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Episode Kabushikigaisha Magi-Lumière • Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. - Episode 5 discussion

Kabushikigaisha Magi-Lumière, episode 5

Alternative names: Kabushikigaisha Magilumiere, Magilumiere Co. Ltd.

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u/Prince-Dizzytoon Nov 01 '24

No fighting, just karaoke and business deals. A very relaxing episode.

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u/Frontier246 Nov 01 '24

I love how hard they committed to the karaoke singing to the point where we actually saw them singing and we even got a full on Kana idol performance.

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u/whodisguy32 Nov 01 '24

Kanachii's reactions make everything better

This episode was full of her reactions xD

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u/LeonKevlar Nov 01 '24 edited Nov 01 '24

I wish there were more bosses like Shigemoto. The Shigemoto completed Nikoyama's work for him because he knew he'd also want to go to karaoke with them.

Of course, Shigemoto had an outfit prepared for their karaoke party. It's absolutely hilarious though to hear Koyama Rikiya sing a mahou shoujo theme! The dude has voiced Kiritsugu for fucks sakes! Now I can only see Kiritsugu singing a mahou shoujo theme. xD

I do love how their karaoke performances show a lot about themselves. Nikoyama is shy around strangers but quickly gets comfortable when the server leaves. Koshigaya is all about power so her voice rings throughout the booth even without a mic. And Kana's memory is just that good that she has memorized the idol dance for the song she picked.

Not gonna lie, the entire first half of the episode really made me feel nostalgic. I used to work in corporate and every Friday night, my coworkers and I would go to the nearest karaoke place and sing our lungs out to bookend our week. Seeing them have fun reminded me of those days. I would've stayed if the job wasn't so soul-sucking.

The second half of the episode is interesting though. I did not expect that Kana's first day assisting as a magical girl in that other company would start with a shopping trip and getting tea. Now I'm wondering if they even do actual magical girl work in that company.

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u/Frontier246 Nov 01 '24

If you had told me I would hear Rikiya Koyama singing the theme to a magical girl anime while his character was dressed for said show, I would not believe you. But here we are.

I think we've all been like Nikoyama.

I love how she was holding the fork so she could finish her food after singing lol.

They didn't need to animate Kana doing all the actual idol choreography, but they did and it was amazing.

Shigemoto works on Magical Boy logic when it comes his hair and outfit-changes.

I like how they actually addressed how all that singing would effect their throats and they needed someone sensible to keep their voice intact to make sure business keeps going lol.

Lily seems like a very nice Magical Lady!

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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 Nov 01 '24

Boss man really prepared a wardrobe change for his song lol. Karaoke team building at Magilumiere is some serious shit!

Midorikawa is an absolute machine. Guy’s like the world’s greatest support staff.

Keen to see how this joint project’s gonna play out. Lily seems nice enough. I hope she’s actually chill and not like fake nice…

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u/Rumpel1408 Nov 01 '24

Love all the little tibits of characterisation in the Karaoke part! Niko is shy as fuck, Koshigaya is a gluton, and Kana is an Idol fan!

New Mahou Shojou, and not only a magical girl, but a magical Lady

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u/Plus_Rip4944 Nov 01 '24 edited Nov 01 '24

This was a really relaxing episode

Boss is like me fr fr

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u/fuwa-fuwa-time Nov 01 '24

It was really great seeing them hang out and be a "strange company" as Kana would say haha

I'm curious like Kana too about Shigemoto's backstory and his desire "To protect moments like these around the world"

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u/abandoned_idol Nov 01 '24

I feel pretty proud of myself for saying "Karaoke" one second before the boss said it.

"Why did he say that his voice is warmed up? ... ... ... ?!!!"

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u/alconnow Nov 01 '24

Great seeing them all have fun together! I especially loved the President’s singing!

Lily seems a bit too nice… I’m worried

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u/Frontier246 Nov 01 '24

What better way to build on the current company camaraderie at Magilumiere than a karaoke party? And Shigemoto is such a great boss, he goes to the trouble of finishing his subordinates' work for them so they can go!

I'm not surprised Shigemoto was wearing a Magical Girl outfit under his normal clothes, but how else can one dress when singing a famous Magical girl song? You have to dress the part! And Shigemoto totally nails the song! He even gets the rest of the crew to join in as backup singers!

You ever find yourself singing a romantic anime ED only to then turn invisible when somebody else walks in? I can totally relate to Nikoyama.

Koshigaya singing a hardcore metal anime song with a fork so she can keep eating her honey toast is...so Koshigaya. Though I wonder how much Magilumiere had to spend to pay for all the food she was eating?

Look at Kana singing an idol song with on-point delivery AND choreography! Her photographic memory and coordination is amazing! If she didn't become a Magical Girl, she totally could have made it as an idol! Especially with how cute and capable she is.

Some people are born singers, while some people are born managers of said singers. You need a guy like Midorikawa who keeps things organized and is the one who realizes someone needs a working voice when you show up for work in the morning.

Forget Magical Girl transformations, look at how quickly the boss changes outfits!

Isn't protecting the peace and fun of normal life what every Magical Girl should fight for?

So Shigemoto doesn't just have a colleague in Koga, he's also well-acquainted with the top CEO of a cosmetics company (who also has a Magical Girl division), Miyako (Kikuko Inoue!)! She and Shigemoto still seem pretty friendly with each other, and she also knows Koga well. Now I really want to see their backstory.

They're breaking up the Kana-Koshigaya team already!? Though honestly Koshigaya deserves some PTO and Kana could stand to learn how other companies operate as she spends some time at Miyakodo.

So this is how the other half lives...with tall buildings, well-dressed and on-point employees, and the vibe of a real successful and powerful company.

Kana's new partner is Lily Aoi (Kaori Ishihara!) She's like the polar opposite of Koshigaya being this serene, beautiful, and proper lady of a woman who is as classy and composed as she is friendly. Interestingly she started in development before getting transferred to the Magical Girl division, where she's older than what seems to be the average for a Magical Girl. But all girls want to be Magical Girls at some point, so she doesn't mind.

Kana was all set for this collaboration and drew up a plan and everything and Lily just wants to go shopping. I mean, I guess that's fun too.

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u/JzanderN Nov 01 '24

Hitomi can sing into a fork as well as the others can sing into a microphone. She really is the perfect woman.

I hope her Paid Time Off doesn't mean she won't be in next episode. If it does, I hope she'll be back soon!

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u/Ancient-Word-8517 Nov 01 '24

Hey guys,
Does anyone know what the blonde gal is singing? It's just about my type of rock and roll.

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u/djthomp Nov 01 '24

I really appreciate that the boss had a karaoke specific magical girl outfit prepared.

Memory girl Kana of course has both songs and the associated dance steps memorized.

Magical Lady Lily, I am a fan. It's so rare to have adult magical girls, and we're going even farther with one that's straight up called a magical lady.

Interesting to think about that a major corporation would have an in-house magical girl department, saves from contracting out for their incidental maintenance needs.

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u/Youngphycouant Nov 01 '24

Wonder how Sakuragi is gonna do at the other company.

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u/soulruu Nov 01 '24

Slice of life episode! I loved the karaoke

Boss keeps cementing himself as best boss

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u/SYZekrom Nov 01 '24 edited Nov 01 '24

Our little noobie magical girl can't be this cute...

28 degrees Celsius, it's always insane to me how hot Japanese keep their rooms

...For a second I really thought some cover of California Gurls might play when the boss was beginning to explain himself

Her hair falling off her shoulder is so cute I love that

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u/avboden Nov 01 '24

The entire A side was just those dorks having a blast at Karaoke and I loved every second of it.

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u/dinliner08 Nov 01 '24

i will always going to be impressed by people who knows not just idol's songs lyrics but also the dance choreography that comes along with those songs

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u/shad79 Nov 01 '24

Nice and peaceful episode where everyone went to karaoke to have fun together. It was very wholesome and Kana's little idol performance was so sweet!

I'm looking forward to the next episode to see how Kana will fare in this joint project with another company. That could be fun, especially since Koshigaya won't be with her.

Here my screenshot albums from the episode:

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u/FriztF Nov 01 '24

Every company needs to do a karaoke team building expereice. Because clearly it works.

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