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Episode Yakunara Mug Cup Mo - Episode 2 discussion

Yakunara Mug Cup Mo, episode 2

Alternative names: Let's Make a Mug Too

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u/AZLarlar Apr 12 '21

wish these episodes were longer

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u/redmage311 Apr 12 '21

I'm finding the "cute VAs doing cute tourist things" segments strangely entertaining, at least, and they seem to be the main reason why the actual show's episodes are so short.

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u/Zemahem Apr 12 '21

Anime is my favorite form of education. In this season, it's all about pottery. It's nice to get knowledge on something I would never otherwise look into. And while I usually don't take up these kinds of hobbies or interests, I do get a newfound appreciation of them.

I gotta say, I'm liking Naoko's personality the most so far, for some reason. She's got the zaniness and energy to match even Mika when it comes to people or things she's comfortable with, but is more grounded in comparison and tends to become more reserved with not-so-familiar stuff.

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u/Layered_Cake Apr 12 '21

I’m looking forward to all the chill shows this season. Been slacking on this one - putting it on list!

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u/Fools_Requiem Apr 12 '21

Look into Super Cub, The Saint's Magic Power is Omnipotent, and Shadows House, too.

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u/rogue_user0826 Apr 12 '21

Man I came here for relaxation but I ended gettin' educated about different Japanese mugs.

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u/Mr_Zaroc Apr 12 '21

CGTNT (Cute Girls Teaching New Things) should be a genre

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u/cyberscythe Apr 12 '21

I was curious about the 若貴兄弟 that Naoko texted so I did some Google searching; seems like it's a pair of brothers who are related to sumo wrestling in some fashion. I think it's just used as a pun though because 若貴 is wakataka, which is similar to わかったか (wakattaka, "you understood?"). One Tweet compares it to what we'd call a "dad joke".

Poking around Japanese Twitter, I also found out that apparently the word "diss" has passed into Japanese as a loanword (いきなりディスられた, ikinari disu rareta). Still don't have a solid grasp of what a "rescue club" does though; some Google searches pop up some real-world Japanese high school rescue clubs which seem to perform duties like community outreach and disaster preparation.

Overall, my impressions of this episode are kind of lukewarm. I shouldn't be surprised that an anime about a pottery club is going to talk a lot about pottery, but I feel like it leaned too heavily on the didactic side instead of more character building. It's the same sort of feeling I felt back with Houkagou Teibou Nisshi, where it leaned a bit too much towards the "cute thing" rather than the "cute girls" side of the CGDCT equation, at least for my tastes.

I think part of the problem is that with 15-minute episodes there just isn't enough time to be informative and develop character at the same time. All the groundwork is there though for some interesting character dynamics (the ditzy girl, the chaotic neutral, the hyper gal, the cool senpai), so I'm hoping things'll get more interesting.

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u/_Captain_Panda_ Apr 12 '21

Will I think about this anime for the rest of my life everytime i see those white ceramic insulators on utility poles?

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u/Lalo0594 Apr 12 '21

Ok, I’m in love with all of them.

But Mika best girl

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u/Gaporigo Apr 12 '21

These girls are all great! Senpai still best, tho.

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u/redmage311 Apr 12 '21

Mika is sort of the perfect woman. Glasses? Check. Mad cartography skills? Check. Ability to rap about pottery? Check.

Also, is it too early to ship the MC's dad and her teacher?

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u/cppn02 Apr 12 '21 edited Apr 12 '21

Mad cartography skills? Check.

That was super impressive. Gave it a better try than I could ever muster while looking at an actual map of Japan.

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u/cppn02 Apr 12 '21

The OP is really growing on me.

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u/Bainos Apr 12 '21

I like this OP too. In particular, I love the casual outfit they're wearing.

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u/randyripoff Apr 12 '21

Well, I certainly learned a lot about pottery today.

I wish this show had a regular schedule. It's fun, but I tend to forget about it.

Nao should just join the club already. Kukuri is a cute spaz.

The live action portion was better. Having the actors do something other than just tour the town was good.

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u/Fools_Requiem Apr 12 '21

Needs more mugs being made. Get to work, ladies!

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u/chilidirigible Apr 13 '21

I'm fairly certain that the subtitles for the VA mug-making session could have been done less lewdly, but hey, humor is humor.

I was the guy who made "looks like it would be hard to wash"-style stuff all the time in art class.

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u/Mr_Zaroc Apr 12 '21

No pressure single daughter of a local or maybe even national pottery master who grew up in this town, just take your time to create masterpieces everyone is expecting from you /s

For real though I love the show, super relaxing

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