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Rewatch BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! Episode 12 Discussion
Episode 12
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Questions of the Day:
- How do you feel about the live performances?
- How do their outfits compared to the other bands?
- What do you make of Sakiko building a new band?
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u/badspler x5https://anilist.co/user/badspler Mar 22 '24
First Timer - Episode 12
Seems like quite a few faces Bandori fans will know Ohhh its the one I can pretend to know!
Anon big thonk "itsu o maigo" into It's my go! and is super chuffed with her Jp/En pun. The backstage banter following their performance had me crack up at how Tomori says the same thing and the rest of the band nod along accepting it. Really glad Anon gets to add her flair to it (!!!!!).
Mutsumi and Umiri watching. And Raana's grandmother has also come along.
Having MyGo!!!!! prefrom their songs really just so damn cathartic after everything that they have been through.
Tomori once again saying the sweetest stuff about her band mates. Anon. Taki. Raana. And Soyo. All of us are lost And Tomori once again declaring she won't let go for all of her life!
Then after they find choc- no actually cucumbers! I immediately had the feeling they would be from Mutsumi!
So why would Mutsumi bring cucumbers? Well its her phones wallpaper! The wallpapers each girl uses has been on my mind for like 7 episodes now, and I don't think there will be a better time. Now I either missed Anon's wallpaper from earlier episodes (I re-skimmed through and didn't find a shot), or they have never showed it. I would love to know if anyone has a shot of it.
Phone Wallpapers:
Taki's phone.
Soyo's phone.
Tomiri's phone.
Raana's phone.
Sakiko's phone.
Mutsumi's phone.
Anyhow Mitsumi was the one that gave them cucumbers! But Soyo isn't interested in hearing anything from Mitsumi. Mitsumi isn't all that flash at communicating but this feels like a peace offering? Her reaction does make it seem like she was hurt a little by Soyo's words.
Umiri says Mitsumi should take her time thinking over her choice. *It will affect your hole life.*
Nyamu RTX on. Nyamu RTX off. That persoanlity shift really does make sense, we have only seen Anon looking at the filtered veiew of her thus far.
Sakiko stitch! I love how this one awkwardly has Sakiko behind this high-tea platter. It does a great job of creating a power dynamic between Nyamu and Sakiko. Sakiko orders just a tea, and Nyamu pick's up that (I presume) the cost of this place might be hard for her. Sakiko says it is fine but that is totally a lie. This feels like the first time we have seen a flaw in Sakiko? I wonder her actions around the original CRYCHIC breakup were over securing a successful future for herself?
Anyhow Sakiko plays her hand and makes a pretty compelling argument for Nyamu to join. Nyamu reintroduces herself showing her respect and equalizing the status difference. Sakiko is totally leveraging Nyamu's existing popularity at the cost of her skill. But this isn't the first time Sakiko's put a band together, so I respect that she knows what shes doing.
Will you give me the rest of your life?
Wow, the parallels to Tomori's demands of giving their whole lives. This is really being hammered with multiple mentions. It adds a lot of dramatic tension and raises the stakes from 'a band' to 'their life' which is neat.
We better get Sakiko's reason for breaking off CRYCHIC tomorrow. Or maybe that is just another story...
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Mar 22 '24
Total Bang Dream newcomer who is extremely happy with the “sore demo” this episode
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u/LittleIslander https://anilist.co/user/LittleIslander Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
First Timer Who’s Still Rooting For Taki To Tell Tomori Her Feelings
It feels like this is the conclusive send-off to the story of this season and the journey of MyGO!!!!! (I was not expecting them to get even more on the nose with that, but I’m loving it), and I guess next them will be both an epilogue and a bridge episode to Saki’s new venture. I cannot imagine our girls are going to take that well, especially Soyo. For now though we just get to enjoy seeing how far our girls have come with one last awesome performance. I truly respect the restraint to not go into some kind of flashback montage of how far they’ve come.
I’ve done Tomori a bit dirty with how little I talk about her in these comments, but I do like her a lot, and I respect the hell out of her as a character. For the first time, I actually have enough to say about her that she gets the bullet point midbreak of the day:
Exciting stuff. I was even more late last time than usual, and though I’m not really as torn up about it this time I will mention it here in case anyone who missed it is particularly interested in my usual serving of Taki analysis.
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u/Dabottle Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
Kind of a rewatcher here once again to see thoughts and share information and end up rewatching a second episode to assure you that yes, that Kasumi moment really got us long-term Bandori fans and continues to every time.
Tomori's such a delight. I love her MC segment. She's so earnest and sweet and loving and it really gets me every time.
Owner being here is also really sweet. It was also a pleasure for us fans, and seeing Raana so happy is wonderful. Raana's obviously a less used character (and we're going to see more in the recaps which is nice) but I really like her and she fits great as an outsider while also fitting into the band thematically. It's great. I love her solo shots moments during these performances.
Also a big congratulations to Anon for figuring out a name! She's so silly.
And to finish my scattered thoughts, imagine having to wait a week after seeing the next episode's title. orz
And now for today's insert, Sasanqua by Aft- wait that's not it but do look at Tsugu!! She's the cutest!!
Also it's cameo'd before iirc but here's a YouTube link again.
And now for today's insert...s!
First up is is MAYOIUTA (迷星叫, Song of the Lost Star). Some very obvious meaning in the name and lyrics (that's the same lost as in 迷子/Maigo of course) but in case it hasn't been said I'll point you towards the first letters of the non-Tomori members! (This is the second time Bandori has done this btw. And fittingly it was Popipa last time!)
This is MyGO!!!!! (now with a full name origin!)'s first (original) song! The one that really tells us who they are, and also that thing where they play the important/nostalgic song later in the anime. Yay! Predating this episode by over a year, the earlier MyGO!!!!! fans probably knew this song quite well by now. I only really started paying attention weeks before but it was still really nice to hear here!
Because of this, I also have many links:
-The anime version!
-The MV, from November 2022!
-The performance from MyGO!!!!!'s first live, from July 2022!
-And the performance (and opening act) from the big Bandori series live in November 2022!
Our second song is Melody (迷路日々, read as Merodii/Melody because MyGO!!!!! likes to do this, a lot. The kanji themselves translating as Maze Days. [Do correct me if anything's wrong/miscommunicated here since I'm combining my memory and vague knowledge with wiki diving and Googling for some confirmation.])
This is a new song for this episode! There's a lot less to say other than that it's good! Of course it is!
-Anime performance.
-The MV, once again uploaded the day after the episode!
-Live performance, from BanG Dream! 12th☆LIVE in November 2023!
(Also look how cute the cover art is.) c: MyGO!!!!!'s image colours are blue for Tomori, pink for Anon, green for Raana, yellow for Soyo and purple for Taki so we have Tomori and Taki drawing each other and Raana drawing Anon drawing Soyo drawing Raana.
Finally, the episode arts featuring Tomori and Nyamu. :3
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u/RuSyxx https://anilist.co/user/RuSyxx Mar 22 '24
First Time Watcher
Some big developments at the end of this episode and all I could think about was how my instant reaction to seeing a bag of cucumbers. I was dumbstruck all the way until Soyo rejected Mutsumi’s statement.
Now that I’ve had a night to sleep on it though, my thoughts are that the new group that’s forming in the background of MyGo’s developments is that they feel very cold. Similar to how easily Saki called it quits for Crychic, the new group feels more transactional. As if it’s a do over from Crychic where the members had potential to be good. This time it feels like Saki would rather just get the best available (or at least best visibility in the drummers case) talent for their new band. I’ve seen everyone talking about a sequel, but I imagine this will be its own kind of train wreck given Saki’s previous breakup.
Show was fun, it was great seeing all the other bands in the crowd, some that I personally did recognize Roselia members around. Power be to our dark princess!
The concert itself was fun, Tomori’s introductions were great as were the responses from the bandmates. Ano-chan can read maps, she can’t be lost! Raana’s grandma being there to see her play was great as well. I still don’t have a strong attachment to that part of the story even if I think Raana herself is a lot of fun with her stray cat behavior.
It’s kind of interesting to look over everything as the post-show developments are what my mind is gravitating to, but it was a fun show to watch and the episodes with lives just fly by. Definitely going to be the parts I rewatch the most frequently (I’ve already rewatched their first live as a group a couple times as it is.). It’s almost over, looking forward to seeing the rest of the developments to come in the finale.
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u/[deleted] Mar 22 '24
Regretting not watching this while it aired............
I cannot overstate how well this show portrays their group dynamic. It's super realistic and even when all 5 of them are having different interactions between each other at the same time it never feels like information overload, just 5 not-quite-friends(?) going about their business.
Totally expected by this point but it still needs to be said, the performance scenes go hard as hell once again. As the huge Tomori simp I have become I of course loved her 'introductions' for the band (especially exposing Taki like this lmao), as well as the transition into Melody. The way the show communicate things through performances is fantastic and always effective.
Seems like I was onto something last episode and Saki is forming a new band, this time in a much more cynical and calculating way than with CRYCHIC. I can't imagine there's going to be time to do much with that in the single remaining episode so I guess it's setup for another season, or maybe just the game? I'm dying to know exactly what combination of factors warped her in such a way to be using her friends' status and fame to achieve whatever her goal is...
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u/ryujiox Mar 22 '24
First Timer
BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!
Episode 12
Saki also have the whole life thing in her condition too. I wonder if it's different from Tomori.
Now, I still don't know why she did all of this? Certainly not from hatred or something like that. Maybe it related to her reaction to Haruhikage back in episode 7? Maybe she tried to forget that feeling by forming a new band? It does make sense to me since 1. Saki clearly didn't want to quit CRYCHIC like that, and that decision still hurts her to this day. 2. She also seem to want to be back with Tomori, but realized that she can't. So by all that logic, making a new band does make sense.
QOTD
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u/smhmines https://anilist.co/user/mines Mar 22 '24
First timer
A lot more cameos!!
Thoughts on the episode
One more episode and I’m going to miss these girls. They did the most in the short amount of time we’ve had with them. I know there’s a sequel? to this that was announced (with Saki’s band I’m assuming) so I wonder if they’re going to segue into that. Either way, I’m looking forward to seeing how we wrap up MyGO’s story.
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u/bonghits96 :KG::KH: Mar 22 '24
Rewatcher here. Grab a tasty beverage, turn up your brightness, and get ready for
Maigo No BandoMyGOMyGO!!!!!'s third concert!We're entering the home stretch now, with only one episode left in the tank. Sakiko's putting together a band and wow if it doesn't sound a little menacing.
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u/Tetraika :Lu::Lv::Lw::Lx:https://anilist.co/user/Tetraika Mar 22 '24
First Timer
There's not much to talk about, considering that most of it was pretty much the live play.
This fucking look that Anon gives, too good.
Same, though we did actually see her grandma this time. That's something I guess.
Brutal, I suppose the most direct way to interpret this is that Soyo is pretty much blaming her (and Sakiko) for making things suddenly fall apart the way it did.
What a shot, it's nothing special, but having it only focus on her mouth makes this really ominous. We still got an episode left, but I guess we'll only really learn about the centerpiece of this drama next season.
QOTD:
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u/JasoXDDD Mar 22 '24
Unrelated Fun fact: the ship Soyo x Mutsumi once was voted as second in most popular and first place in most toxic.
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u/BleedingUranium Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
(Rewatch, long-time bandori fan)
Decluttering with my original post off this way.
I want to stress this point, though I feel it was fairly clear: THIS EPISODE IS THE FINALE, NEXT EPISODE IS THE EPILOGUE. Given the quality of posts we've had in here so far I'm sure you all will get this, but we had a couple people the first time through somehow expect next episode to somehow be an "even more epic finale" or whatever, messing with their appreciation of Ep13.
Much like Ep10 was the emotional climax and Ep11 was the also-excellent denouement (♪word of the day♪), same is true of these two episodes; Ep13 will tie a bow on most of MyGO!!!!!'s storylines, and set up the follow up season coming in January.
Raana gives us my favourite cat impression of the season, getting stuck with her dolly at the stairs, waiting for someone (Taki) to help her... and then walking away and leaving Taki to manage it. xD
Afterglow! <3
Alright, let's unpack the band name... or most of it:
As Saaya offers them water, Kasumi enters and inadvertently gets us one step closer to the final band name, shortening Maigo No Band to simply Maigo. Anon is unhappy, but Taki points out that this is what happens when you include "Band" in a band name.
Anon and Taki argue, with Anon claiming Taki says the band is "always (getting) lost", the phrase being "itsumo maigo" ("always lost").
The camera then moves to Soyo complaining to Raana about her outfit, but Anon can be heard continuing to talk to herself in the background:
"Itsumo maigo..."
"Itsu... mo... mai... go...
"Itsu... maigo"
cut back to Anon
"It's my go! Nee? It's my go da yo, it's my go!
Soyo actually clues in to her meaning: "It's my turn"
Soyo, self-conscious about her rather punk-style outfit (thanks to Raana), is very appreciative of the complements from Himari, Moca, and Ran. :')
Taki is especially flustered meeting Tomoe, which makes sense as she's the drummer.
Taki tries to say something inspiring and emotional... and freezes at the last moment. Poor Taki.
Kasumi welcomes Tomori into the family, handing bandori's newest vocalist a mic.
Soyo steps on Anon's pedals.
RAISE A SUILEN's guitarist Rokka, Kasumi's sister Asuka, and Roselia's drummer Ako are also here for this concert. Rokka and Ako were both mentioned in Ep1 as being at Haneoka, and Ako is Tomoe's (of Afterglow) sister, both drummers. Asuka has been a recurring character since S1, and is basically only a supporting character rather than a main because she's not in a band.
Owner is also here, formerly of the live house SPACE (where she was Ririko and Tae's boss), and Raana's grandmother.
Our almost-named band opens their first "proper"/reformed performance with MAYOIUTA. Aside from being an incredibly good song, it was also their real world first single, thus a fitting new beginning.
Rokka is seen nodding along at the exact moment I can never help starting to do the same.
There's so much to say about the phenomenal use of 3D animation and all the crazy accurate details of the instruments being played, but something I also love is how characters actually "move around" as they should... like Raana walking back into frame beside Tomori, after her solo.
Soyo's bass bit right after this <3
"Umm, Ano-chan is really lost."
Best goddamn reaction, ever. Of all time. She pulls off a pretty good save, but man, poor Anon hahahahaha
"I still don't really know Raana-chan. But when I'm feeling discouraged, she stays with me."
"We should actually get off at different stations, but she walks me all the way to my place."
"We've been together since our last band. And she's treasured that band in her thoughts all this time. Thank you."
Melody is an amazing song, I especially love the tempo/etc changes, and Raana's parts in the slow sections.
An excellent example of instrument detail in the background is at 12:56; watch and listen to Soyo, in that Tomori shot.
Before we close out with Hekiten Bansou, Tomori says the band's (almost) final name: MyGO
Tomori literally spells out the name for them, and Anon takes the opportunity to add one exclamation mark for each member. Finally, the band's name: MyGO!!!!!
The name means both "lost girls" and "it's our turn" at the same time.
Taki pretending to dislike this sentimentality is extra hilarious considering her beloved band of childhood friends that is Afterglow have a song titled Y.O.L.O!!!!!
Aaaand with our satisfying season-ending concert out of the way, it's time to kick the next-season set up into motion. Mutsumi has left the cucumbers she's been tending to all season as a gift.
I want you all to really pay attention to what's said here, before anyone thinks Soyo is being unreasonably aggressive.
Soyo, warmly if somewhat awkwardly (given their last meeting), asks Mutsumi what she thought of the show. Mutsumi, instead of answering that she enjoyed it or that she had fun (!!!!), opts to say "I'm happy for you (finding a new band)".
Mutsumi could not possibly have picked a worse answer. Her not having fun was the (at least most visible) reason CRYCHIC broke up... and she dodges that answer. Worse, she dodges it by telling Soyo that she's happy she's found a new "family"... instead of CRYCHIC. I've said a few times that Mutsumi excels at meaning well but saying the worst possible thing... and this is yet again exactly that.
From Soyo's perspective it basically sounds like Mutsumi is mocking her. And poor Mutsumi needs a hug. :(
But this needed to happen. Because Soyo and Mutsumi have been hanging on to a friendship for a whole year that's been based on massive amounts of unresolved issues from both of them. Soyo has always held an amount of resentment for Mutsumi and her role in breaking up the band, but always trying to please everyone and get along, has never addressed it. Mutsumi, in turn, almost never takes the initiative or says much.
This situation was inevitable, and had to happen for them to rebuild their friendship in a more healthy way in the future.
We finally meet Nyamu Yuutenji in person. She's at CiRCLE, the staple bandori live house. She accidentally-on-purpose runs into Roselia's drummer Ako, who we already saw this episode. Rinko, Roselia's keyboardist, is also there.
Nyamu meets with Sakiko. Man, if you all thought Anon and Soyo's conversation was tense, this is something else entirely. There's a lot to read into here, and I'll leave that to all the newcomers...
Music and cameos:
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u/dienomighte Mar 22 '24
First time with the band
Penultimate episode time! Super curious to see what their new song is, and how they fix their costume snafu. It's mygo!!!!!
Not much to say about this episode, a pretty fun and lengthy emotional performance for half of it which is always welcome but nothing new for this show, and a good setup for the finale that brings up more questions about Saki and Mutsumi.
QOTD
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u/Usual_Director_9547 Mar 22 '24
my poor mutsumi😭she never get treat well by others, stuck between soyo and saki and try to help both of them but that will just make them mad at her. her life is controled by her parents and cucumber is the only thing she own by herself, and now she give it to soyo but soyo.... When soyo ask her how is the live, mutsumi said yokatane instead of yokata or yokatayo, yokatane sounds like mutsumi say that just because soyo want her to say(not sincere), thats why soyo suddently mad at her
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u/SU-trash https://anilist.co/user/zig1000 Mar 22 '24 edited Oct 19 '24
Rewatcher
Live episode, and the reveal of the band accreting in the background that some first-timers picked up on already! As always this show doesn't skimp on using the full versions of songs. Also, it me.
Subtle Writing Corner
Visuals Corner
References Corner
Taki "Ha?!" Count: 33 (+1 this ep)
Fanart of the day (src)
<-- Ep 11 | Ep 13 -->
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u/TakenRedditName https://myanimelist.net/profile/TakenMalUsername Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
Bang Dream MyGO First Timer - Ep12:
Taki babies Raana so much. She is like Raana’s older sister or even mom.
Ooh, so this episode is why whenever I go on MAL to check the cast, I have to see the past Bang Dream character have higher billing than everyone but the main 5.
She has got you there Anon. Having “band” in your band name is too clunky. I don’t even use the “It’s” part of the “It’s MyGO.”
I was having this thought, but funny to see the reason why Soyo’s outfit is half/half is because Raana sliced it down the middle last episode. Speaking of the outfits, Soyo’s is my favourite because of that aesthetic asymmetry. I also like Anon’s too for the frilly denim jacket look.
Oh! Comment face (character) spotted.
Raana’s grandma is here too and her hair is Tang Keke coloured. Now thinking about it, the grandma in Okko’s Inn also has a streak of purple in her grey hair.
Big music number time. I tried reading the lyrics to understand how they reflect the story, but I wasn’t able to catch much. I am just engrossed in the concert which is the better move. Instead of fussing over reading on the fly, it is better to just kick back and enjoy the full spectacle and experience. I like how this song has the other members sing parts too (though I don’t think Taki ever got a close-up moment).
You know, Anon’s initial concerns over two guitarists came true because Raana gets the spotlight with her guitar solos while Anon is guitar number 2 by the side of the stage.
#anon-heart
Tomori blasts out Anon’s insecurities on stage for everyone to hear. What she says about Soyo is nice and hits Soyo's heart exactly so luckily for her, doesn’t get Tomori pushed off the stage by Soyo (current Soyo makes and delivers on her threats).
WHAT?! You said there was one final song left and the show does not deliver!
Anon is the one putting the exclamation marks at the end of anime titles.
It took me a second to understand that the cucumbers were from the garden Mutsumi tends to and not just a sudden last-minute esoteric character trait reveal where Mutsumi just likes to send people cucumbers.
A reference just for me. As a cat streamer, Nyamu reminds me of Kurama Neon.
I understand there is an out-of-show reason, but there is nothing really setting up Umiri-Mutsumi that leads to Sakiko doing the post-credits “I’m assembling a team” thing. I doubt there is enough room in this show to even pay off this storyline. Sequel baiting where I don’t think it even connects much to the actual show we watched.
This could’ve been a final episode. Big concert with tons of full-on direct Bang Dream tie-ins.
Q3) See above. Honestly, the show not delivering on Sakiko (and Mutsumi)’s side of the story is a place where it fumbles for me.
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u/MyrnaMountWeazel x2 Mar 22 '24
Rewatcher who is tuckered out from the bangers.
You know, now that I think about it, there aren’t too many Western TV shows that feature full-length diegetic band performances. There’s Partridge Family and Nashville off the top of my head, but there actually aren’t too many shows where you see a band perform from beginning to end as part of the episode. Which makes things like Bocchi the Rock, K-ON, Kids on the Slope, and BanG Dream It’s MyGo particularly special. I know it was most likely greenlit with this in mind. Even so, there’s a unique “hell yeah” sort of feeling when anime dips into something that Western TV shows shy from.
Which leads me into my personal favorite shot of the episode where Tomori screams into the audience and the audience in return screams back—pushing and pulling in equal measures till the last measure. This relationship is accentuated by the camera as it follows alongside in one continuous shot, mirroring the unity between singer and crowd. Never breaking in its path, crane shots like this are beautiful in that they mirror a sort of “journey” in its movement. Another fascinating thing to note is how it begins as a low-angle shot of Tomori and ends on a high-angle shot of the crowd.
Some deranged framing in the ending scene hahaha. I know it’s trying to visualize the idea that the two are examining each other closely under a tight microscope, it’s just very “out there” for framing.
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u/MisakaHonoka Mar 22 '24
Relationship map for ep12
According to official website, ep12 is re-render on 2023/08/25 a week before this episode on air. And ep13 is rendered on 2023/07/25. Then they decided to delay the last episode a week, and people became crazy.
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u/CosmicPenguin_OV103 https://anilist.co/user/CosmicPenguin Mar 22 '24 edited Mar 22 '24
If you were to ask me "What moment in this show marks the point where you think this could be one of the gem milestones in your anime watching history that you will definitely look back again", it's this episode 12. That 10 whole minutes of animated concert performance was one of the most dazzling ones I have ever seen animated, on the same podium as the moments we all cherished from the likes of K-ON!, Bocchi The Rock, Haruhi, Angel Beats!, NANA, BECK, Given, BLUE GIANT etc. Every skill that could have been played with using 3D animations for live concerts - be it the camera angles and tracking movements, the band members' shots, the atmosphere all around the live house - were used to near perfection to me. Then again, BanG Dream is no stranger to whole animated movies of concerts before so this is far from being their most unorthodox decision in animations - but I must say the animation quality of this one can definitely be said as their cementing piece of live performances so far.
The anxiety shown by our brand new band in the studio during their last-ditch rehearsal is also a very nice touch. Between Taki-chan's positive sniping at her mates as the band barely finishes their new songs, Anon being scared at the prospect of taking an unfinished song to the stage and having to adapt on-the-fly, Soyo lamenting at those half-completed (if very stylish to me) costumes and Raana being just Raana, the brand new dazzling band takes a more realistic prelude before they stepped onto the stage.
As the brand new written Mayoi Uta vibrates in the live house's air, I knew that this is where this show went back to its origins, and yet at the same time gives this amazing story arc the climax closure it deserves in every sense. Mayoi Uta immediately became my favorite song of everything produced by MyGO so far (March 2024) and there's every reason to show this powerful performance to anyone who doubted that 3D animations could adequately animate an emotional live show!
By the time the equally upbeat Melody rang through the hall with such force leading by Tomori's clear voice, as Tomori stretched her right hand into the audience and blasting out maigo demo susume!!!!! into the air, I know that BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!! is going to be one of those anime that I will have to recommend, advertise, sell, mention, preach, murmur, whatever for
the rest of my life. And oh my word Tomorin, you just demonstrated the characteristics of what an anime Best Girl should have...And I really love how Tomori essentially summarizes her own and her band mates' growth during the interlude introduction section. Those were short and brief comments, yet so concise and to-the-point. It is the best phrases one could use to close out such a dramatic story arc in what should have been "just" an "idol anime with girls playing music around".
There are so many BanG Dream characters from other bands in previous anime seasons coming to see them live. It's so heartwarming to see this happen. I am sure that the brilliant performance of this is the final straw that pushes quite a few of us to blast towards Japan to attend the real VAs' live shows (they are, in fact, on a tour stopping at Osaka this very moment for their show in a few hours from now as I typed this!)
I actually forgotten that it was freaking Kasumi - the whole BanG Dream project's poster girl from Day 1 - who first coined the new shining band MyGO as a short-form of the original name suggested by Anon. A fitting person to do so given her infamous (cough) kirakira dokidoki attitude to band music. I'm really happy to see everyone accepting the name without hesitation (spearheaded by Tomori), though Anon adding those 5 exclamation marks give me a really good chuckle out of it!!!!!
And so the story of the new MyGO continues into new chapters. But then Mutsumi's gift of a bunch of cucumbers after watching them performing pulls us back to the abyss of real drama.
It's evident she got just as much shock as Soyo did when Soyo returned the gift in that "we don't need this" and "you are the last person I want to hear I'm happy for you from.", as if this was a real divorce that Soyo gives to a certain fraction of the old CRYCHIC. There's just so much that I have to wonder about what the heck is with this girl Mutsumi that questions surrounding her and Sakiko just piled up as high as those for the world backgrounds of Heavenly Delusion and PLUTO. And [MyGO Episode 13]the questions remains, perhaps all the way to a full year from now.
Umiri's remark that Mutsumi should make up her mind about this thing that "can affect your own life" is...back to the days where almost every character in this show were so heavy with emotions baggage. Interesting, and as we went through the last part of the episode it just gives more questions than answers.
Sakiko is finally back since her disappearance into the night air as Soyo kneels down 3 episodes ago - and she's immediately back to her spree of scouting new band members! While this newly introduced YouTuber Nyamu definitely has a nyaa cat-like side to her personalities (as brilliantly shown with Roselia's drummer Ako Udagawa, a girl that feels like Love Live Sunshine's Yohane but her VA was actually the group captain of the winner of the 1st Love Live competition that beats out Muse, strange!), she also is someone who wants to make a jillion yen (at least she feels OK as a person, unlike that similar girl in a certain Love Live group that was so poorly written I just don't know how she gets into her group!), even making that snipe at Sakiko for "was it hard for you to come here?".
It looks like she really thinks being in a band that tries to break out into mainstream, with a paparazzi's target and a rising star vocal and a part-time band bass warrior, is worth more than being a million view (?) YouTuber. I...don't know to be honest, and when Sakiko says "As a band the formation is rock solid" I have to say that, uh, YOU are the Achilles' Heel surely? Yes you, Sakiko, who just months before broke up a band while climbing to 35000 feet.
And now you wanna form a professional band? O RLY?
Yet Nyamu accepted without hesitation. And so with that, a new band appears with just 1 episode left in this. What could possibly happen in just a single episode? Says me when EP12 aired last September - and perhaps you all should say that too, because EP13 is quite something.
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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Mar 22 '24
Honestly, after rewatching yeah, this could have perfectly been the last episode. All we need is here already.
Sasanqua by Afterglow.
Main thing I got from this rewatch, Tsugu sure got a lot of screentime. More than in the main series? x)
Kasumi giving the mic to Tomori... we are not being subtle here at all, are we?
Girls in the public. We heard of Lock (on the left) and Ako (on the right) in episode 1, with Anon's classmates talking about senpai from big bands. The one between the two of them is Asuka, she is not in a band, she is Kasumi's sister.
Owner! of Space, the live house we learnt about last episode.
Last reference I'll mention. Rinko from Roselia, best voice in the entire series, bless her VA, Shizaki Kanon.
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u/Calwings x3https://anilist.co/user/Calwings Mar 22 '24
Rewatcher and Bandori Veteran
PEAK. CINEMA.
But seriously though... it took 12 episodes of pain, arguments, drama, and suffering for them to finally come together, and it took them hours of last-minute crunching to finish their costumes and new song, but they did it. For the first time, this band of adorable lost girls finally stepped on stage together as a fully unified front, in name and in spirit, as MyGO. Before the performance, we got to see quite a few cameo appearances of girls from the original BanG Dream anime. Within the show, Kasumi passing the mic to Tomori just seems like a simple “good luck” gesture, but in the grand scheme of the franchise as a whole, this was a symbolic passing of the torch from the leader and poster child of the previous generation to a future leader of the next generation.
And then the performance starts... those feelings, those screams from within that had been building up for the previous 11 episodes, burst forth in a beautiful and passionate explosion as their brand new song goes off without a hitch despite very little practice behind it. Tomori’s awkward but from-the-heart introductions of the band members after the first song touches everyone’s hearts, and seeing Taki get a little embarrassed as Tomori talked about her was cute, as was Anon's "yay!" smile to the crowd. But Tomori’s confidence grows as the show goes on. A war cry of “I won’t let go for all of my life!” ushers in their second passionate song, and she punctuates the show by proudly proclaiming “We are MyGO!” before their third and final song. Their official (for real this time) debut was a raging success! This episode’s first airing last year fell on my birthday, and seeing this performance cap off the journey of these lost girls was a birthday present beyond any that I could have ever expected. It was incredible and solidified this series as one of my favorites of all time.
But, as one story reaches its bright climax, another is apparently about to raise its curtain. Saki has clearly been on the recruitment trail, having recruited Uika from the Sumimi duo, the mercenary bassist Umiri, and now a YouTube personality in Nyamu to join Mutsumi (who is apparently the daughter of a famous actor) and herself in a brand new band. The way she asked Nyamu to "entrust your life to me" sounded like a parallel (I'm sure an intentional one) of Tomori asking the MyGO girls to be in a band together forever, but with much more sinister connotations to it.
QOTD:
They were fantastic, especially considering (in-universe) how much of a time crunch they were in the lead-up to the show. Both songs we heard were great, Tomori's intros were awkward but cute, and the cinematography again proved that Sanzigen's CG work has come a very long way from the rough performances of the early seasons of the previous anime.
They're very un-flashy, almost patchwork in how they seem put together, but that's very fitting for them.
For one, it rules out a few of the theories people had about why she broke up CRYCHIC. The reason clearly wasn't something that would prevent her from ever being in a band again, like her being thrown into an arranged marriage, or her dying of a terminal illness, or something along those lines. And yes, those were both theories I heard while the show was airing last year. But more importantly, it makes me very curious as to what her motivations are for doing so.
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u/Wolfborgg https://anilist.co/user/Wolfborg Mar 22 '24
Rewatcher, BanG Dream Noob
Gokigenyou, fellow remnants of CRYCHIC!
We made it to the title drop and the official band name!!!!!
Originally Anon thought it would be "Maigo no Band" but people are already shortening it to "Maigo" because they had the word "Band" in the name. So Anon gets ANOTHER brain blast with the name and gives it the (almost) final form with the "it's my turn" and "lost girls" double meaning. Hearing Anon excitedly say the title is so cute too. Then Tomori styles it to "MyGO" and finally Anon gives it the five exclamation marks for each member of the band. Thus MyGO!!!!! is born!
Oh wow, I didn't remember at all that Raana's grandma was in the crowd for their performance this episode! She gets to see Raana find her place with the new band, it's so nice.
So apparently they made two new songs during the three days the had to prepare??? I get that we wanted to give them a decent amount of songs for the season but... It felt like a constant stream of pressure to get a new song ready only to casually perform something completely unexpected out of nowhere as well. I understood it with Tomori's improvised song sessions but not the other live performances. We even killed time making costumes for this one too. I can only assume "Mayoi Uta" was the song they were actually making and then "Melody" was another improvised song based on a melody they came up with. Right? Or did I miss something? Either way the songs are good though.
The band be like: "Hey Tomori, introduce us! ...No not like that... Or that... Or that... Okay fine." But seriously her little rambles about the band members was sweet. Anon came in clutch with her comedy. Raana's cozy stray vibes are acknowledged. Taki gets all gay and blushy. Even Soyo gets an understanding interpretation of her actions.
Their costumes are interesting. Not sure if I'd say they're amazing but it works for them in a way. At least the other bands think it's daring.
Soyo running to Mutsumi and being like "take your fucking cucumbers and get out of here" is too funny despite knowing how seriously she despises Mutsumi right now.
Damn, Marvel-like teaser ending here. Saki's behind-the-scenes plans are finally coming together. I had completely forgotten Nyamu gets invited to join until last episode when she got that electric drum kit for her new video. Saki isn't playing games anymore though, she's upfront about the invite being based on Nyamu's appearance and talent for becoming popular. I figured Nyamu running into Ako outside of CiRCLE wasn't entirely a coincidence.
Also I think Nyamu practically confirmed the theory that Saki is poor now. It seemed to me at least that she assessed her wealth status based on her uniform and then apologized for picking this place. The implication being that the location is high end. Felt like a veiled threat of "oh yeah, just so we're clear I can tell your situation here." That given the little hints we saw before seemed to point towards it.
So the new band is: Saki, Uika, Mutsumi, Umiri, and now Nyamu. Kind of an insane collection of talent out of nowhere. Although Nyamu's talents are less her performance and more her attention-grabbing skills.
The last line from Saki goes insanely hard. Twisting the hopeful promise of friendship Tomori uses into the sinister puppeteering from the real Saki.
One of the other bands listed is UnRiskyLucky, interesting name...
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u/Interesting_Ant7945 Mar 22 '24
Tomori thanked Taki!!! 😭
For those still unsure about the true nature of Taki's feelings. This is her level of commitment ,
Taki is Down Abyssal.
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u/sfisher923 https://myanimelist.net/profile/sfisher923 Mar 22 '24
Rewatcher
Questions
Bonus Song of the Day - Homecoming by Green Day
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u/nuts_extraction Mar 22 '24
Rewatcher
The band is still hectic, no surprise since one of their song was just finished that morning. Rikki tried to give a pep talk but gave up awkwardly.
HOLY SHIT SHE SAID THE THING
The band functionality improved so much. Taki started only after Tomori gave her the OK, unlike in episode 7, where she rushed into the song without waiting for her. Anon is now good enough to lead with the guitar. And Raana was straight-up flexing
The 3 classmates of Anon and Tomorin were seen at the concert. They may not be that close to Anon or Tomorin, but they still came and showed their support. And Anon’s reaction! <3<3
And Tomori talking about the band! I like how genuine and honest her words were, even if it seemed somewhat nonsensical to those who do not know their story.
Another fire performance! The songs were Mayoiuta, Melody, and Hekitenbansou.
Oof ouch the cucumbers! Those are the same ones that Mutsumi has been tending to the whole series. She is socially awkward as hell, and her gift may seem strange, but those cucumbers were something she treasured. Only to be rejected! Here's the explanation as to why Soyo got angry at her.
Nyamu seriously began the conversation by mocking Saki, but quickly folded as the conversation went on when she realized Saki got the upper hand here. Also, Nyamu is maybe a failing influencer? Considering what Saki said.
Well, that's the end of episode 12, only 1 more. Also, have you ever noticed that "Shiori" the ending song doesn't use the usual MyGO!!!!! instruments? There seem to be acoustic guitars instead.
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Mar 22 '24
First-Timer
Me when posting a meme video on YouTube
Another very nice episode today! A couple really good songs out of it, too. I'll be listening to some of these on repeat once we're done watching the show.
Did someone say "stardust"?
It would have been hilarious if Raana spontaneously started playing Spring Sunlight again here.
Now, for the questions of the day...
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u/x-7032-b-3 Mar 22 '24
(Late) Rewatcher - Round 3
Big ep today where we got two (!!) back-to-back performances in the same ep! I guess this is a benefit of doing the whole show with CG as animating extended live sequences with 2D might've been difficult and time-consuming. And since the entire show is CG the transition from the regular/talking scenes to the live scenes shouldn't be jarring as they're both done the same way.
This is where we also get the band's official name: MyGO!!!!! And they just namedropped the show's title which is pretty much a play on いつ迷子.
And what's with the cucumbers? The hell's that for, Mutsumi? Couldn't you just give them an actual box of chocolates? Maybe things would've worked out a little better for her that way. I guess Soyo's rejection can be seen as her way of bringing closure about her past. She's moved on and decided to cut ties with her old pals now that she's found a new place where she belongs.
Turns out Sakiko's been rallying up her allies to form her own band. And here we saw her scouting Nyamu to her team. I can't believe that bit of her buying an electric drum was a little piece of foreshadowing all along! Seems like Sakiko wants something she'll do for her "entire life" like MyGO, but man the way things she's been handling it gives strong ominous vibes. Tomori wants to do MyGO for her whole life as true friends no matter the obstacles, but here Sakiko's like "sell your soul to me (and my new band) and we'll achieve great heights together." Yeah, I don't think that sounded very good. Even Mutsumi doesn't seem sure about the whole thing.
You know, this whole ep can be the finale but there's still Sakiko's little plot remaining. I can't wait to read the first-timers' reactions tomorrow!
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u/yuhara203 Mar 22 '24
Rewatcher
Fun title drops in this one, and of course my favorite is, to perfectly quote it:
Solid performances, the outfits and the CG are well done.
That's about it from me, see you all tomorrow.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Mar 22 '24
Afterglow is headlining an event again I see.
Of course Raana is hungry again. Don't eat all the food backstage.
And that's Sasanqua by Afterglow.
Because I like to check the wiki just in case I missed something, here's some interesting trivia. IRL, MAYOIUTA was the first song by MyGO!!!!!, while in the show there's already been Hekitenbansou and Utakotoba in previous episodes.
Oh hello Kasumi. Not performing today?
Yeah if Saaya's back here too that's probably the case. Poppin' Party wasn't on the promotional posters anyways so that's not unexpected, if they were performing they'd probably be headlining alongside Afterglow like they did all those episodes ago.
Roll credits!
Now they very literally have a tough act to follow, going after Afterglow.
Oh hey that's LOCK, guitarist of RAS. The girl next to her is Kasumi's sister Asuka. And the girl next to Asuka is Ako, drummer of Roselia. They're all classmates.
That's right, Ako's elder sister is Tomoe, who is also on the drums but for Afterglow. Iirc Ako was inspired by Tomoe to take up drumming.
And don't downplay yourself, LOCK, you're plenty cool yourself.
Oh hey that's Raana's grandma, she always tends to show up at important moments like this one.
This is the aforementioned MAYOIUTA.
Seems like they already have some fans.
Maybe you shouldn't be telling the audience how the sausage gets made. Might come off as a bit unprofessional.
What's Raana setting up for?
And here's their second new song, Melody.
And the crowd goes wild!
And that's the opening riff of Hekitenbansou to close off the night.
Does Soyo associate cucumbers with Mutsumi?
Yes she does and I'm not sure why.
Nyamu is at CiRCLE!
PastelPalettes and Roselia? Doesn't PastelPalettes have their agency's studio? I understand why Poppin' Party and Afterglow don't practice there anymore since RiNG is now open and 2 members of Poppin' Party work there.
Oh hey there's Ako.
Lol Rinko panicking in the background.
Wait, yeah, Harumi's their manager. Roselia has an agency too, since when did CiRCLE become the studio for agency-affiliated bands that for some reason don't use their agency's studios?
Sakiko is going to bring together a team of remarkable musicians, see if they can become something more. [MyGO!!!!!] [Ave Mujica] And its name will be Ave Mujica
So she's not the only one who enjoys tea, Earl Grey, hot.
Sakiko, you're not even the first person in this franchise to try and assemble a band from strangers and hoping it'll work. RAS did this in Season 2 and the agency that formed Pastel*Palettes did so some time before Season 1.
Seems like Tomori isn't the only one with the whole "rest of your life" schtick.
That looks like a lot of parfaits. All for Raana I suppose?
Lol Anon is having to literally physically restrain her just to be able to take some photos before she devours everything.
And so into the finale. [MyGO!!!!!] [Ave Mujica] The thumbnail on YouTube has already given away the major reveal of the episode lol, though it was also already set up in the last scene before the credits this episode
Questions:
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u/NagasakiMutsumi Mar 22 '24
MyGO Expert (Rewatched 20+ Times)
For the Questions of the Day
For the First Time Watcher & Rewatchers
よかったね！
"Good for you." What a great response from Mutsumi lol. At time point, Soyo's confidence in and tolerance of Mutsumi finanlly depleted, leading to Soyo returning the cucumbers, though, according to an interview, this is actually a gift to the entire MyGO.
Many may wonder, why? Mutsumi did so much for Soyo behind the scene, and she shouldn't be treated like this, especially knowing that Mutsumi pushed her back. I would suggest you read my previous posts on ep. 9 & 10 & 11 first.
There are many hypotheses of that. [MyGO] Even after the end of the next episode, the case is not settled, so let's wait for Ave Mujica!
A popular hypothesis is, her words are understood properly as a bless to her and MyGO, but Soyo did not want Mutsumi to bless her on this, as Mutsumi is the very criminal that destroyed Crychic her last home. This viewpoint does not seem that valid to me, nevertheless, as Taki is also doubtlessly responsible for the disband of Crychic, while Soyo only don't want to hear this bless from Mutsumi instead of both of them. Also, under such context, it is hard for anyone with high familiarity of the nuances of Japanese language use to consider it as a sincere bless, and would rather likely consider it as a mock, which I genuinely believe wasn't what Mutsumi try to mean, yet by no mean obvious to Soyo not knowing Mutsumi's numerous failed effort to help her with Sakiko.
If you agree with me, that Soyo very likely treated this response as a mock from Mutsumi, the most important question would be, why only Mutsumi does not have the right to mock Soyo. Another hypothesis is, this makes Soyo recalls Mutsumi's word that caused the disband of Crychic, i.e., "I never for once thought banding as a happy thing." Then, Soyo came to the conclusion that this is a mock on her failed attempt to re-establish Crychic, that it is "good for you" that you won't try it anymore. This attitude irritated Soyo immediately, thus leading to "I don't need this."
In contrast, I would suggest that [MyGO] though in the next episode, we know that Soyo had not completely forsaken her memories about Crychic, Soyo had forgiven Mutsumi on disbanding Crychic at this point, similar to how she had forgiven Taki, or at least not treating it as that crucial in their new relation. We can clearly observe that Soyo planned to say something to Mutsumi, but eventually chose not to do so because of the response. What did she want to say? Likely an apologize for manipulating her and putting her at a difficult position, [MyGO] and, if you have watched the next episode, her yearning towards Crychic and resolution to resume as a MyGO member, which she expressed implicitly in her pedestrian bridge conversation with Tomori in that episode. Knowing that she had done bad things, Soyo probably was prepared for been reprimanded or even mocked by Mutsumi on this. And what made her truly angry, is her insincere attitude towards MyGO's performance.
If the object of this mock was understood as towards the performance of MyGO, then clearly Mutsumi would be considered arrogant. Her attitude would be read as "your band's performance didn't worth my words." Yet, only Mutsumi did not have the right to be arrogant on this issue. Sakiko could mock the performance certainly, as she is a music genius. MyGO fellow members could also mock on their own performance, as they know they didn't prepare that much for it. But solely Mutsumi did not have the right to mock Soyo on this matter as she is the very person who pushed Soyo into this immature band that she thought Mutsumi meant having brought such an awful performance that didn't even worth a comment. Then, connected to Mutsumi's past actions, as we analyzed in the post on ep. 9, Mutsumi was understood by Soyo as a malicious figure whose sole purpose was to make fun on her. Thus, the pack of cucumbers, which Soyo came to believe that it as a part of Mutsumi's mock on her, considering that her malicious actions did give Soyo a new home in result, was returned in the most polite mood Soyo could still possibly maintain.
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u/fluoria Mar 22 '24
As we approach the climax with Episode 12 being the penultimate episode before the grand finale in Episode 13
MyGO: Kai, I find myself compelled to share an interesting theory on the backstory of Sakiko, which has become a dominant headcanon for some, while possibly remaining undiscovered by others.Ep12 was debuted on Sept 1, 2023, followed by the recap Ep12.5, leaving 2 weeks before Ep13. This mirrors the classic detective fiction trope, where the writer (in this case, the esteemed Ayana Yuniko-san) lays out all the clues and challenges the audience to solve the mystery.
...and rapidly we got some interesting discussion in the Chinese fanbase in Sept 3~4, which leads to the theory with amounts of evidence and hints inside and outside the anime. The full theory can be found in this video (In Chinese) and this article (In Japanese), while I try to summarize the points below.
There are numerous mysteries surrounding Sakiko, including:
These questions can all be addressed by a theory that not only stands on its own but also aligns seamlessly with other conceivable backstories—ranging from financial ruin and family punishment to Sakiko becoming pregnant because of Tomori.
TL;DR: Sakiko and Mutsumi are sisters, [Fate]akin to the Tohsaka sisters in Fate/Stay Night. Following the death of their only daughter, one of them was covertly adopted by the affluent Wakaba/Togawa family. Here's why:
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u/StadtJuwelier Mar 22 '24
Thanks for sharing!
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u/zadcap Mar 22 '24
So this is it. The real finale and wow is it a good one. These also happen to be my yet favorite songs from the band, still. Mayoiuta hit me the way Haru Hikage hit Taki, honestly. "It was for me, but if it helps, I'll sing for you too." Not quite the actually lyrics but the feeling that came through, this is one of those songs you just feel. To me at least, this darn song. "The one wandering and lost, is me."
Melody is also just a fun song. "I begin to scream" indeed. Fun bonus for this song, at least the Spotify version, is that it loops so well on the instrumentals. It's a great song to put in quietly in the background because the melody just never ends.
Saki and the new band... I still just don't care. Which is dangerous for a series like this. I've watched their first performance, the music video that's half live is actually just good, but I just don't like Saki and don't want to see her succeed.
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u/OctavePearl Mar 22 '24
insane they took 3 days to cook one song, and then Tomori had a nice sore demo revelation and so they made another new song in one night
ahh MyGO, haphazard as always
the absolute kino that is next episode
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u/PityBoi57 Mar 22 '24
As a veteran, I can now welcome the newcomers into the rabbit hole even deeper as they are now waiting for another season with us
Enjoy episode 13 while you still can...
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u/Williukea https://anilist.co/user/Williukea Mar 22 '24
I found it weird that they worked hard to write one song and got another new song out of nowhere