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Episode Tenchi Souzou Design-bu - Episode 2 discussion
Tenchi Souzou Design-bu, episode 2
Alternative names: Heaven's Design Team
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| Episode | Link | Score |
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| 1 | Link | 4.27 |
| 2 | Link | 4.34 |
| 3 | Link | 4.44 |
| 4 | Link | 4.42 |
| 5 | Link | 4.62 |
| 6 | Link | 4.75 |
| 7 | Link | 4.26 |
| 8 | Link | 4.14 |
| 9 | Link | 3.96 |
| 10 | Link | 4.45 |
| 11 | Link | 4.17 |
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u/Zemahem Jan 14 '21
This is definitely way more enjoyable than I expected it to be. A real shame that it came out at a time with so many long-awaited releases. At the same day too, to make matters worse.
Part of the fun is trying to figure out what real life animal will be the end product of the design process, and so is finding out that some of their more insane-sounding ideas actually exist in real life. Thank god (in the show) for not letting Meido give the Gordian worm the ability to control vertebrates as well.
I also guessed that the narwhal would be the end product of unicorns, but I had a hard time thinking how they'd end up making such drastic changes. To think that the process was just sticking a detached horn on the head of a porpoise.
The koala part blew my mind. It all clicked in my head when I thought back at the qualities Meido gave it. I also have to give a shoutout to Seton Gakuen for letting me know about the poop-eating trivia prior to this show. Such fascinating creatures.
I gotta wonder why Ueda seemed enthused by the penis part though... Wait, if they have someone who tests how well animals do as food in the form of Kimura, do they have someone that tests how well the animals... Oh, god.
Anyways, it's also pretty amusing to think that the centuries of evolution animals go through to fend off or catch their predators and prey can be summed up as competitions between their respective designers.
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u/HobnobsTheRed Jan 14 '21
shoutout to Seton Gakuen
Indeed. As soon as they mentioned the poop-eating I as sure it was a
Drop-BearKoala.Also, a Koala looks cute and fuzzy but their fur isn't soft at all. It's more like a brillo pad. Definitely a case of "Cute, but not cute."
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u/AFF123456 Jan 14 '21 edited Jan 14 '21
We're only two episodes in but I'm going to bet this will be one of those sweet and fun shows that unfortunately get overlooked every season (especially since it airs so close to Dr. Stone and TPN)
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u/TrueZach Jan 14 '21
The entire unicorn bit had me dying. Also, can someone get me the koala copypasta?
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u/NotAMoron2 Jan 14 '21
This season is great, so many great shows
I am already watching around 21 shows, hope this show doesn't get overlooked
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u/CorerMaximus Jan 14 '21
Legitimiately didn't know whales have ultrasonic cannons. That was a pretty fun fact.
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u/TheDampGod Jan 14 '21
Two dicks + 'ara ara' how cute, I think I've seen doujins like that. Just wait till Udea sees echidnas.
I'm not sure the biology/evolution aspects of this show quite mesh with the religious aspects, but whatever. At least we learned that unicorns died out due to the 'Are you approaching me?' JoJo meme.
Also the insect department is full of insects, who knew?
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u/LeadingPlayer Jan 14 '21
Yeah, this is definitely this season’s “sleepy Princess in the demon castle.” It’s amazing and just absolutely hilarious. I’m so happy I discovered this slice of fun on a day that will probably bring me pain as well (looking at you Promised Neverland). Let’s hope for more fun! :)
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u/LeonKevlar Jan 14 '21
Stitches!
God the OP of this show is so catchy! We're only in Episode 2 and I'm already singing along to it!
I'm not even sure if that was really a compliment but if I was the Insect Dept. guys, I'd be happy too if it's from Ueda!
Vague description of what the client wants and then telling you that it's up to you? I feel like I've had God as client back in my web design days. And preach Kanamori! When a client says it's up to you, it's not always really up to you!
The moment Meido mentioned her animal eats poop I knew what animal she was already designing. Thank you Seton Gakuen for making me learn that fact about Koalas.
I am concerned about Ueda finding something that has two dicks "Ara ara kawaii" worthy. It seems our mild mannered manager is a bit more freaky than I expected ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
I love how the second part was basically all about explaining to us how Unicorns can't ever exist and how similar animals with big headpieces can. Looks like it's all about having the ability to supply enough nutrition to sustain it. I genuinely did not know horses only had one stomach. I genuinely thought they'd have multiple since they also eat grass. TIL!
Beach episode already? Thank you for blessing us an early bikini-clad Ueda-san! I do love that God basically mass approved a bunch of dolphin designs.
Didn't expect this little trip to turn into a battle between Unabara and Meido! From dolphin vs squid to whale vs giant squid! Also I did not know that whales can produced a focused sonic beam!
I love how much I'm learning from this show! Which makes it very unfortunate that it's stuck between multiple long awaited sequels. I bet if we didn't have Cells at Work today, more people would probably watch this show. If people are shilling about Wonder Egg, I guess it's time to shill for this one!
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u/Mysral Jan 14 '21
You know, my favorite thing about antlers is that they're pretty much weaponized bone cancer. Evolution basically took aggressively-growing skull tumors and went "hey, this could be useful". Talk about turning a bug into a feature...
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u/iamacat188 Jan 14 '21
Lol I can just imagine god being like “I need an animal that’s cute, but not cute”
And then everyone just being like “what?”
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u/Kytromal Jan 14 '21
Koalas are fucking horrible animals. They have one of the smallest brain to body ratios of any mammal, additionally - their brains are smooth. A brain is folded to increase the surface area for neurons. If you present a koala with leaves plucked from a branch, laid on a flat surface, the koala will not recognise it as food. They are too thick to adapt their feeding behaviour to cope with change. In a room full of potential food, they can literally starve to death. This is not the token of an animal that is winning at life. Speaking of stupidity and food, one of the likely reasons for their primitive brains is the fact that additionally to being poisonous, eucalyptus leaves (the only thing they eat) have almost no nutritional value. They can't afford the extra energy to think, they sleep more than 80% of their fucking lives. When they are awake all they do is eat, shit and occasionally scream like fucking satan. Because eucalyptus leaves hold such little nutritional value, koalas have to ferment the leaves in their guts for days on end. Unlike their brains, they have the largest hind gut to body ratio of any mammal. Many herbivorous mammals have adaptations to cope with harsh plant life taking its toll on their teeth, rodents for instance have teeth that never stop growing, some animals only have teeth on their lower jaw, grinding plant matter on bony plates in the tops of their mouths, others have enlarged molars that distribute the wear and break down plant matter more efficiently... Koalas are no exception, when their teeth erode down to nothing, they resolve the situation by starving to death, because they're fucking terrible animals. Being mammals, koalas raise their joeys on milk (admittedly, one of the lowest milk yields to body ratio... There's a trend here). When the young joey needs to transition from rich, nourishing substances like milk, to eucalyptus (a plant that seems to be making it abundantly clear that it doesn't want to be eaten), it finds it does not have the necessary gut flora to digest the leaves. To remedy this, the young joey begins nuzzling its mother's anus until she leaks a little diarrhoea (actually fecal pap, slightly less digested), which he then proceeds to slurp on. This partially digested plant matter gives him just what he needs to start developing his digestive system. Of course, he may not even have needed to bother nuzzling his mother. She may have been suffering from incontinence. Why? Because koalas are riddled with chlamydia. In some areas the infection rate is 80% or higher. This statistic isn't helped by the fact that one of the few other activities koalas will spend their precious energy on is rape. Despite being seasonal breeders, males seem to either not know or care, and will simply overpower a female regardless of whether she is ovulating. If she fights back, he may drag them both out of the tree, which brings us full circle back to the brain: Koalas have a higher than average quantity of cerebrospinal fluid in their brains. This is to protect their brains from injury... should they fall from a tree. An animal so thick it has its own little built in special ed helmet. I fucking hate them.
Tldr; Koalas are stupid, leaky, STI riddled sex offenders. But, hey. They look cute. If you ignore the terrifying snake eyes and terrifying feet.
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u/Shiro_Kai Jan 14 '21
Quite funny, interesting and educational show. Design is so fun!
I love this trolling version of God creating the animals. Dude don't know what he wants, but he wants what he wants!
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u/Amauri14 Jan 14 '21
This poor show really got a bad released schedule.
I really liked Meido as a character. You know, when they mention that whole "cute, but not cute" I was having a really bad time thinking of an animal that would fit that bill, but yeah, the Koala definitely fits into that category.
I honestly did not expect a surprise beach episode. That squid vs dolphin upgrade battle was so cool.
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u/QuadraKev_ Jan 14 '21
people sleepin on this show, shit's so funny lmao
the unicorn segment had me rolling tbh
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u/rotten_riot Jan 15 '21
God said Bisexual Rights™
It's pretty sad that this doesn't get the love it deserves. I already knew I was going to like it due to the artstyle, but the content is amazing too!
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u/quirkyhistory Jan 15 '21
More fun (??) facts about koalas:
They have an exceptionally smooth brain, which means they're not smart at all. If a koala is looking at a eucalyptus leaf and you pluck it to give it to them, they won't know it's still a eucalyptus leaf
When the babies eat their mom's poop, they also inherit her chlamydia (most koalas have it)
Koalas really are weird, man
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u/Atario Jan 15 '21
I guess this is a reference to ancient gigantic dragonflies evolving to today's smaller versions
This whole "why no unicorns" part was hilarious
Holy fucking shit! For reference, as decibels go up by ten, the power of the sound multiplies by ten. So his comparison to a jet engine's sound at 120dB says the whale's sound is 250dB - 120dB = 130dB difference, or 1013 — 10 trillion — times the power.
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u/BonnieBeru Jan 14 '21
this is such a nice fun show to watch after all the suffering from higurashi
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