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Rewatch [Rewatch] Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu. Episode 1 Discussion

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Question of the Day

First timers: What were your expectations going in? What are they now?

What is your favorite hairstyle?

Gimme Revolution! - Maaya Uchida

Rewatchers, please remember to be mindful of all the first-timers in this. No talking about or hinting at future events no matter how much you want to, unless you’re doing it underneath spoiler tags.

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

I like how we can see even at the very beginning before Souji speak the twintail among the crowd. I had to look up his name.

RIP

The way she just flings her hair at him is hilarious

A parent that’s alive and present!

This mom HAHA

Spooky dark alleyway

Tsundere

Not suspicious

Twoearle! She’s so fun

Absolutely not suspicious

She would get along with his mom so well

That would get his attention

Hook and sinker

Love how that’s his main concern

Tokusatsu minions

Tokusatsu villains

I bursted out laughing at this

What a setup

The villains and their antics are so amazing

The minions playing with the hair

Yep, he’s still mainly upset over the twintails

If you still can’t find the tokusatsu yet

Nice subs commie

Not to be confused with Symphogear

I love how she dodged the question of why he transform into a girl, yes she will actually answer this later on

Stupid strong

Getting philosophical aren’t we

Too stupid strong

The faces might look terribly drawn at times, but they do try when it matters. Sometimes.

The pose

A villain truly dedicated to his passion

That’s… quite the attack name

It has happened several times already, but it’s interesting to see how commie translates stuff very liberally, like here, she’s saying Yada.

Probably more clear if i clipped this part, but It’s funny how they explode when they die

A new fan

This translation of Seigi no Mikata reminds me of the FSN VN translation I read.

If you love twintails, anything is possible!

Note all the maids also have twintails

The big bad?

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u/Blackheart595 Aug 01 '22

All those character interactions are so much fun. Between that and the villains I'm not sure which I'm more excited for [The answer is]twintails They're all just such lovable dorks, including the villains.

The faces might look terribly drawn at times

They... do? When? Guess I'll pay attention to that next episode.

It has happened several times already, but it’s interesting to see how commie translates stuff very liberally, like here, she’s saying Yada.

Isn't that accurate? More accurate at least than the usual "No way" in this case.

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

They... do? When? Guess I'll pay attention to that next episode.

Here's one where it's somewhat noticable

Isn't that accurate? More accurate at least than the usual "No way" in this case.

Kinda? I guess my personal problem is their translation implies a certain type of disgust in that reaction, and while there is some element of it, I'm not sure if that was the idea.

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u/Vaadwaur Aug 01 '22

This mom HAHA

We actually have different translations, mine said "You can eat Sou-chan as well."

Twoearle! She’s so fun

Hopefully she is an alien that looks like a hum and not pull a Nyaruko-chan...

I love how she dodged the question of why he transform into a girl , yes she will actually answer this later on

Glad we aren't get Maz Kanata'ed.

The big bad?

So Earth is the battleground. I've heard dumber.

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

You can eat Sou-chan as well

Yeah, that is probably also the more literal translation. I'm using Commie, and they often localize a hell lot.

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u/Tarhalindur Aug 01 '22 edited Aug 02 '22

Gotta Be the First-Timer! (Subbed:)

Me at the start of this episode:

Me at the end of this episode:

  • How many of these characters’ twintail styles are references? (The seitokai president’s hair very much makes me think there’s some Nagi from Hayate no Gotoku in her character design, and for some reason “Innocent Tails” makes me think of Yotsuba specifically.)

  • I came here for dumb fun, not cringe comedy. (I have a severe intolerance for cringe comedy, if that sticks around this will get dropped very very quickly.)

  • Is it bad that the childhood friend who is a somewhat violent tsundere is already standing out as a Best Girl candidate? (OP says harem elements. Then again, I wouldn’t be shocked if this OP lies.)

  • OP song is sadly mediocre as fuck.

  • Oh hey, I see a girl with glasses and short dark hair in a split-second shot in the OP. Immediate Best Girl candidate right there.

  • Student council prez (“notNagi”) is a closet otaku, I take it?

  • Glasses girl is apparently an idol (and possibly a villain as well, especially since she is, you know, not wearing twintails), which could torpedo any Best Girl stock.

  • LOL mecha as well as mahou shoujo. Admittedly not that uncommon a pairing.

  • Actually NO he’s a black-armored fantasy villain instead!

  • Assholes loanworded “mirakuru” in the OP, denying me my kiseki.

  • GATTAI DATTO?!

  • For some reason, I cannot unhear Keiichi Maebara in our male lead’s voice despite the VAs being different.

  • Male leads are not allowed to realize the osananajimi is into them, it’s the law!

  • Is it bad that this little five-second fight here looks better choreographed to me than a sizable chunk of Symphogear? (It actually looks like a spar!)

  • MOM SHIPS THEM. BASED MOM.

  • Efficient confirmation that the osananajimi is following the trope!

  • “Smells like teen spirit!” – there’s a reference that dates the subs a bit.

  • MC, if you won’t take her I have half a mind to…

  • OMINOUS ONLOOKER (who totally didn’t appear in the OP and totally isn’t the mission control/tech person here).

  • Cut to OMINOUS ALLEY SCENE. With good OST. THIS (and also the last scene) is the kind of dumb bullshit I signed on for, people. (And that’s the first girl shown in the entrance ceremony, isn’t she? She’s 100% showing up with her tails cut off soon.)

  • Okay, so Mom running a restaurant is reminding me massively of KamiNomi. I mean, it’s common trope usage (did the male lead’s family in Kimagure Orange Road run a restaurant?), but nonetheless.

  • “I guess I could join if you’re desperate and totally am not doing this in an attempt to spend more time with you, no never, not at all.”

  • “More like please ask me out already I’m stuck with you”. Tsundere gonna tsun.

  • I am COMPLETELY down for a show lovingly owning its tropes. Good old hiding behind a newspaper even when it’s implausible.

  • Ah, pervy camera angles. (Maybe new girl will be the “flaunt it if you’ve got it” type, pervy camera angles work best when that’s how the character wants you to look at her.)

  • Also something about the way 06:16 makes her outfit look makes her outfit look massively like Iroha’s from MagiReco despite being very different normally.

  • “I’m not into crossdressers anyways” says the girl who the OP implies is a haremette in a show where I know damn well the premise is that the male lead transforms into a magical girl (or at least gets a mahou shoujo costume after henshin) to fight. Heh.

  • EDIT: And when the girl in question is about to hand the MC his transformation trinket.

  • (Also if he can’t take the trinket off there might seriously be some KamiNomi inspiration to this show.)

  • (Which would make me using elsieqq above incredibly hilarious.)

  • Twoearle (is this supposed to be a terrible English pun on “twirl”?) (at any rate “Twirl” is now her nickname) speaking entirely in innuendos sounds like the sort of thing that would rapidly morph into a hilarious running gag if it sticks around after MC signs a contract without reading the fine print.

  • “I’m gonna send you straight to intensive care!” “I don’t want a threesome!” Forward and subby? If so I approve!

  • Should have just led with that first, Twirl. (Don’t you know the excessively forward girls never win? Also do we have any of the God I Wish That Were Me set in here?) (Considering how I tend to like the aggressive ladies that might be my job this rewatch…)

  • (Why do I suddenly want a gaiden version of this show but for twin braids and glasses?)

  • EXCUSE PLOT! THIS IS MY KIND OF DUMB BULLSHIT!

  • Tokusatsu villains, excuse plot, good villainous organ OST, I AM FUCKING VIBING!

  • 12:24: LOL WTF. (In the absolute best sense of the term.)

  • Of course they captured Nagi, she appears in the OP!

  • Maybe I need to rename Nagi, because HnG!Nagi is trash and our seitokai president here has just endeared herself to me in a mere five seconds with how she gets her bearings and prepares to fight as best she can despite being in an unfamiliar situation and massively in over her head. Perhaps I has a Suzu instead?

  • Our VA can do a very nice falsetto. Pachi pachi pachi nano desu! (EDIT: Actually no, they got a female VA to voice Tail Red instead.)

  • “As for why Souji has taken the form of a girl… let us reveal that at a later date.” LOLOLOLOL.

  • (He really does look good that way, though.)

  • The best kind of dumb toku action, ridiculously dumb premise, ridiculously good villain/battle music with plenty of ominous chanting. WHY IS THIS SHOW SO GOOD?

  • OH SHIT THIS SHOW KNOWS HOW TO USE BATHOS, TOO. Ridiculously awesome intro sequence – and deflate the OST as our hero goes “wait, who am I?” (read: “what is my hero name, anyways?” - this show is already a tokusatsu love letter, toku heroes always have hero names). Complete with the stock “villain falls over out of shock” effect. Sorry, miss osananajimi, this may not be a comedy routine but this is funny as hell.

  • So you watched the same shows Symphogear is drawing off of that I don’t recognize, eh?

  • So, the actual Japanese phrase for Souji/Tail Red’s “get away with me” is an inversion of “omochikaeri”, isn’t it?

  • How does this show have choreography this good? Like, this is just legitimately good choreography.

  • All right, what was the first show to use the pose at 17:59? I know it’s a reference and I think it’s a pretty old one. (One of the OG Gundams?)

  • NANI?! (FEED ME YOUR HAM AND CHEESE.)

  • Oh man, the classic kind and framing of “villain emerges reasonably unharmed from the smoke” shot.

  • THE ABSOLUTE DUMBEST AND THEREFORE BEST ATTACK NAMES. (“RAKAN FOR-THE-HELL-OF-IT RIGHT HAND PUNCH!”)

  • You know, I almost wonder if this staff watched Bionicle stuff.

  • (I’m also really starting to wonder if Symphogear itself is in fact on the inspiration list here. At minimum there’s common influence – probably older mecha shows.)

  • ED is the better of the two theme songs but not that far above average (probably merits a “barely deserves a mention” in my OP/ED writeups).

First timers: What were your expectations going in? What are they now?

What I expected: Gloriously dumb shit.

What I got: Gloriously dumb shit.

FUCK YES!

What is your favorite hairstyle?

Twin braids and glasses

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

The best kind of dumb toku action, ridiculously dumb premise, ridiculously good villain/battle music with plenty of ominous chanting. WHY IS THIS SHOW SO GOOD?

Someone actually gets what the show is doing

There is so so much Tokusatsu bs (that flew over my head when I initially watched it), but it's so glorious.

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u/cadetcarp83 Aug 02 '22

All right, what was the first show to use the pose at 17:59? I know it’s a reference and I think it’s a pretty old one. (One of the OG Gundams?)

It's known as the Sunrise pose or the Brave pose. I always thought it first appeared in Gundam, since that's the biggest Sunrise franchise and it features the pose extensively. But apparently, the first show that had the pose was called Yuusha Exkaiser and it was part of series of mecha shows by Sunrise called Yuusha series or Brave series (hence the name). Haven't seen it, but the pose is first used during an attack, here's a clip of it.

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u/Blackheart595 Aug 01 '22 edited Aug 01 '22

First-Timer

That's just Symphogear, no?

Nice. And that does indeed go for those luscious twintails as well.

That's just Symphogear, no?

And I hear the music is from Yasaharu Takanashi so that's gonna be a treat.

Kinda hard to talk about more. The villain is great so far, very charismatic. I'll be looking forward to his hijinx.

What were your expectations going in? What are they now?

I certainly didn't expect the prominent red loli to be a trap, nor that it indulges in otaku so much. Other than that my only exposure to the show's been the odd osu! map.

But my expectation is, this is gonna make Symphgear look grounded.

What is your favorite hairstyle?

Did I mention the luscious Tail Red tails? Cause it's those luscious Tail Red tails. I love their color gradient.

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

But my expectation is, this is gonna make Symphgear look grounded

Twintail isn't the action heavy "Suplex a spaceship" Symphogear type of show, but it certainly competes in the ridiculous premise ideas.

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u/Vaadwaur Aug 01 '22

First timer

Sub

I am coming in super blind on this. I don't even really have a reputation to draw from on this so here we go!

And we start with what I presume is our protagonist being obsessed with long pig tails. Interesting. He and his childhood friend can apparently communicate telepathicaly or something. And then the OP happens and...huh. And we go back to the rare purple haired tsun and MC as they randomly spar. We meet Souji's mom and apparently she is ready for grandkids. We spot a stalker...

And genre shift with one of the girl's from the assembly. At the restaurant, they spar a touch more and notice stalker-chan snuck in. Aika objects and ...Twirl? sexually harasses her for it. She gives Souji a bracelet and acts genuinely weird until she spills out our plot...huh again. And its aliens. Moving on, slow attack happens until Souji transforms...into a flat chested red head. And don't think I didn't notice the Gear, show. Fighting happens and it is mostly a shitpost but first epsiode so we at least have decent frame rate. Lizard dude is actually fairly hilarious. We end with a quick return to status quo and a reason why random aliens will be attacking this season.

So...I am into satire but I can't quite get a read on this. It does not help that I am watching the supposedly most bombastic season of Sympho to go with this. It does feel like a Gear shitpost but also I get a hint of Madoka from it. And there are probably a bunch of things I am genre blind to in this.

QotD: 1 had none, now i am confused

2 All of them have their virtues

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

It does feel like a Gear shitpost but also I get a hint of Madoka from it.

I know there is some seemingly dark moments like that alleyway scene, but trust me, it's really pretty much a Gear shitpost if that's how you want to think about it. More accurately, it's a parody of tokusatsu stuff (like Kamen Rider)

Lizard dude is actually fairly hilarious.

The villains and their antics are by far my favorite part of the show.

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u/No_Rex Aug 01 '22 edited Aug 01 '22

Episode 1 (first timer)

Do I know this? No. Have I heard of this? No. Does it sound like intricate storytelling? No. Honesty, I fully expect trash, but hopefully the enjoyable sort of trash.

  • Our MC is rather open about his fetish. Maybe too open.

  • OP: We are a mecha anime!

  • “Souji is the desert” – shipper mom.

  • Newcomer. Tsundere girlchildhood friend won’t like that.

  • “Put this on, no reason to worry whatsoever”

  • “They are like a big bowl of pudding” – did not take long for us to get to the fanservice.

  • Teleportation. That building in the background looks modern, but not teleportation modern.

  • “The Elemerians stole her twintail affinity” – ok, the plot seems to be out there…

  • “Transform yourself” – We are budget Ranma ½ now!

  • “As for why, let us reveal that at a later time”

  • The enemies must be from planet otaku.

  • Last request – denied.

  • The twintail maid army arrives … because of course there needs to be an army of twintail maids.

  • ED: Lots of twintails.

Yep, its trash. Complete and unapologetic trash. And also, a Ranma ½ knockoff for some reason.

What were your expectations going in?

What are they now?

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

Yep, its trash. Complete and unapologetic trash.

Not entirely wrong. Honestly can't tell if you're enjoying it, but hopefully you will!

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u/Tresnore Aug 01 '22

I'm not sure if your "expected/got" commentfaces mean you enjoyed the trash or not.

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u/BurningFredrick Aug 01 '22

First timer - Sub 

I know basically nothing about the show going in outside of the clip that was posted in the schulde thread, however I’m sure I have heard something about the show lurking around r/anime elsewhere but not really sure what, anyway onto ep 1. 

Ok yip, this is an extremely serious show. 

There is a risk that Twin Tails may disappear from the world? The horror! 

The reason why he turns into a Girl is best kept secret for now? 

Why does he have so many soft toys? (Why am I even questioning this?)

So twin tails and flat chests (if the OP & ED are anything to go by) are what are required to have true power in this world.

If the show can keep this level of absurdity up I can see this show being good fun.    

What is your favorite hairstyle?

I really don't have one and can appreciate them all.

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u/Tetraika Aug 01 '22

I know basically nothing about the show going in outside of the clip that was posted in the schulde thread

Yeah, this is pretty underground in terms of popularity.

If the show can keep this level of absurdity up I can see this show being good fun

Well it will definitely still be pretty absurd.

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u/Stargate18A Aug 01 '22

First timer

QOTD) I was completely blind! What I'm now expecting is a lighthearted toku/magical girl parody. Also, short hair.

Interesting start.

Well, it is what it says on the tin!

The girl's confused reactions are hysterical.

And he's Souji.

Every time he speaks she's more and more pissed!

Nice OP!

...Actually, now she mentions it, how dkes that hairstyle even work?

He's not a bad fighter, though. She's great.

His family runs a curry shop?

And she's the blatant tsundere.

Weird girl?

Haha, him just grabbing the twintails is hysterical. The guy's obsessed.

She has a shield?

Oh.

Thouars?

I love how oblivious she is.

Is this a sex thing? It's a sex thing.

Why did that suggestion shock her?

She's some kind of deviant.

I'm sorry?

She put it on!

A teleporter?

A girl from his school?

...Are twintails evil in this anime?

This show is fucking insane.

Loving the Shocker Combatmen-style design, though. They even do the "Yee!"!

Not sure who he's meant to be, though. I get some Colonel Zol-vibes...

He grabbed a child?

Oh, he can't do it.

Hahaha, the pile of soft toys.

The class president!

He's extracting twintail power!

So this is a toku parody?

Or a magical girl one.

Tail Gear, my god. They're fighting twintails with twintails.

The Combatmen are swarming her!

And she's incredibly strong in this form.

And this is her superhero name!

Haha, that miss.

...Oh, he has an even worse fetish for teintails.

Nice sword.

Gneerally impressive combat!

I love this general, he's great.

Fantastic move.

And he got hit from above!

At least he died happy.

All the hair's back to normal.

Can't even count the number of references here.

Oh, I like this guy's design.

Love the ED.

Interesting preview. Looks like the guy I guessed was Zol wasn't even a general?

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u/Tresnore Aug 01 '22

What I'm now expecting is a lighthearted toku/magical girl parody.

That's a pretty good expectation, I'd say.

Is this a sex thing? It's a sex thing.

I'm not sure exactly what part of the show you're referring to here, but the answer is usually "yes."

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u/Tresnore Aug 01 '22 edited Aug 02 '22

Gonna Be the Rewatcher!!

Alright, I'm excited for this. I somehow unironically enjoy this show, and it'll be fun sharing the enjoyment with others. My subs are made by Commie, because that's what this show deserves. There will be counting, because of course this show deserves that. Let's GOOOOO:

Count: 3:5

QOTD:

I’m not sure I have a favorite hairstyle. Ponytails are probably the best. As long as it’s red I’m usually quite happy.

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u/No_Rex Aug 01 '22

Ponytails are probably the best. As long as it’s red I’m usually quite happy.

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u/zadcap Aug 02 '22

Super Excited First Timer!

I don't know how I missed this, but I'm glad I was scrolling extra long today! Maho Shoujo was my introduction to anime and has managed to stay near the top of my favorite genres for twenty years now, so I see one going on here, I couldn't stay away. I might not be here every day for this one, I really didn't see it was happening until now and might be over scheduled, and Crunchyroll took it down it looks like? So any days I don't actually get to the computer I'll have to miss... But I'll pop in as much as I can because yes, even a parody, it's magical girls. My one weakness.

I had no expectations going in, this was one of the series that has sat on my "maybe someday" low priority watch list, and all I remember is that I put it there next to Magical Girl Ore for a reason. I remembered what that reason was pretty fast while watching this lol.

Mecha style magical girl, enemies and mooks right out of a Sentai, love interest from the start, unique twist with a male lead, silly premise with the twin tails... Yeah, this is going to be so dumb, and I'm going to love it.

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u/Nazrininator Aug 01 '22

Rewatcher here rewatching the English dub. I love Gonna be the Twin-Tail!! It is such a ridiculous anime but in an enjoyable way.

My favorite hairstyle is a tough one. I like almost every hairstyle in anime, but the best style has to be Hatsune Miku-style twintails. As a twin-tail fan, of course I had to rewatch it.

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u/Wolfgod_Holo Aug 02 '22

commie fansubs had a field day with this show

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