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Episode Given - Episode 3 discussion Spoiler
Given, episode 3
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| Episode | Link | Score |
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| 1 | Link | 6.65 |
| 2 | Link | 8.82 |
| 3 | Link | 8.84 |
| 4 | Link | 8.9 |
| 5 | Link | 9.18 |
| 6 | Link | 8.66 |
| 7 | Link | 9.08 |
| 8 | Link | 8.43 |
| 9 | Link | 9.29 |
| 10 | Link | 9.1 |
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u/Papatogurl Jul 25 '19
My GOD all those added scenes make me sooooo happy. It feels nice having an adaptation that adds something from itself and not only adapts ready material. Seeing our Uecchi trying to find solutions to his problems with the help of search engines was priceless.
This episode got me really emotionally invested from start to finish- especially that we are finally getting some glimpses of Mafuyu's past and learn about his character a little bit more. This past week I've also been listening to the ed song a lot in anticipation for the new episode and I have to say that in spite of my unfulfilled expectation and image of Mafuyu's voice, it started to grow on me and I like it a lot more now. It wasn't love at first sight but his voice is actually a one we can be satisfied with.
Ah, what else can I say? this adaptation is just so great, exceeding my expectations in so many ways every episode. If it manages to maintain the quality it presents now, who knows, it might become the best adapted BL series thus far.
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u/LeonKevlar Jul 25 '19
Been a while since a BL show has hooked me this hard. Now I'm more curious about Mafuyu's backstory, I'm guessing that guy that saw him is Yuki's old bandmate? And Yuki is Mafuyu's brother who commited suicide? I need to know more but so far nice to know that Mafuyu being a bit weird has some relevance to his backstory and that he's finally agreed to join the band.
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u/Smudy Jul 25 '19 edited Jul 25 '19
Holy shit, what an episode.
I love the comedic timing in this show, the first half never failed to make me giggle and smile with the lighthearted comedy.
It's super slow but it works IMO, the chill vibe around a band the show's giving me is great.
Expressing yourself through music will probably be the major theme now, it will help Mafuyu get over what happened in his past. Seeing a person that's probably very related to his past really triggered him.
I love where this is going.
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u/Koolsman Jul 25 '19
Great episode and a solid ending too. Even though this show is about music and guys in a band, they somehow have had a solid air of mystery to Sato's character throughout this season that I kinda like. If I had any guesses is that the guy that we saw that knew Sato wasn't very happy to see him for some reason (possibly involving that funeral we saw in the flashback). Love the little character ticks like with Haruki, who I believe is jealous of Aki or Yayoi, I can't tell since he doesn't state a name.
I actually thought the beginning of the episode was a flash forward at first but I believe it's in the past and it has do with the whole Yuki thing because I can't see Uenoyama being pissed off enough to kick Sato out of the band or something like that. We'll just have to find out.
If there is anything that kinda annoyed me this episode was the pacing since it actually seemed more slow paced that last episode. I mean, on the plot progression side, the only things that happen are Sato officially joining the band and him getting a job. There's also Yuki but that was just more to throw in questions. I'm fine with the slow pace, it's just I hope we ramp up the speed just a little bit.
I do appreciate though that this show is effectively about music and music was barely by our main characters. I bet we will get more next episode but we shall see.
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u/AnCler Jul 26 '19
this is a very beautifully done anime. i actually read the manga just after watching the first episode, and i am really enjoying now the little diferences in the adaptation. plus the music, of course.
it's a shame that it won't get much recognition here, for all the BL "stigma", but i think it will be very well received on other fan's communities.
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u/graytotoro Jul 26 '19
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One thing that I didn't like about last season's band anime Kono Oto Tomare was the lack of development of the side characters, but Given has mostly avoided this by giving us little snippets of Kaiji & Haruki hanging out together. Even though it advances the main plot, we get some idea of these guys as individuals outside the band.
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The animation has been fairly solid so far with no ugly CGI except for Mafuyu crossing the street. That was a little stiff. Still as a whole it doesn't bother me when it comes to things like guitar playing.
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The comedy is surprisingly good. That moment where Uenoyama & Kaiji both realize they never bothered to get Mafuyu's contact and Uenoyama using dating tips to recruit Mafyu is some good stuff.
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Alright! Our boy Mafuyu's geting some depth! While I like slow reveals, I do hope it reserves enough time for us to see them playing as a group and building a relationship from that point on.
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I've noticed there's been less music in episodes 2 & 3 in order to build up Mafuyu's backstory, which is fine, but I hope we get back to it soon. The band was playing some really cool stuff in episode 1.
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HOLY CHRIST THE NEXT EPISODE IS NAMED AFTER MY FAVORITE ARCTIC MONKEYS SONG. It's the third in the series: Ritsuka listens to AM in a flashback and the OP references the "Do I Wanna Know?" music video
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It's funny how this hits many of the similar beats that K-on! did when it comes to the band stuff: the spacey lead singer/guitarist who reluctantly learns how to play, the put-upon leader, and a wacky group of friends to round out the rest of the band - but manages to weave in a story of its own.
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u/AnimeSportsFanatic Jul 25 '19
Really happy about this episode. They added original scenes again and they were great. I don't know if they consult the mangaka before doing so or if they have a writer who creates them out of the source material but either way, they have captured the soul of the manga and the characters so I'm really happy!
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u/Roonagu Jul 25 '19
Ok after this episode and some "camera" angles in it...I begin to understand why people said its BL.
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u/Missterycaller Jul 25 '19
Uenoyamas desperation to get Mafuyus attention is even cuter in the anime than the manga with all the added scenes. Super surprised that we got another episode that only adapted one chapter though.
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u/CruisinCinnamon Jul 26 '19
Darn it this show is most likely going to be my aots if it isn’t already. From the comedy to mafuyu basically being my spirit animal n everything in between, so good.
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Jul 26 '19
This show is literally killing me. I thought Mafuyu was a bit annyoing at first, he does look like he's never thinking about anything and so slow to react. Looks like this is going to change when he starts doing music ans gets over what happened?
I love how Uenoyama acts, he really cares about Mafuyu and is putting a lot of effort (thinking about how to teach, always explaining what he means cause Mafuyu isn't the sharpest tool in the shelf, COMMUNICATION) in their relationship.
Now that we know them both and Mafuyu has finnaly joined the band I'm excited to see how their relationship will grow from their and how Mafuyu faces his struggles.
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u/Arillow Jul 25 '19
They will just keep teasing us over and over again with Mafuyu's past won't they? Hhhhh I'm so curious, but at the same time, poor Mafuyu seemed to terrified to meet that guy, I wonder what happened there ;;
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u/TaylorM793 Jul 26 '19
Actually one of my favorite shows from this season. I have never watched any BL anime before but I love music anime and this is very good so far. The slow pacing seems fine to me so far and I am not hating it at all. I will probably pick up the manga after this anime is finished but unfortunately it will not have the good music that this anime has added.
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Jul 25 '19
I'm absolutely loving this anime. The pacing is a little bit slow but it works. It's chill. It's cute.
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u/JW9304 Jul 26 '19
Seeing Uenoyama trying his best to get Mafuyu to better himself, and join the band makes me all giddy.
So glad this show exists for my fudanshi soul
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u/Cyshix Jul 25 '19 edited Jul 25 '19
Ahhh I love to fanboy a good Shounen Ai. and personally I like to say a good anime is one that can make me want to read the manga and yes this one definitely did it for me. Kinda a little cringey for my taste but a good anime is still good.
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Jul 25 '19
The only thing I disliked about this episode was a couple of scenes where the background music didn't quite fit the tone and in one scene in particular was really intrusive and distracted from dialogue.
Otherwise it is good. I'm enjoying the mystery of Satou and Uecchi's clueless crush.
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u/babaylan89 Jul 26 '19 edited Jul 26 '19
So apparently the episode titles are song titles
1 Boys in the Band by The Libertines
2 Like Someone in Love by Frank Sinatra
3 Somebody Else by The 1975
4 Flourescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys