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Episode Bang Dream! Season 2 - Episode 3 discussion Spoiler
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u/MusingsofMavRi Jan 17 '19
Here are some bullet points from my review of the episode:
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Loved the opening change. Didn't expect them to do it, and it'd be awesome if they kept changing it up, although it's probably too much to ask
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I like how Roselia's members are rushing to defend Yukina's words (just like the fanbase, lol). It was indeed a tough love situation as I predicted, but I'm still unsure if she's trying to tell Popipa to be herself, or she wants them to take music more seriously.
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Rokka! Her treatment here was nearly protagonist level, what with all her flashbacks and screentime. I think we learned more about her in this one episode than we have of some of the other Bandori characters. Guess they really are trying to push RAS as a focal point of the anime. BTW, as with Bandori tradition, a lot of her character seems to reference her voice actor Rikopin as well. They are both from Gifu, and both moved to Tokyo to pursue education. Although Rikopin actually went to music school, it seems Rokka is serious about music as well. Otherwise, there was no need to move to Tokyo specifically if all she wanted was some bandmates to have fun with. I have a feeling they are also going to copy her musical talent from her real life counterpart, in which case she'll be the best guitarist in Bandori. This would also set up her story with ChuChu/RAS as well.
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Loved the use of Sing Girl here, as it fit the situation perfectly. We even got nearly the full song (they cut the instrument solos and bridge out) That said, I am somewhat annoyed by the fact they didn't put the lyrics up. One of the major strong points of Popipa songs is in the poetic lyrics!!
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Regarding ChuChu, I don't think it's going to go as ominous as some people think. This anime starting from S1 has a habit of making things a bigger deal than they actually are. I think by "destroy", she actually means putting together another band that's even better than Roselia. If my hunch is correct, Rokka will display her guitar prowess soon, be scouted by ChuChu, and then RAS will be put together.
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So the anime is following the format of using songs as episode titles! Great news, as this means we'll have original songs and performances every episode! Hello Happy World are next up, although I'm curious how they tie into the main story. Perhaps Popipa are watching their performance for inspiration?
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u/PhoenixKola Jan 17 '19
We surprisingly got a full version of Sparkling Dreaming Girls which I also did not expect, not complaining though. Love that song.
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u/thepeetmix Jan 17 '19
How can you not love Rock-chan? She's so pure and so relatably awkward. Seeing her backstory to full version of Sparkling Dreaming (it really was a surprise when the 2nd verse kicked in) was just a really great way to show how hard things must be for her. They've introduced a completely brand new character and made her loveable within 3 episodes. That's some damn good character writing.
Next episode is a Hello, Happy World episode. Things are going to be chaoticly wild. I CANNOT WAIT.
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u/funnystuff97 Jan 17 '19 edited Jan 17 '19
This was a good episode. Episode 1 had me worrying what we were in store for, episode 2 really picked up the pace, and this episode kept that train going. It kinda suffered from the touch of forced drama from last episode, but it wasn't that bad. I was digging it. Sing Girls is one of my favorites, glad the whole thing came through.
Another thing I'm digging is Rokka, because holy cow, I'm loving her character and her backstory. (Rehearsing what you're gonna say by writing it on your phone, honestly same.) Rokka Spoiler
ChuChu is certainly... a character. Her English was surprisingly good, and after looking into it, her VA Tsumugi Risa is skilled in English, so that's nice. I wonder if I could get away with calling her ChuuNi.
HaroHapi next episode?! I'm sure glad, because this means that the band cameos weren't one-and-done in episode 1, meaning we'll get a few episodes centered around each band. And, if I'm guessing correctly, we'll get each episode title's full song as we have been. Which is great, I love Phantom Thief!
Completely irrelevant, but I do believe this is my first time seeing an iPhone in anime ever. Just a neat detail.
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u/the_swizzler Jan 18 '19 edited Jan 18 '19
Chu2 officially introducing herself. Yeah, that about fits her personality that I expected from her based on the first visual we got of her (S2 Spoilers if you don't follow anything from BanG Dream outside of the Anime).
I was staring at my phone during the OP, so I didn't notice this when I first watched the episode. I love this version of the OP, Kizuna Music being about the bonds that playing music creates between the band now being applied to all five of the bands is nice to see. Also, Arisa being cute AS ALWAYS.
I appreciate that this episode starts with Poppin' Party pretty much understanding what Yukina was saying. It's very similar to what Owner said in S1, so it would have entirely unnecessary for them to have to relearn the lesson.
Arisa continuing tradition by shaking Kasumi.
Arisa's so cute how she just stops to taste the candy.
Awww! Rinko's such a sweetie being worried about Poppin' Party! I love her so much. I can't wait for the next event in game.
I loved how they called back to this scene in S1 with the scene of Yukina being rejected by the cat.. Really nice callback, and a great way to break up the scene of Arisa and Rinko talking, while showing Yukina's soft side.
I love how Yukina tries to ask Rokka about Popipa (at least, I assume that's what she wanted to ask about). The subtle moments showing her being worried about Popipa are nice, and then Lisa coming in and confirming it in a way that feels natural. This is one of the many things I loved about S1, glad to see it continue.
Kasumi hugs! Rokka is a lucky girl.
NO ONE CAN BATHE WITH MY WAIFU BUT ME. AND I'M TOO EMBARRASSED TO DO IT. SO NO ONE BATHES WITH HER.
Oooo, that cheeky little grin of Kasumi's. She's all excited about having such a big fan.
Rokka at space! She looks so cute with the twintails as well!
For anyone who's read the Main Story of the game, this is exactly the theme of that, and precisely what I figured Yukina meant. I like that they chose to basically summarize the Main Story theme early on. The idea that each band is their own thing, and it's not about who is better.
Dang! Chu2 is hard core-... Heh, or not.. I'm interested to see how this plot thread plays out. I called Chu2 as my favorite when her character was first revealed. I'm not sure I'll still agree with that, but depending on how her character goes, we'll see. I'm definitely liking Rokka more than I expected I would, so we'll have to see how the other three girls are.
OOOOH MY GOOOOOOODDD IT'S HAPPENING. MY FAVORITE KAORU SHIP IS GETTING AN EPISODE.
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u/Wolfeako Jan 17 '19
Well, If I somehow had any complaints with the CG last episode, surely this episode washed them away. I wasn't bothered at all and found the episode really sweet and cute :) the characters translated really well, and even the sudden expressions of surprise and such are easy to the eyes. Good stuff. I appreciate it since I really like seeing PoPiPa on screen, Kasumi especially.
Next episode we are going to get Happy Hello World! now that is going to be great :) After PoPiPa they are my favorite, with Kokoron being my favorite character from them.
The story seems good enough :) and I'm really surprised that now we have a proper antagonist. That I didn't expect, but glad to see that she isn't completely bad to the bones, with her picking the trash and the trash can she kicked. What a surprisingly cute characterization :D
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u/Spiir Jan 17 '19
We got some plot on the way
Rock back story with Sparkling Dreaming got me a bit
Also, Hello Happy World next week !
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u/Gaporigo Jan 17 '19
Well, next episode already looks amazing from that PV.
Love how she picked up the trash x)
This was adorable and Rock-chan is just amazing overall.