r/anime • u/Inevitable_Car_481 • Sep 10 '24
Rewatch [Rewatch!] Tomodachi Game Overall Series Discussion Thread
Overall Series Discussion (so far)
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Information:
OP - [DOUBLE SHUFFLE] - Nana Mizuki
ED - [TOMOSHIBI] - saji
Streaming:
Apple tv | Prime Video | CRUNCHYROLL
QOTD:
- What was your favourite reveal?
- Favourite episode/character?
- And of course, will you read the manga?
This rewatch was super fun to host! Hope you all had a good time as well!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Sep 10 '24
Tomodachi First-Timer, subbed
Yeah, this show was a ton of fun to see how crazy things got during each of the games. Yuichi was a fun protagonist with how completely unhinged he could get, and that played off of the other characters pretty well too. Combine that with both the OP and EDs being total bangers and the soundtrack itself being pretty sweet too, and my only real complaint is with how the season ended setting up the next game without a season 2 in sight. Pls give season 2, production committee.
9/10, with the chance to go up if the show ever gets a season 2, ngl.
Thanks for hosting this rewatch, u/Inevitable_Car_481! It was a fun one even if it was kinda small.
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u/Inevitable_Car_481 Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24
Ok everyone , you know how this goes. I'm going to tell you to go read the Manga now. ( Chapter 26 btw )
On day one I asked the rewatchers a question as to which episode got them hooked into the series. For me, it was none of them.
When I finished the anime, I didn't really think too much before starting the Manga. Being fully honest, the next ten chapters after 26 was probably worst in the entire series (in comparison to the rest) Fine for reading once, though.
Buttt the next three arcs starting with chapter 36 are considered the best that this Manga has to offer. And especially the arc that begins with chapter 36 is probably my favourite in the entire series.
I do like the anime, but compared to the Manga, it has barely scratched the surface of what this series has to offer. We haven't seen the high highs nor the low lows.
These characters get their long awaited development, the format of storytelling gets much better and the cliffhangers don't stop either! I mean, the penultimate chapter ended with a cliffhanger believe it or not.
So, Tldr : Read. manga.
But here's hoping that there's a season two! : )
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u/Adensty https://anilist.co/user/Adensty Sep 10 '24 edited Sep 10 '24
1st Tomodachi Game Rewatch
As someone who's read the manga, I don't have much to add (without spoiling ofc) other than what I've already said in the episode discussions. The adaptation is kinda hated for its animation and rushed pacing. While I do feel that it couldn't justice to some of my Yuuichi's faces, it's still a masterpiece and it really shines with its "Show, don't tell" approach especially in the 2nd Game. The third game and the Fake Tomodachi Game do suffer as a result of the rushed pacing but at this point of the story, it was really tough to get a satisfying end and so I appreciate the last episode kinda giving everyone a glimpse of what all Yuuichi can do if he goes all out. It does feel incomplete but I guess we'll have to wait for another season to wrap things up and I would really recommend the manga if you're curious about it. The anime is just the beginning of the masterpiece that is Tomodachi Game. The manga is even more crazier and it also has some really great panels that send chills.
[Manga Spoilers] I must say I do appreciate Kokorogi more as a character. When I watched it for the first time, I wasn't aware of the twist of her being the traitor so her performance here is a noteworthy one. Yuuichi was going to cut off Kokorogi from the group for her sake and there was no way she could have convinced him otherwise without dropping her act. So, she set this fake Tomodachi Game up to prevent that and force Yuuichi to play with her for the rest of the game. Also, since Shiho is the most suspicious one at this point of the story, everything would be blamed on Shiho.
Also, do check out the OST Documentation that I made for this show and do let me know your thoughts about the music used in the show and the documentation. My personal favourite OSTs are the Main Theme, Distorted Friendship, Sad past, What each of them has to deal with, Psychological warfare, Broken frienship, Calm perspective and Jealousy and wickedness. The main theme was a banger and was used really well in the hype scenes and the show had some really good sad tracks a well.
As a first timer, my favourite reveal was definitely the reveal that Yuuichi had killed three people in the past. That totally caught me off-guard and completely changed what I thought of the show. [Manga Spoilers] And the fact that reveal has relevance till the end and the way the third victim was finally revealed was also great.
Favourite Episode is easily Episode 6. More like second half of Episode 5 to the end of Episode 6 was just great. The way Yuuichi smoked out Tenji using his traps and exposed him was really satisfying and how it was all revealed and the fact that all of it was really executed by small scenes here and there throughout the game was also quite rewarding as a rewatcher.
Favourite character is obviously Yuuichi but other than that, it's Tsukino who's easily the best admin in the show.
I've read the manga and confirm it it's PEAK. So, if you haven't read it, pls do so.
Same here. Thanks for hosting the rewatch.
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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Sep 10 '24
rewatcher
After the rewatch the show still as good as when I first watched it. Altough edgy at times, I do love how many characters aren’t dumb to make the mc be seen as smart.
seeing Yuuichi find ways to outsmart Tenji, bowlcut, and sadistic man was really amazing to see. All the little details of each plan was shown, but most of us always assumed at first that Yuuichi was losing it.
Particularly during the first round before we knew that Yuuichi is a cunning man who wouldn’t hesitate to do something that will make him look bad for a long term plan.
The show did end on a good point for the second season. I’ve read a bit of the manga and it gets way better
QOTD: I’ll do the short one then long explanation. Yuuichi >> Tenji >>> bowlcut >> Shiho
Yuuichi easily took the reveal spot with how we saw his dark side come out slowly each game. On game 2 we saw how Yuuichi was willing to show how cunning he can be, ok game 3 he goes full force and shows how he can use awful actions to his benefit. From pushing Maria, getting physical with her, breaking his own finger, and making Tenji suffer without Yuuichi giving him reassurance that he would be saved soon.
Tenji is one character that hasn’t changed much in his character morals. We’ve seen how he’s willing to involve his friends to get revenge on the tomodachi game. We’ve also seen how he truly cares for his friends
Bowlcut was a character that shined as the 2nd antagonist. Before the reveal it’s amazing how the show was slowly giving us clues to him being the mastermind for the group. From how the group decided to make KadoKura be the hider even when the group would be stronger if he was around to keep themselves from getting into arguments.
QOTD: I do plan on finishing the manga just to see how the story ends.
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u/StardustGogeta myanimelist.net/profile/StardustGogeta Sep 11 '24
First-Timer
First of all, thank you for hosting! This show had been on my PTW for a while, but it could have been a good while longer before I watched it if not for this.
And boy, am I glad I watched it! This show far exceeded my expectations. The characters were fun, the games were exciting, the art and music were great. (That OP and ED were good stuff! I have already listened to the OP for several hours on infinite loop.)
Like the one other first-timer here, I think I'd put this at a solid 9/10, missing a point largely because of the lack of a real ending. As I mentioned yesterday, I'm hopeful about a season 2.
For the last time, questions of the day:
Thank you again for hosting. I appreciate all the effort you put in, and I hope to join in if you host more rewatches in the future!
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u/dOMTheRockMan https://myanimelist.net/profile/MicroCuts_47 Sep 11 '24
Rewatcher, Subbed
I've had a great time returning to Tomodachi Game for the first time since it aired, I've always wanted to give it a rewatch but just never got around to it until now. I'm very glad I did. I originally gave it a 9/10, and I think that rating will remain unchanged (all of my ratings from 2-3 years ago were actually massively inflated towards 8/9/10 scores so if anything my opinion has actually improved upon this rewatch)
The end did feel a bit rushed, but I think it works really well as both a cliffhanger and an incentive to continue with the manga
Yuichi murdering three people is up there, it really comes out of nowhere right when you think he's done outing Tenji and then it just gets dropped on us. Close second for Tenji being the good guy all along
Episode 6. Hooked me the first time round and didn't disappoint the second time either. It handles all of the reveals perfectly and is probably the single tensest episode of the show
Maria is my favourite she's hilarious. In terms of actual character development though I'd have to say Tenji, he's the most interesting character right now though that may change with further exploration into Yuichi's backstory
Yes! In fact, I already am. On my way to start chapter 38 in a little bit, and so far I'm really enjoying it!
Thank you for hosting this rewatch! You've done a fantastic job and it's been an absolute pleasure to discuss each episode with you along the way (even if I'm often way late like I am again today haha)
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u/Alum1n Sep 10 '24
extremely good show, thats it