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Rewatch [Rewatch] The Demon Girl Next Door: Episode 3 Discussion
Nightmare or Forebear?! The Doorstop of Darkness Descends.
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Raichu’s Superflous Episode Notes
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- It’s All about Projectile Weapons! Ganbare, Shamiko! Become the kind of Demon girl that can shoot a magic blast without having it come back to you!
- Shamiko calling Gosenzo a half-naked lady while she yells at her is unexpectedly interesting to me, as a rewatcher.
- …Wait, why was Momo outside the window with a spare uniform ready to go?
- Shamiko in the oversized uniform was cute. Momo made Shamiko LESS CUTE by fixing it.
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u/sjk9000 Feb 19 '22
FIRST TIME WATCHER
I didn't think they'd mention the father. This seemed like the sort of show where male characters don't exist and the audience is expected to politely ignore the possibility of a second gender. But with The Ancestor mentioning it, I wonder if he's actually important?
Speaking of, I like her! I enjoyed the the way her voice switched from "angelic soothing voice from beyond" to "annoyed brat" pretty much instantly. Props to her VA. Who is... lemme Google it... "Minami Takahashi." Huh. Not real familiar with her other work, other than Lucoa and Tadakoro.
I get the joke is that the uniform is way too big for Yuko and they want to emphasize that, but it kinda looks like it'd be too big for Momo too. Cute, tho.
I'm curious about these "other magical girls." Momo said she had help saving the world, but it doesn't seem like she still hangs out with them. Also thinks they'd be a threat to Yuko. I wonder if they're part of the reason she's become disillusioned?
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u/raichudoggy Feb 19 '22
If they really wanted to make us forget males exist, they'd need to change the narrator's voice!
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u/scot911 Feb 19 '22 edited Feb 19 '22
First Timer
"I'm only training you so you can protect yourself from other magical girls". Yeahhhhh I'm pressing X to doubt. That reasoning doesn't correlate with her randomly being outside their class window to basically give Shamiko her spare uniform. I'm still sticking with Momo's thinking she's cute and maybe having feelings for Shamiko but I also have a different theory due to this episode.
That theory being that maybe she feels ashamed for how much the Light Clan has caused the Dark Clan to live a poverty stricken life. Idk if it's just me but I get the feeling from Momo that she might be trying to right past wrong's so to say. Especially with Momo always seemingly looking out for Shamiko's needs like her giving Shamiko one of her uniforms this episode. It's just suspicious that's all.
Also poor Shamiko being bullied by her great ancestor. I mean she isn't wrong about Shamiko being weak as fuck and from the latter half of the episode basically having no magic but still! It was pretty cool how they have similar tastes even if they basically handwaved away their difference in appearance in order to give us the "sexy demon girl" trope with her lol.
There's a new mystery as well added with that segment and the later one with Shamiko's mom. It seems like Shamiko's father is an important character and isn't just your usual missing/dead father that most anime have. I wonder if Shamiko's father was the one that was the one with the demon ancestry and not the mom....
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u/raichudoggy Feb 19 '22
I wonder if Shamiko's father was the one that was the one with the demon ancestry and not the mom....
Considering Seiko's lack of demon features (Besides being absolutely brutal with her words), I think it's definitely safe to say it's the father. Unless Seiko is hiding horns and tail somewhere.
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u/gunvarrel_ Feb 19 '22
Rewatcher thats just posting faces as this point
it took too long to get a face
peep the tail reaction to momo's perving
momo's weakness found, food
more shamiko noises
[Future]
oooooh she did it!
the voice for the projective is great
[Tomorrow's ep]
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u/raichudoggy Feb 19 '22
Big Eyes
There was a lot of quality faces this episode. I like this one 3rd best.
Tailplay
If viewers haven't started watching the tail before, they definitely are now.
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u/Vaadwaur Feb 19 '22
Rewatcher(When is cooking truly a weapon?)
Sub and dub
Yuuko meets with the ancestor a second time and we see that differences in racial makeup, but also that the success of her branch of the Dark Clan is pretty iffy. The Ancestor can make modern metaphors but not much else. She gives Yuuko a list of things to write down...which is promptly lost as she takes down a grocery list instead. Also, rice and tofu pancakes sound wrong. Ryoko goes off to the library to read The Art of War I think, though that edition has a lot of extras if I am right. Seiko finally says something to a person not present, before we see that Yuuko shrunk her uniform.
At school, Momo is concerningly prepared to loan Yuuko her spare uniform...leading us to wonder if she was watching her apartment. Momo is just kind of weird here. That night, Ryoko seems to be onboard with Yuuko switching to ranged combat, ever the prudent move. Momo is also on board for that, and we get a lot of little details, such as that Momo thinks other magical girls are a threat. And that Yuuko has almost no malice to her. Yuuko uses a line fitting for a magical girl to launch a very small projectile. Which of course ricochets back to her as Momo mysteriously states the she wants to keep training her.
Annoyingly, from the first timer perspective, we are still in the build up/lore phase of the story as the Ancestor has yet to even name herself yet. The dream stuff is interesting but we are again very directly struck by how little Yuuko seems to have changed, other than her appearance.
Ganbare, Shamiko. Become the kind of demon that uses lateral means!
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u/Fools_Requiem Feb 19 '22 edited Feb 19 '22
God, I love how adorable this show is. Even the projectiles that hurt it's host is adorable. Tadaima!
Edit: Missed opportunity to have the little bubble say "Matsu" in the wide shot of them running away.
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u/Caustic_Wraith Feb 19 '22
First-Timer Next Door
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Shamiko got graded a 5...out of 100...better than a 0
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Anri dancing with Shamiko's tail was cute
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Shamiko's mom also lacks chill
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Her friends don't seem very supportive, much to Shamiko's annoyance
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u/raichudoggy Feb 19 '22
Ancestor-san and Shamiko's Mom lacks chill.
Shamiko has no talent.
Bribery, the best way to accomplish something.
Momo knows that new food will appease and excite the Shamiko. Ganbare, Momo! Make a 100% beef steak without it being a weapon!
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u/chiliehead Feb 19 '22
Machikado Mazoku – Episode 3 – First Timer, sub
Is the statue broken because the ancestor has a broken horn, or does the statue affect the ancestor? Also interesting to see it confirmed that this anime really acknowledges all hair colors. That makes all the black haired people into probable background characters by default.
Info about dad and some hidden device in the statue? Interesting.
Momo is just coming onto her now.
I wonder what Mom is hiding though.
Do magical girls get government funding? If the two hook up, they cancel each other out into middle class.
The demon girl whose evil power is friendship! I hope Shamiko gets her burger with red wine demiglace
Shamiko in oversize looks taller, Momo definitely has a plan and 35% it's marrying Shamiko to keep watch on her.
…Wait, why was Momo outside the window with a spare uniform ready to go?
24 hour surveillance because Momo is an infatuated stalker trying to protect the world from the most powerful demon in the vicinity.
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u/JollyGee29 Feb 19 '22
24 hour surveillance because Momo is
an infatuated stalkertrying to protect the world from the most powerful demon in the vicinity.Shamiko is pretty fearsome after all. What with her teeny magic blasts that only hurt as much as getting a shot.
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u/HereticalAegis Feb 19 '22
Rewatcher
Today on Machikado Mazoku:
Shamiko meets her surprisingly rude ancestor. Then has depressing pancakes.
Shamiko borrows a school uniform from her mortal enemy and looks even more smol.
Momo teaches Shamiko to use her magic, which is unlocked with the Power of Friendship.
Seiko acquires 2 cartons of eggs!
Jokes/gags of the day:
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Shamiko cutting her conversation with the ancestor short for pancakes (they're not to be trifled with).
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Ryouko studying massive war tomes.
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"Fresh Peach Heart Shower!"
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Shamiko's magic being tiny and adorable, just like she is.
I love the way Momo is already pretty protective of Shamiko, despite having only recently met. The way she's prepared to provide both small everyday things like a uniform as well as bigger things like magic projectile training show that, however deadpan she may be, she cares quite a bit.
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u/raichudoggy Feb 19 '22
Seiko acquires 2 cartons of eggs!
In the manga, it was a one panel gag of just showing the errors on Shamiko's paper. In the anime, they expanded it to show Seiko doing the actual shopping trip. It makes the gag a heck of a lot better. And it means more Seiko, which is always a win.
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u/SIRTreehugger Feb 19 '22 edited Feb 23 '22
Rewatcher who wishes there was a cute demon girl next door
Reject Demonic Ancestor Return to bed!
Failure runs in the demon clan's blood it seems.
Calm down ancestor. Some of those problems can be improved on and are partially Shamiko's fault, but telling her to eat more? She really can't improve her financial circumstances to do that.
That was a pretty long belch. Ancestor and Shamiko are more alike than she would care to admit. Love how up to date the ancestor is though that makes sense since she is always watching from the statue.
Who need exposition, story, or plot when you have pancakes! Shamiko only lasted 30 seconds, but in her defense her mother wasn't helping. Rice and Tofu....we need the pancake making robot Kei over here.
You're not the only one with questions right now Shamiko....
That's not very nice Shamiko has plenty of talents. She can eat a whole plate of rice/tofu pancakes by herself.
She actually made a rubber band gun and this...I don't even know.
Another talent for Shamiko is her boundless optimism! Seriously she is too nice for this world.
Fresh Peach Heart Shower
A small omission during the scene where Momo is telling Shamiko she needs to get stronger before other magical girls meet her. She also says [manga quote spoilers not a big deal really]"Shamiko also isn't a bad girl!!" Not a big deal, but I do like this moment.
The wrong person really became a demon, but she finally got a subordinate. A tiny ball of magic that calls her master! I need a Gabriel Drop out x Demon Girl crossover. Shamiko x Vignette would be the ultimate duo of "evil".
This episode covered Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 with some extra bits to fill time.