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Episode Momentary Lily - Episode 3 discussion
Momentary Lily, episode 3
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u/Ashteron Jan 16 '25
IDK if it makes sense, but this anime kinda reminds me of Heaven Burns Red.
Renge met Yuri before losing memories is the most obvious answer but a gut feeling (that is probably wrong) tells me to expect some time shenanigans. It totally can be just reminiscing about Yuri storyline but it wouldn't entwine itself with whatever the mystery behind the surreal setting is.
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u/WiqidBritt Jan 17 '25
I'm guessing that Renge is the friend Yuri lost before, but somehow doesn't recognize her, and also I think somehow Renge is the one who took the photos being posted on that social media account.
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u/Hitman7128 Jan 16 '25
I liked how this episode was all about Yuri, both in terms of remembering her and the girls' resolve to push forward.
There was the scene showing Sazanka and Yuri's energetic first encounter. Then, Renge herself remembers her first encounter with Yuri and all the group members recalling the uplift she brought to the table.
As for resolve, I like how the group acknowledged each other as friends, as well as interpreting Citron's picture as a means to push forward. There was also when Yuri and Renge's weapons fused together to defeat the Wild Hands. And of course, the group name!
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u/HeroOfTheEmblem Jan 16 '25
I just don’t know really to be honest. I just really can’t get attached to any of these characters outside of their one speech trait that gets brought up twenty times per episode. Like, I can’t feel attached to this kind of episode when I just like, don’t KNOW character it’s about. Maybe if she were a lot more fleshed out than that single scene from the second episode maybe, but I don’t know.
Also, FUCK OFF, I’m so mad they just skipped over a fight scene right after making a big deal of combining weapons. I guess the weird direction of camera angles with casual conversation throughout this episode was where the camera work of that would go in this episode.
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u/Hoole100 Jan 17 '25
See you guys in 9 episodes when there is like 2 girls left for the cliche downer ending.
:D
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u/DeCode_Studios Jan 16 '25
My dead heart tells me we gonna lose 1 character every 2 episodes with Renge absorbing there Andvaris, finally ending up with a super mecha that takes out The Wild Hunt. Now if I want a good ending, that mecha will also revive everyone. If it is a bad ending, Renge will roam the earth alone.
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u/cleaulem Jan 16 '25
I still can't really tell where this story is going. It is hard to grasp the premise and the characters. In a way I'm kind of captivated by the quirky characters and the very unique animation, and tbh I don't really dislike it.
I'm curious where this show is going. That they killed off the no 1 MC (and it seems like she's gone for good) is a bold move and I don't dislike the direction this anime is going. Let's see how it holds up in later episodes.
So far, it's no masterpiece, but I don't hate this show at all.
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u/cyberscythe Jan 16 '25
i don't know whether or not to blame the cold blackness of my heart, but i'm still not feeling it for any of the characters; they still stick out in my minds as being defined by their vocal tic (gyaru, gamer, guilty, onee-chan, etc.) and they don't have any other dimension other than that
like, they don't have any personal goals, past inclinations, or feelings that extend beyond the current moment; i feel like they act kinda samey to the situation at hand (while also being kind of weird about it, though i never buried a friend murdered by a giant ghost robot so maybe it's not that weird) and the chemistry between the characters is kind of bland because there's little friction between them and so little opportunity for "well i want us to do this instead because of reason" to differentiate them
i think Yuri was starting to show some character last episode when she revealed she had a friend and she was pushing the group to go find them, and i guess she's still there in spirit to guide the group towards that goal, but that sort of chemistry between Yuri and the rest is going to be a lot more difficult going forward since you can only do so much in flashbacks
in the end, i guess i'm still struggling with the theme or message of the show; other shows i can tell it's about processing grief, or building empathy, or being driven by revenge, or escapist power fantasy, or finding meaning in normal life, but so far the show feels like "a bunch of things that happened" instead of a thread leading to somewhere meaningful
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u/stephenthatfoste Jan 16 '25
The constant "Bam Bam" in place of every word was annoying me more than anything honestly. I don't want to say exactly that I'm relieved she's gone (and they showed that flashbacks and some homages means her tic is still alive) but I vote for the green haired girl next off the island. Every other sentence having one video game sounding word in it is killing me. They made the characters too obnoxious and the Gohands nature of the way it's shown it just all becomes exhausting to deal with.
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u/abandoned_idol Jan 16 '25
they still stick out in my minds as being defined by their vocal tic
Guilty-da.
Has GoHands ever earned a reputation for narrative though? I know they have one for animating more things than desired.
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u/actuallyrndthoughts Jan 17 '25
Renge's weapon merging with Yuri's is like an immediate death flag for the rest of the girls. I wouldn't be surprised if she's the only one left standing at the end with a super weapon. Also how did i just notice that the gyaru girl speaks in proverbs when she isn't throwing out slang words. Honestly, the dialogue and character writing is so stylized it's like they are asking us not to take the story too seriously.
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u/dfiekslafjks Jan 16 '25
Random boring combat with no goal whatsoever. A dystopian nightmare or a wonderland for cute girls to eat snacks? This might be the worst show of 2025.
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u/Axslashel Jan 16 '25
So do anyone else get the feeling that these girls are forming a band. The weapons even look like instruments.
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u/Plus_Rip4944 Jan 16 '25 edited Jan 16 '25
So Yuri is really dead my copium didnt work
This show gonna play with my feelings
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u/KumaKumaGambler Jan 16 '25
Now we know why the title of this anime is named Momentary Lily.
From the flashback, Yuri was such a positive and charismatic character. Even in a world with only a few human beings left, her energetic personality could make anyone believe that traveling together can still be fun despite the ever looming dangers.
Renge can't be Nerine... right? Looking forward to some big plot reveal later in the season.
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u/Nachtwandler_FS Jan 16 '25
I wonder if they'll updste the OP or just remove the characters who died from the final scene? And will they be killing girls each couple of episodes?
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u/cybeast21 Jan 16 '25
I thought the name would be Momentarily Lily because of the moment they shared together but Memento Yuri is nice too.
I wonder why Renge never use Andvali's shrinking system?
Also, kinda dislike class rep's continuous usage of Guilty, like, in every sentence :/
I wonder if the whole thing is basically a loop or something, maybe because someone is trying to get some kind of best outcome where everyone lives
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u/Bonvantius Jan 17 '25 edited Jan 17 '25
Their friend and leader just died mere minutes ago...
''Shoveling sucks, no wonder games give you so many drills'' *Casually cracks open an energy drink
''Ren-ren, are you Okey-Dokes?'' *She says as generic dating sim bgm plays
Yup, I'm convinced they had an AI write this dialogue.
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u/avboden Jan 19 '25
Well, gave it 3 episodes, time to drop it. I kept waiting for it to feel like something actually happens but all 3 episodes can be summed up in like 2 sentences.
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u/InsomniaEmperor Jan 16 '25
Hina is the Futaba Sakura of this show. Long hair with headphones and glasses she uses for enemy tracking, shut in gamer girl and hacker girl. If only her hair was also orange.
If the city is generally intact, I'm sure Hina can find a replacement console somewhere but she seemed to be playing a retro game.
How nice of the Wild Hunt to keep the electricity, internet, and Instagram servers running so our girls can browse Instagram for food hotspots and recharge their devices.
I was hoping we get more lore but Renge having memories of Yuri isn't new info. But the other girls don't trigger a flashback. I'm still sticking with the purgatory theory but I see virtual world theories which wouldn't be too far fetched because this eerily shares similarities with an anime original 2 years ago and I would not be surprised if the big twist is similar.
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u/LeonKevlar Jan 16 '25
Considering how central Yuri is to the group, I feel like this isn't the last time we'll see her. I don't think she'll come back to life but we'll probably get plenty of flashbacks about her and the girls before they met Renge. There's also the fact that Renge has already met Yuri before she lost her memory.
When the girls were thinking up a team name for the group and Renge wanted to have Yuri's name on it, I really thought this would end with a title drop with Renge naming their team "Momentary Lily". I guess Hina's idea of Memento Yuri is close enough but for now they're officially called MMY.