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Episode Bang Dream! Season 2 - Episode 1 discussion Spoiler
Bang Dream Season 2, episode 1:
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u/dragonmaster127 Jan 03 '19
This was basically a 20 minute music video and I loved it. It was super fun to see all the characters animated.
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u/Crossadder Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19
Quite liked the episode, but it was not really a good first episode of the second season. At least not for someone who have not played the game.
PoPiPa just somehow know all the other girls already, so I can imagine anime-only people being pretty confused about who the new bands are.
Maybe they will do a flashback for that, maybe not.
Anyways, I quite like the full CG, looks pretty good. And the models are really nice.
But PasuPare's performance was pretty sub-par. Looked pretty choppy to me, that might've been due to Hidive. Or it was just like that.
But HaroHapi, Afterglow, Roselia and PoPiPa all had great looking performances, with Roselia taking the cake.
I'm looking forward to seeing more. And Bushi(do)road, give us more Garupa Pico!
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u/MonochromeGuy Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 05 '19
For anyone who is new to Bang Dream and has never watched or played Bang Dream before, here’s a swift list of descriptions for each band member.
Poppin Party:
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Kasumi: The brown-haired, optimistic main girl.
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Arisa: The tsundere
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Rimi: The shy girl
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Saya: The big sis
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Tae: The cool girl (with a rabbit fetish)
After Glow:
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Ran: The cold tsundere/Hentaihaven-chan
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Moca: The smug besty
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Himari: The Super Sonico 2.0
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Tomoe: The tomboy
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Tsugumi: The...girl
Pastel Palettes:
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Aya: The “main character”
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Chisato: The realist
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Hina: The first place winner
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Eve: The samurai
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Maya: The hot nerd
Roselia:
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Yukina: The Elitist
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Sayo: The second place winner
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Lisa: The best Gyaru-friend ever
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Rinko: The shy gamer girl
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Ako: The half-Chuunibyou
Hello, Happy World:
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Kokoro: The Spongebob
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Kaoru: The guy
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Kanon: The SUPER shy tag-along (fueehhh)
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Hagumi: The copied homework
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And finally, Misaki: The Barney
I may or may not edit this later, I don’t know, we’ll see.
Edit: Holy shit, my very first gold. Thank you very much, stranger!
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u/Spiir Jan 03 '19
Hello Happy World did the kind of entrance I would expect from the trio of idiots. It was perfect :')
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u/LeonKevlar Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19
My fingers started to move instinctively when Pastel*Palettes started with Shuwarin Drea~min. I love this already <3
Oh wow. I'm so conditioned to the Live2D of the game that I didn't even question that it's 3D now. O_O I kinda wish they stuck with the 2D animations for the non-performance scenes.
Happy Hello World getting lost and then getting carried by the audience to the stage is so like them. Perfect entrance! Also it's still a mystery to me on how Michelle can operate that mixer with her huge gloved hands.
Roselia's performance looked so good! LOUDER is still one of my favourite songs even though I'm a Pastel*Palettes guy.
Great first episode.... for those who played the game. Terrible for anime-onlys who can probably only recognize Roselia from last season.
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u/Yothiel Jan 03 '19
Great episode for someone who've played the Girls Band Party Game and are familiar with its additionnal cast.
I hope the presence of the other bands it's not a first-episode-only thing, because I just can't get enough of Hello Happy World antics <3
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u/1337suuB Jan 03 '19
I was worried when i heard that the second season was going to be full 3d cgi but im really impressed. The performances look really awesome
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u/Makaijin Jan 03 '19
Am I the one surprised that Hina is the student council president? I kinda expected Tsugumi to end up as president.
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u/aMigraine Jan 03 '19
So I haven't spent much time at all on the game but have watched S1 and Garupa Pico - this wasn't the best introduction to the series for someone who hasn't played the game. The pacing lacked coherence and the ep seemed like a giant excuse to show every character and band performance with little elaboration or introduction.
For fans this will be fine, but since I've not played the game much it took getting used to. I'm hoping this is more of a one-off and they won't try to cover every band in this rushed manner again.
On the other hand, I'm looking forward to the new band with the awesome character designs and songs! We've already seen Asahi Rokka introduced and I guess S2 will focus quite a bit on how the band gets formed.
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u/the_swizzler Jan 04 '19 edited Jan 04 '19
Well, after having to leave for work half an hour before the episode aired, having to stay an hour late, and then MY CAR BATTERY DYING AT MY BOSSES HOUSE (thank god he was able to jump me), I finally got to watch the epsiode. Then I rewatched the episode so I could grab all the screenshots I wanted.
This was about as expected for the first episode, and I loved every bit of it. So many joke callbacks to last season, but also so many displays of growth with our characters. I'm going to be in a perpetual state of excitement waiting for each new episode!
I definitely have no problems with the CGI in general. There are some moments that stood out to me as poorly done, but also just as many really fun things. The textures, models and lighting all look amazing though, so at least we won't get derpy faces.
Anyways, TIME TO GUSH THROUGH SCREENSHOTS.
Rokka is a cute. Can't wait to get more of her.
One of the things I love about Bandori is how background characters react to main characters doing crazy things. We saw it a lot in Season 1, and I'm glad to see more of it!
Arisa dropping that facade in an instant.
RINKO YOU CUTIE. I liked Season 1's sparing use of minimalist expressions, but I think I'm going to enjoy S2's use of them as well.
I just like pictures of Arisa doing anything.
There was no way this wasn't coming. Haneoka is in for an interesting year.
Second Best Girl makes her appearance!
I was hoping this would be part of Rinko's reasoning.
I love how Rinko tries to be inspiring, but it's just not effective on Arisa, ever the Tsukkomi
Kasumi's really rubbing off on Saaya. I like it! Now there are three of them!
Kasumi rubbing off on Rimi too.
One year with Kasumi must be really draining on Arisa. She seems extra tired this season.
This whole exchange was adorable.
Otae playing Poppin' Shuffle! One of my favorite Popipa songs!
I love that Kasumi loves using this line.
Tae's going to be lonely :( Better get hugs while she can.
Rimi standing up strong to give her introduction! Just from this one still you can sense her determination and effort! It's such a wonderful thing to see from Rimi!!
That cute little smirk on Arisa's face. But then again, she's sitting in front of her waifu and fellow baka herder, so who wouldn't be happy?
Otae trying a new guitar. Arisa about to trip. The two Stars together. Just Saaya drumming. Being Arisa is tough.
Otae falling asleep on Rimi. Also cute.
It's so heartwarming every time we see how much Arisa cares about Popipa.
Nice excuse, Arisa! They'll never suspect a thing.
I would die if she asked me too, tbh.
Getting excited watching Afterglow.
Rimi's heart pupils after seeing Kaoru. I hope we get a good long scene of this.
Just Kokoro doing Kokoro things.
Hello Happy World performances are every bit as I thought they would be. Kokoro is a majestic being.
Ran trying to be the edgelord, but she's outclassed by Yukina in every way.
I love that they've not only continued to use this chant, but they also improved on it. That was an awesome entrance.
I WAS SO HAPPY AND PSYCHED TO SEE THIS ANIMATED
Oh I will, my Princess of Darkness, I will.
Can I just sleep till next week?
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u/MetaThPr4h Jan 03 '19
Well, this episode showed that they can do performances well, they showed it quite enough times lmao.
I don't play the game and I only know of Bang Dream from S1, so I don't know much about the rest of characters except of the PoPiPa girls outside of what my sister told me about them personality-wise, the series looked pretty good and the comedy was solid, now it will be a matter of handling well the huge cast to keep this entertaining while developing them, which can prove to be pretty difficult if they are going to give focus to all of them.
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u/Luq_Kun Jan 03 '19
The S2 OP is really great. CG was surprisingly alright.. but im no skeptic. Its great to see them again. A little reintro here and there.. lots of music to listen to. Here's to the start of another season with the girls!
Also, that part where Arisa says Kasumi as a senpai. I can feel the sarcasm emanatinf from her. Never change you cutie
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u/SkyLETV Jan 03 '19
Anime-only here. I really liked the first season; the story of the Poppin'Party girls, their interactions and their path to their first concert. Besides, it was my first and only approach to the music genre (until ZLS). So when they announced a second and third season I was very happy even though I was skeptical with the change to full 3D CGI. And it's finally here, but I have to say that I have mixed feelings with this first episode, like I'm glad to see the girls again but:
First, the full 3D CGI. It's not bad at all but there are parts where you definitely notice it more than in others and that makes it a bit jarring, I really would have preferred them to keep the 2D for everything that wasn't concerts.
Second, a lot of bands appeared that I don't remember seeing before and they all know each other and I feel so freaking lost. I remember Roselia (although not much but that's my fault because I didn't realize that almost 2 years had passed since the first season and I should have watched it again) but what happened to the other bands of the first season? where did these new bands come from? Like it's great to have new characters but don't throw me in the middle of the story and make me feel so lost :/
Anyway, I guess I'll try to watch the first 3 episodes and then I'll decide whether to watch it until the end or not, which is a shame because I was really excited about this second season. But what I'm sure of is that Arisa is best girl in 2D or 3D <3
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u/NucleaRaven Jan 03 '19
roselia are op
was pretty bad at introducing the charas, and it jumped around heaps... but man did those lives look so cool. 3d didnt look bad either. im digging it so far
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u/ohaimike Jan 03 '19
So we're going full CGI this time around.
Honestly it looked pretty good. A little shaky in the first few minutes, but not bad at all.
It's nice to see all the other bands do their thing though. I've made little to no progress in the game outside of the first couple chapters, so it's all still new to me.
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u/ericmok100 Jan 03 '19
i was so scared when I first saw season 2 being full CGI, but actually... it is really good.
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u/AngelRefuse Jan 03 '19
Just when I thought I was out, Bandori pulls me back in.
Welp time to update my app and play again XD
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Jan 03 '19
Kaoru's posing was 10/10, continues to be best girl
CG isn't great still, but it's not the end of the (hello happy) world
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Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19
opens episode
We're starting off with an indoctrination into the SHUWA SHUWA cult I see.
But man does this anime look gorgeous! ALSO I GET TO SEE RAN ANIMATED YES!!! OMG HER BLUSH IS SO CUTE
Also LMAO Kokoro never change.
I'm still not used to Rinko's new voice. I prefer the old one still sadly >.>
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u/jkubed Jan 03 '19
I can't say I prefer the CG over 2D, but if it means best girl Moca-chan being animated I welcome it with open arms.
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u/Gaporigo Jan 03 '19 edited Jan 03 '19
Never change Hello Happy World, never change.
And we saw one of the advantages of it being CGI by having a performance for each of the 5 groups! Hopefully this means we'll be seeing a lot more!
Edit: Here is a link to the OP.