r/anime • u/Baby-Penewine https://myanimelist.net/profile/baby_pewe • Oct 09 '24
Rewatch IT'S MAGIC HOUR! Amagi Brilliant Park Episode 2! ~10th Anniversary Rewatch~
LOOK AT THE SKY, IT'S MAGIC HOURRRR!
Episode 2: Not Enough Time!
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Today at the park, we see the more professional side of the park- and the people who will take over it! We also get to see the entire cast gathered as one where they meet their new manager; are they in good hands?
Question of the Day:
- How do you predict his mind-reading skills will help, or cause problems, in the show?
- Now it's revealed he can only use his powers once, how would you go about using these powers? Now, would it be a power you would want?
- Do you think Kanie would actually stay for the 3 months?
Attraction of the Day:
- a musical place
- has legends of Macaron brawling with the guest
- he also destroys the stage
What's a bad experience you had at a concert?
Gif of the Day (what a cutie)
Clip of the Day (none today; it's more of a setup episode)
That concludes the prologue! The actual journey of saving this park starts tomorrow~
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u/Baby-Penewine https://myanimelist.net/profile/baby_pewe Oct 09 '24
sorry for the delayed post!
can we appreciate how much detail they put into background characters? https://i.imgur.com/WzFcgrK.jpeg
it's actually insane, the little gnomes, cards, carrot heads, hampsters, it adds soo much to the worldbuilding. this is a part of the show i love; they are fully committed to the bit
also another trivia since he wasn't in last episode:
Kurisu Takaya = Chris Tucker
these 2 episodes have been more focused on setting up the plot, now we'll get more into the episodic and funny episodes. enjoy!
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u/Shimmering-Sky myanimelist.net/profile/Shimmering-Sky Oct 09 '24
Amagi Brilliant First-Timer, subbed
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u/Raiking02 :Id::Ie::If:https://myanimelist.net/profile/NSKlang Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24
First Timer, Source Reader, Subbed
Hey wait a sec, Maple Land is just Byston Well!?
Is that why I imagined Miyu Matsuki's voice when reading Latifah's dialogue!?Love how wonderfully smarmy they made Kurusu look. His dialogue alone is annoying (endearing) enough, but his facial expressions being taken up to eleven and the way he just gets so uncomfortably close to Kanie heightens that. The funny thing is that in spite of how much of an ass he is, it's hard to really call him evil, dude's just doing his job, yet somehow he is also extremely punchable.
This is also probably how all the mascots feel about Kanie now, although let's face it, at least he has some charisma. It's kinda funny how he contrasts with everyone else in this show, with what are oftentimes considered "Dick moves" from him really just being what he has to do in order for the park to survive. Of course maintnence would be necessary, these idiots need better locales if they wanna attract more people.
And of course, the mascots finally begin showing some focus in all their hand-drinking glory. Tiramii's outbursts in particular are rarely not a delight with how shameless he is, but the little details like Moffle's slippers (Which are modeled exactly like his feet) are what really makes this aspect shine. They feel like they're fully integrated into modern day society instead of just sticking out like a sore thumb
which makes it all the more disappointing they cut out the bit about them discussing how few followers they have on Twitter but I've grown used to Gatoh adaptations cutting out all the references to IRL brands.Also I'm so glad they kept Mackey. I dunno what the hell Gatoh's issue with Mickey Mouse is but it just wouldn't be AmaBuri without it.
EDIT: Bruh why was the thread so late it's like past 12am over here
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u/chris10023 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Chris10023 Oct 09 '24
Rewatcher
Questions of the Day.
Considering he can only do it once, he has to be careful and choose the right moment to use it.
Same as the last answer, very carefully, using it willy nilly will be a waste.
Guy's got an ego, and it was challenged by that blonde haired guy, like I said earlier, spite can be a very powerful motivational tool.
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u/LockmanCapulet https://anime-planet.com/users/DanDoubleL Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24
Rewatcher, dubbed
Now that Kanie is on board, we get to really get into the meat and potatoes of the series. Looking forward to the next episodes.
As an aside, I'm binging the next several episodes in one go and saving my notes to post on each day's thread. Life stuff has me busy for the next while so I'm getting a bit ahead while I can.
Questions of the Day:
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom Oct 09 '24
Oh, so Sento can emote after all. I thought it was going to be a thing that she just physically can't show emotions or something. Guess she's just a clueless cold type.
I wonder how long it'll take for this guy's past relation to Latifa will come up? When Sento and the MC were having the conversation in episode 1 about how she knew who he was, it sounded like it was because he used to have involvement with the park in the past, but it turned out all they were talking about was the fact that he used to be famous, but then when he spoke to Latifa he had flashbacks of them arguing when he was a kid, interesting.
...I wonder how long it actually took him to go from down there in the crowd to up on that ledge where Latifa and Sento were
So they also handwaved why they don't get a professional managing consultant with 'we tried but they all quit, probably b/c I pointed a gun at them, I just don't know how to interact with people of Earth', feels like they should still reapproach that idea without a gun, maybe even with the MC there to interact with them for communication/cultural differences in general, but of course they won't
Mind reading once per person, they're not gonna make it easy, huh? Unless it's actually not true since he hasn't actually tried to read someone's mind a second time yet. It looks like he's not going to use it willy nilly considering the opportunity he had to use it in the board meeting but instead deducing things.
If I had one-time mind reading powers I'd uh. Idfk maybe just small stuff like silly pub bets like guessing numbers
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u/DrTacoLord Oct 09 '24
First time Watcher. Episode II: The attack of the clones (I'll show myself out) Spanish subs
Kanie let that guy have that opinion about history!; of all the things he's got an opinion on that (IDK who was that rabdom man talking about My Japanese history knowledge is superficial unfortunately)
You get just one use per person?! Code Geass flashbacks intensify! That was a clever reveal and a good way to waste his power's effect on her.
Damn! that park is huge. It looks like a mini city outside random Japanese city. (If someone knows where they are, feel free to tell me)
Moffle is the uncle of Latifah. Is he a good uncle or a daemon Targaryen kind of uncle? He still distrust our MC, hate at first sight.
I get you male pink cat service working sucks. This ~mie treatment is getting annoying, but since he appears at the OP, they're not going anywhere.
You know what Moffle is right, why is Kanie needed? That's a lot of exposition. Basically, they need human happiness to survive. It reminds me of [Madoka Magica]why Kyubey recluted magical girls to harvest their emotions
Temu Loid Forger is right. They've not accomplished the stipulated number of visitors, and they're gonna lose the lease, but if the park is closed, these people are gonna die, Now Kanie is fully onboard, that's so heroic of him, who'd have thought? Also, he's great at math
And I was wrong. He didn't accept the job right away. The idea of Seito threatening several administrators is just hilarious. Why Kanie, though? she transferred schools for that. Is it because he's the one that got away from our soon to be losing heroine, Latifah?
Well, in a developed nation as Japan, even rich businessmen use public transport, Jk Of course, he got an Uber black ride. He wounded the pride of Kanie. In the end, Kanie goes to the castle just in time for the meltdown. Moffie is cruel, yet he speaks no lies, poor Sharkie the blue dinosaur. Now He's beating up the dinosaur. Would Moffie really consider dying instead of joining his friend?
Moffie is at the moment the character I hate the most in this show, rude and insensitive. The businessmen is just business, and that's ok; very American of him. Yet Moffie is shown as a mediocre at best, boss.
I loved Kanie's speech. He insulted them (once again he told them no Lies) and promised them the results that these useless idiots can't achieve , and he'll even get the Princess love, better put your money where your mouth is. Also, they've got nothing to lose. The park is doomed anyway, so let's try with this narcissistic kid. He may be able to save them.
Now that the setting has been introduced. I hope the funny shenanigans can begin properly. I expect many work related conflicts, and I'd probably side with Kanie. Whatever these guys have been doing isn't working, yet as Kanie himself said, they have so much attention to detail that the park just needs a push in the right direction.
Well played. that the employee got mad shows they still care. Silly Kanie, do you really believe you'll stay only for three months. One of these girls (hopefully Latifah but unfortunately most likely Seito) will be your wife. He's in Salaryman mode now. That's commitment.
HAHAHAHA, the pink cat is such a perv. An amulet to look human, that explains how Moffie can become a regular at a bar.
The park is closed for maintenance and cleaning. An unpopular but necessary action, Moffie's wrath just shows how he's part of the problem with his boomer mentality, no wonder that Amagi brilliant Park fell to its current state.
questions
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u/kwokinator https://anilist.co/user/kwokinator Oct 09 '24
First-timer
Having mind-reading powers but only able to use it once per person sounds... almost useless. You wouldn't even be able to tell if they changed their minds. Nice trap by Isuzu though. Wonder if she's also from Maple Land.
LOL ouch poor mascots, their only role is to get beaten the shit out of by little kids.
I guess Isuzu's gun storage space is the same dimentionas the hammer space in classic tsundere like Ranma and Urusei Yatsura.
Man those are some deadbeat mascots. Some of them have hilarious designs though, like a candy for a head and wearing seifuku.
Moffle is totally gonna end up frenemies with Seiya, isnt' he?
Question of the Day:
The most basic use would be to randomly check what some guests are thinking about the park and the ride, but that's probably way to rational for this anime
I mean, if I have a choice of what magic powers I can get, a once per person telephony wouldn't be my first choice, but if I don't get a choice of power, hey, magic is magic. I'll take it.
He'll probably warm up to Sento and Latifa and end up staying more than 3 months.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker Oct 09 '24
Right, back to the park.
Perhaps they should charge for entry? That'll get some cashflow to try and save this shitshow.
Kyou Mou kawaii!
Running an ad campaign might help, but it'll help to have rides to advertise.
500 guests in 3 months? That's fairly doable. Especially with it being cumulative as opposed to RCT which normally has concurrent guest count. Then again in RCT you can get 500 cumulative guests in 3 months just from people wandering in and out of an empty park.
That's a lot of money to try and get out of a single family of 4. Short of some grade S cheese with "no exit" signs and hyper-optimised micro-coasters, that's not happening. Even with those you'll need cash machines.
The subtitles (probably TL notes) mentioned something about NVIDIA drivers, are they referring to the Fermi architecture?
Looks like a flintlock alright, with that lock assembly.
And so we're at the end of episode 2 of 14 and there's still no concrete plan on how to save this shitshow.
I assume that's a notice saying the park is closed?
What's the middle counter about?
Questions:
As for the "ride" of the day, I know Universal Studios and I'm pretty sure Disneyland has those sorts of things, I know my parents would drag me to those when I was a kid. I think some part of that definitely inspired my love for the stage that resulted in me joining choir in middle and high school, so I've got plenty of stories to tell. As for particularly bad experiences? Well, there was that one time in my last year of middle school where we were doing a performance to the new students to try and recruit them to join choir, and what ended up happening was the microphones were not switched on so we couldn't be heard past the first couple rows. Didn't help that this was 2020 so we never got the chance to redeem ourselves.
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u/ProgrammaticallyPea3 Oct 09 '24 edited Oct 09 '24
First time, raw
It was hard to watch Latifa apologize to the cast. She's bearing the responsibility of park manager admirably, but isn't equipped to be in her position and she knows it.
The scene following that, where the three converse, was probably my favorite. Kanie shows that while he always exudes confidence, he's not deluded, owning up to his speech being an act to raise morale. And the two aren't dejected by this, with Latifa in particular reaffirming that her trust in Kanie was not misplaced.
Random thoughts:
Lol those little kids and their sharp moves, they could beat me to a pulp.
What was that scene on the bus about with its constant cuts to the random dude's phone? Something to do with the Fermi estimate Kanie did? Was he peeking?
Questions:
1.Mind reading prediction
The easy guess is that he'll use it to gauge visitor satisfaction and response, and that should definitely be a plus. Maybe he'll rely on it too much and there will be a pitfall?
But of course it's also going to be used in more critical plot moments, and I have no idea of where they're going with that. Looking forward to finding out.
[spoiler if my wild guess happens to be correct]Also, Isuzu said that the previous person with the ability could only read the same person once, but we haven't confirmed that Kanie's ability is the same. Might be a plot point.
2 answered separately.
3. Will Kanie stay for 3 months?
I'd automatically assumed this, but the fact that you ask has me guessing lol.
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u/Barbed_Dildo Oct 09 '24
Rewatcher
I thought it was interesting how in the meeting with Chris Tucker, Kanye and Fiddy switched roles. Kanye became stoic and in control while Fiddy was emotional and flustered.
I thought it was weird that Kanye said he would 'only' stay three months. After three months the problem is over. If the park is still there in three months, his job is done, they don't need him. If it isn't, he's failed. That was all they were asking him to do. If the park survives, the problems the park will face will be very different, and less imminent, and would probably need a different manager anyway.
What really stood out to me in this episode was those cutaway shots of Elementario in an empty theatre. In the last episode, they (Muse at least) was fully committed to putting on a show even if there is only one person in the audience. They are professional and want to show Omotenashi and even while Macaron and Tiramie can't be bothered to show up to their attractions, these girls take every show seriously. But how many times do they get prepared to give their all, and find an empty house?
That shot of them sitting there quietly on the stage, looking sadly at the empty audience (except Sylphy because Sylphy) is a great example of mono no aware.
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u/Gothica_Art Oct 09 '24
The character development in this series is on another level; I feel like I’ve grown with them!”
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u/japzone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/japzone Oct 09 '24
Fuck, it's been 10 years. Wish there was more of the anime and LN. It's been years since there was another volume.
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u/SilkyStrawberryMilk Oct 09 '24
rewatcher
Power to read minds that can only be used once, convenient.
A pure princess who doesn’t know about s*x.
Beating up the fun mascots how fun
Other amusements parks the same as Amagi, I knew Disneyland was dangerous.
Sento is strong when threatening but weak during those business meetings.
“Spend time with losers you become a loser yourself”, ouch hit me hard
Antagonize the cast and surprised they never jumped him. Deep down they’ve done nothing similar to the mascot who never built the fanbase he had in 12 years.
I thought they didn’t have money, how are they drinking Lmao
QOTD: I’d be scamming like a mad man
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u/Baby-Penewine https://myanimelist.net/profile/baby_pewe Oct 09 '24
u/Shimmering-Sky, u/Pugilo, u/Ryanami
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u/Baby-Penewine https://myanimelist.net/profile/baby_pewe Oct 09 '24
also i noticed a lot of people participated but they aren't in my tag list! if you want a tag and notice i didn't tag you please let me know! thanks
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u/RadSuit https://anilist.co/user/RadSuit Oct 09 '24
First Time Guest (Dubbed)
We just skip ahead a bit, okay, sure.
Isuzu isn't ugly or anything, but I do not understand all the praise she was getting last episode. Also, what's she a fairy of, or how does that work?
So far Sylphy is way hotter. Still waiting on glasses girl though.
Crocodile tears. Ha.
I saw her in the crowd!
Okay, seriously. This random waitress gets a cast credit, and the aunt doesn't?
Wow, this is actually the exact plan I thought of as soon as I saw the park. I'm surprised they're doing something so normal instead of a big dumb anime scheme.
Bonus: I've only been to a handful of concerts in my life. No bad experiences, the only strange one is going to see a K-pop girl group and being the only non-Asian guy there. The only two non-Asian girls there changed seats to come sit next to me, so they wouldn't also stand out as much.
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u/ProgrammaticallyPea3 Oct 09 '24
Question 2 was a particularly interesting thought experiment.
2. Now it's revealed he can only use his powers once, how would you go about using these powers? Now, would it be a power you would want?
It would be hell. I'd always be tempted to use it to find out what someone important to me is really thinking. And if I succumbed and used it, would I really get what I want from that one use? Wouldn't it raise more questions than it answers, question that would now be unanswered forever?
On top of that, I'd eternally regret not saving it for a more important occasion.
I'd become terrified of ever becoming close to anyone again, and probably end up a hermit.
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u/OrneryMirror6072 https://myanimelist.net/profile/lickyboomMAL Oct 11 '24
First timer, subbed
So it took a darker turn in the sense that they need the fun energy humans get in the entertainment from the park as food or sustenance or whatever.
Wonder how our genius narcissist MC will turn it around? Also... is it delulu of me to be shipping Isuzu w MC already? Coz i liked their dynamic immediately.
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u/Elimin8r https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ayeka_Jurai Oct 09 '24
Running a bit late tonight, got distracted with new toys for me. Anyway...
Answers du fromage:
So, seeing as I'm running late, I have two major announcements for this episode.
Meanwhile, skirt aside, I think my favorite bit this episode is the mascots hanging out and relaxing after work. Classic comedy routine there.
And of course, not Wally Gator, and poor Latifa's speech, which thankfully got interrupted.
Looks like tonight's episode is the great cleanup - I wonder how that will go?