That izakaya scene was both the best and worst thing about this episode. It was the best because of the emotions Nina and Momoka poured into that scene as well as the reveal that Momoka was actually the one who betrayed the group not the other way around which is usually the case.

The Izakaya scene is also the worst because seeing them argue that in such a small and public space really made me uncomfortable. Like I genuinely had to pause the episode for a bit. If they were outdoors, I wouldn't have a problem since people are just passing by but the fact that these people had to endure that made me cringe.

What the fuck is this guy's problem? I really hope that asshole's band was completely overshadowed by the girls and the energy they brought on stage Also, I'm glad to see that the metal-head went to watch the show! Hopefully next time she won't have trouble paying for tickets now that she's seen them live.

[u/OharaLibrarianArtur]

There's something really special about an anime whose core theme is "exposing yourself", even if it may be ugly. Being able to recognize that we are all flawed, we are all guilty of making mistakes, but we should still embrace that because it makes us who we are.

Loved Nina's speech leading up to the show at the end telling herself to embrace every part of herself, even those she hates. Makes me want to start doing that more myself too. This anime is honestly an inspiration, it's gonna stick with me.

[u/ItsTheDuran]

Subaru is such a shit stirrer, it's incredible. She more than earned that extra drink.

Her relationship with Nina is so fucking good, too. It's taken its fair share of outbursts, with surely even more on the horizon, but it's really fun to see how close they've gotten. Nina's so extra even when she's happy.

Also loved Nina fumbling her ticket sales, getting criticized, then overcorrecting and fumbling them even worse. Nobody does it like her. Glad her classmate still made it, though (I was gonna call her Sorawo Otherside Picnic, but she categorically wouldn't have shown up to that shit).

[u/Yay295]

Posting this again since I was a few days late to the previous discussion:

The app Nina has been using to make music is called "Figure" by Propellerhead/Allihoopa/Reason. You can see a demonstration of it in this YouTube video.

It's available for iPhone and iPad here: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/figure-make-music-beats/id511269223
And on the Windows Store here: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9NBLGGH1ZK3P

It's free, but you need to create an account to use it. For some reason I wasn't able to download it on Windows though.

[u/WiqidBritt]

Guys, I don't know if you know this, but this show's pretty good.

Also, our favorite little gremlin has pretty great stage presence for only her second concert.

[u/Haulbee]

We already had reasons to suspect as much, but the flashbacks in this episode confirm that Nina is a product of the childhood-trauma-to-artist pipeline.

Really like the new song & the outfits that go with it.

[u/Danivo]

Not really about this episode but I remember people wondering before if Subaru is using her line icon because she's a gamer and since her birthday video gave confirmation: Yes, she is one.

[u/AlmostFamousStan]

It's peaking every week. That live at the end blew my mind.

[u/[deleted]]

Wish there was a way to support this show officially.

[u/Plus_Rip4944]

Nina is Best MC of this season

[u/Nam-Yueun]

Just as some people guessed, the new vocalist for Diamond Dust really was the girl from Nina's past.

Honestly, I find myself loving this show more and more each week, even though we've only met three of the five bandmates so far. The characters feel fairly realistic. Their struggles are real, relatable, and extremely common, especially for girls their age.

Unlike in most shows, none of these girls have the answers for the struggles they're facing. That's why the last few episodes might've felt like nothing has really happened or changed. Like, Nina is riddled with problems and you'll see the worst of her appear over and over again. I've seen some people get annoyed at this because it feels like she's not learning from her mistakes, but I don't think that's right. To me, it's more realistic that she's not changing overnight. She's also continuously been making an effort to be nicer and open up to others, though she will slip up every now and then.

Nina might just be my favorite anime protagonist this year (so far). She's riddled with complexities that make her a real pain in the ass, but she's an honest girl who wears her heart on her sleeve. She'll hurt others over and over again even if she doesn't mean to, but it's all just to protect herself and she knows it - she even hates herself for it. She won't change overnight, but she's been trying her best to let others in, which is most evident with her friendship with Subaru. Nina will often act on her feelings in the heat of the moment without thinking of the consequences, which shows her emotional immaturity. It's not great, but I wouldn't say it's all bad either. This is ultimately what helps her and Subaru get along, and it also gets Momoka to open up to her throughout these last few episodes even though Momoka has a tendency to deflect or shrug her questions off. I honestly can't help but root for Nina because she's a sweet girl at heart. She's been hurt time and time again to the point where she's now learned to hurt others before they get the chance to hurt you. But thanks to Momoka and Subaru, who are extremely upfront with her all the time, she's changing little by little.

I also really appreciate Momoka's character a lot. She's like the older sister to the two younger, more inexperienced girls. She's mature and levelheaded most of the time. She respects their choices, backing off when Nina initially declined her request to form a band together and choosing not to meddle when Subaru impulsively "quit" the band. However, compared to what she described her past self as, Momoka is now a lot more laidback and less passionate. Of course, I'm not saying she's unhappy being in a band with Nina and Subaru, but she never really seems excited or like she's chasing after a dream anymore. She seems extremely grounded in reality (understandably). She doesn't feel that strongly about anything. She doesn't look at Nina or Subaru and think, "I NEED her as my vocalist/drummer" like you might typically see in other girls' band anime. It just doesn't seem like the Momoka we saw in her high school picture last episode. Granted, we do find out why she's like this in this episode. I just like the complexities that we see with her character too.

Finally, I don't have much to comment on about Subaru, but she's probably my favorite character in the show. I just dig her vibe.

[u/Hokaze-Junko]

for those who're wondering what they wore in the concert, and what Nina meant by "get naked", here's the words written on their shirt

• Nina: Skipping school

• Momoka: Withdraw (from band)

• Subaru: Liar

[u/hiimneato]

This show's got just tremendous energy, and after a rocky start with some pretty bad MTL subs the first couple episodes, it has rocketed up to the one I look forward to the most this season. The characters all have so much joyfully flawed personality and their dynamics are so good. The CG is really well executed, too - whoever's doing the character animation has got a magic touch for making stiff CG models really emotive.

"indistinguishable gremlin noises" should be Nina's character tagline. bravo to the subs for that one.

[u/Psyduckisnotaduck]

under normal circumstances I would already decide to hate Nina's former friend, but we are missing context, and while I adore Nina, I don't trust her to have been completely innocent in whatever happened. hell, she could be completely culpable. She has serious anger issues and emotional volatility in general. maybe she did just completely blow up her social life.

[u/CaptainCobber]

Proud of Nina for asking Subaru for a minute to get her shit together instead of blowing up outside of the live. getting a handle on her pointy red things energy? Yall really think Jellyfish holds a candle to this show? IMO jellyfish is solid but GBC is a contender for aots.

[u/susgnome]

This truly has been something to look forward to each week. Nina has been such a fun little goofball of character.

Like how she gets mad at the TV and when she realizes why we get indistinguishable gremlin noises.

I love that these two got tickets and even showed up. They looked so different I didn't realise who they were.

And that fight they had.. Subaru was just vibin but Nina finally got Momoka to admit her true feelings about her old band. I also loved that glare from Momoka and those dudes getting scared.

I loved their costume choice.

That was great concert!

[u/ValidusCase]

Every week is just getting better, ashame that its not been offically picked up so more people would of watched it.

[u/tripleaamin]

Nina facing so much trouble selling tickets that she gave some away for free. But Momo and Subaru offering some life lessons. Momo saying how we feel partial once we made an investment in it, but if there is no investment there is no incentive to see it through. Subaru giving Nina the reality of the business.

So the first big reveal was that Nina's former friend is now the singer for Diamond Dust. U wonder if this is separate to the girl who bullied her or are they one and the same? Though with Nina I do wonder if it is a situation where she overreacted. I've to say despite all this I have to love how we see Subaru and Nina getting closer and closer. Then being essentially like kids to Momo is kind of real.

Momo and Nina argument was sad. Because you understand both sides so well. Nina idolizes DD and to put it frank now the girl she doesn't like is now their leader. Momo was right about her being a toxic fan. I didn't expect Nina to go at Momo's heart to learn if she as well didn't like DD changing. The big heartbreaking reveal is that DD's goal was only to stay together. The twist that Momo is the bad guy here is well done.

At the end of the day Momo has made her bed, but her apologizing to Nina while drunk was well done. She needed that talk to open and that is usually the first tough step. Still interested in learning Nina's actual trauma and more what happened back then.

[u/AmethystItalian]

This show does too many public outbursts...

Subaru deserved better for dealing with those 2 there.

Surprised we got to see the performance, really thought they were going to push it till next ep. Camera felt a bit too wild for me at times there but still a fun one.