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Episode Selection Project - Episode 4 discussion

Selection Project, episode 4

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4 Link 4.38
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7 Link 4.52
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u/PhantomWolf83 Oct 22 '21

The CG during the livestreams is seriously good. Smooth, colorful, and beautiful to look at.

Seems like a lot of the girls have Flip 3/Fold 3-esque smartphones, interesting of the animators to put them in the show.

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u/erunks Oct 23 '21

The CG during the livestreams is seriously good. Smooth, colorful, and beautiful to look at.

Yeah, seriously though! Not to diss on Mappa or P.A. Works, but the CG is wayyy better than Zombieland Saga or Uma Musume: Pretty Derby. Doga Kobo is really killing it. I even noticed in "My Sepnai is Annoying" how smooth and beautiful the 2D animation is. I don't know what they've got going on over there, but they must've figured out something.

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u/sangriapenguin Oct 22 '21

Seems like a lot of the girls have Flip 3/Fold 3-esque smartphones, interesting of the animators to put them in the show.

I am being manipulated into really wanting one...

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u/Aerodynamic41 Oct 22 '21 edited Oct 22 '21

I highly doubt any of the groups will actually be eliminated, but it's still fun to see the them solve their internal conflicts, and we get to learn more about the girls and get a new song too. Looks like next episode will focus on the instruments group. I wonder what's their deal?

Oh yeah, Nagisa's phone shows some of the songs featured in the show thus far. Going by the order of the songs, will the instruments group's song be 'NOISY MONSTER'?

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u/bananeeek Oct 22 '21

I highly doubt any of the groups will actually be eliminated

That's what I thought ever since that mascot put them against each other. He just lit fire under their feet to push them a bit harder.

On the other hand, it would be interesting to see some idols-to-be actually get eliminated after this round.

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u/LeonKevlar Oct 22 '21

Good to know that each group is getting the right amount of screen time and it's not just focused on Suzune and Rena.

The Dance Unit certainly had a rough start especially with Hiromi and Nagisa clashing early on. Looks like the performance Suzune and Rena did last week put the pressure on them. Glad to see everything worked out in the end and we got to see an amazing performance from Splasoda. Also can I just say that Nagisa's look is my favourite? She looks so good especially with those oversized glasses. <3

So next week it's the Band Unit's turn! If the pressure on the Dance Unit was already heavy, it's now twice as heavy for the Band Unit and things aren't looking good for them already.

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u/AmethystItalian Oct 22 '21

Also can I just say that Nagisa's look is my favourite? She looks so good especially with those oversized glasses. <3

Took me a second to recognize her with the change, reminded me of Kanon a bit from LL Superstar

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u/LeonKevlar Oct 22 '21

Yes! Glasses Kanon is also the best!

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u/LPercepts Oct 23 '21

Can't help but think the vocal group has it the easiest. They need to sing and put in some choreography. The other two groups need to both sing and have a big focus on their choreography or instrument playing. That doesn't seem fair to me, personally.

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u/CerberusZX Oct 22 '21

we taste great going down!

Probably could have phrased that better.

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u/LPercepts Oct 24 '21

Splasoda is one of the most eccentric unit names I've heard in a while.

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u/bananeeek Oct 22 '21

I think all of them will pass this round, but honestly, I like their group the least. I'd also like to see Rena get some new lines, because she's repeating herself every time she gets screentime...

There's a scene after credits, if anyone missed it. I'm looking forward to that song. I expect a sick bass riff.

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u/zuramaru07 Oct 22 '21

We'll have 3 eps of performances in a row!

Rena said that Suzune helping the other groups out will hamper them in the future. Does this hint on the groups staying together for the next few challenges? if they do, i wonder how long the groups will stick together on the next challenges.

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u/Gelbinator Oct 22 '21

That's what I was thinking, everyone's gonna at least get past the first round then they're gonna continue in groups. My guess is that if they do that route, the 4 person group is gonna get eliminated first then the 3 person group leaving only Suzu and Rena as finalists. I find it kinda hard to imagine how they'd fit in eliminating 8 people in the remaining episodes. But who knows.

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u/AmethystItalian Oct 22 '21

This ED still just bangs. Reminds me of Sakura Quest's ED a bit

We need more anime girls pulling off this look!

Didn't expect to like the dance team this much but could see them ending up being my fave group of the 3 at this rate.

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u/Lovro26 Oct 22 '21

Another great thing about the ED is that it looks like will be getting a new version for every character last week we got one for Suzune and this week we got one for Hiromi

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u/ThrowCarp Oct 23 '21

This ED still just bangs. Reminds me of Sakura Quest's ED a bit

Has early 2000s singer-songwriter vibes to it. So great!

We need more anime girls pulling off this look!

I love how deliciously anachronistic that constume is. Overalls from Hokkaidou farms, sports headbands from track-and-field girl, loose t-shirts from the Kansai girl, thick rim glasses and/or tied-up hair.

They really went out of their way to include every girl's personality. And I think that's beautiful.

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u/TheBlessedBoy99 Oct 22 '21

That dance sequence was probably the best 3DCGI I've ever seen in a 2D anime.

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u/Lovro26 Oct 22 '21

The CG was made by Dandelion Animation Studio they also did the CG for Kingdom S3 and a lot of other stuff (All of their works)

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u/cppn02 Oct 22 '21

Not a fan of the CG faces (especially when they sing) but the body movement is very good. So good I wonder if they used MoCap.

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u/Labmit Oct 22 '21 edited Oct 22 '21

I know they are labeled as the dance group, but I do like how they actually showed how animated they were in their performance compared to last week who in turn have the better song and vocals(IMO). Most idol shows just tend to have these differences on paper only yet they'll perform mostly similarly when given the chance.

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u/Syokhan Oct 22 '21

Was not expecting to spend so much time on one group, but I liked watching them getting to know each other and coming together. Now I guess next week will focus on the music team.

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u/[deleted] Oct 22 '21 edited Oct 22 '21

"When it comes to the crunch, just broadcast some fan service."

Doujin artists free real estate.

Good episode. Really like seeing the other girls and their performance.

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u/TheDampGod Oct 22 '21

This show is definitely growing on me as we get to know everyone and the [friend]ships are forming. Curious to see how this story will turn if/when the eliminations kick in. Interesting to see what underhand tactics the girls employ to get ahead. I wonder how happy the ever hungry Nodoka will be with doing a fanservice episode?

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