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Orix said: Black Lagoon also has comedy, I don't know what you're talking about.^ I continue to be amused that you're comparing Black Lagoon to a COMEDY anime. Keep it up. :3 And since you asked for it: But yes, it's unfair and I'll stop. @okanagan It has actual violence on top of having fun character interactions, some character exploration and the setting has a certain atmosphere to it. |
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| Speaking for myself, I loved the opening scene on the train where the old creep was harassing Momoka. It was a great way to let us meet Momoka for the first time, as well as Miou. I felt that the scene was very realistic. Years ago, women on trains would take the abuse quietly. Nowadays, middle school* girls can be amazingly aggressive in fighting back, to the point of chasing down the guy if he tries to run away. Security cameras are everywhere now, so the girl does not actually have to tackle the guy and knock him to the ground. She merely has to make enough of a fuss that the police can be clear about who he was. From there, it is straightforward police work to track him down based on security camera footage and witness accounts. For Miou to stand up for Momoka is just what I would expect in such a situation. * Possibly this is true for high school girls as well. |
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ManaruJun 30, 2014 8:28 AM
| my god that narrator cracks me up XD |
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| I miss C3. This brings back lots of memories. Sabagebu will focus on comedy + Airsoft action : ) Dat Jill Valentine cosplay |
| After I saw Jill , I keep on thinking about JILLLLLLLLLLLLLLL Jill why are you here!!! Love this one. |
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| This "I-got -tricked/forced-into-joining-a -club" thing happens pretty often. Is this a cultural thing where someone feels an obligation to follow through with club activities b/c their name was signed on a slip of paper against their will? I don't think I've ever seen an anime where this happened and the person simply didn't go. I mean isn't that the normal response? Is it simply a plot device? Someone please enlighten me b/c it's super annoying. |
| @kelken Very good points! Unfortunately, it is only rarely that we get people posting comments on these threads who have very deep knowledge of Japan. Rather than joining MAL, those people typically participate in Japanese-language online discussions. Let's hope that there is somebody like that here who can address your questions. I have never lived in Japan. But my impression is that there is a "school club culture" there with a lot of distinctive features that are not seen in other countries. As for me, the part that most confused me was the way that all of the other girls had this immediate extremely negative reaction to Momoka just because they saw her coming to school with Miou that day. The manga presents the story just a bit differently, which gave me a bit more insight. But it gave me the impression that this school is way different from what I experienced. I don't want to just assume that it is a "Japanese" thing. Maybe it is because of their social class, for example. Anyways, I'm loving this series. Yes, the "sucked into a club" trope is heavily-used in anime series. I have seen it many times. I guess I'll get sick of it at some point in the future. |
okanaganJul 1, 2014 3:55 AM
| @VintageVentus The narrator himself is telling you: "This is what you're going to get from this series, don't expect anything else or it getting better! K, bye" @kelken What? You're getting tired of school clubs? Are you that boring, there is no life outside school and schooling is boring, there can only be fun in school clubs. You like fun right, the you will be forced to join my school club no matter what! But seriously, it's a blatant plot advancement gag, and for Japanese their high time is high school before societal pressures and expectations roll down on their spirits. And like I mentioned, actual studies and school itself is boring and for that to be remedied writers use the whole "school club" excuse to have some leeway for their premise to be relevant, yet still be in school with all the cute girls. |
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| The sad part is that C3 was an all-girls school, this is in a co-ed school, so why is the entire club only full of cute girls? I can imagine a club with cute girls who like guns to be quite popular among high school guys. XD With the plot - a prodigy newbie and a skilled club captain; the same sabage - it does feel more like a spoof of C3 than a standing on its own, probly why it feels somewhat of a letdown. |
zephiris said: The sad part is that C3 was an all-girls school, this is in a co-ed school, so why is the entire club only full of cute girls? I can imagine a club with cute girls who like guns to be quite popular among high school guys. XD With the plot - a prodigy newbie and a skilled club captain; the same sabage - it does feel more like a spoof of C3 than a standing on its own, probly why it feels somewhat of a letdown. What are you talking? This is also an all girls school! |
| bigivelfhq said: This is also an all girls school! In fact, if you look very closely at Chapter 1 in the manga, you can see that . . . |
okanaganJul 1, 2014 1:54 PM
| @Okanagan @T3hsource Thanks for the responses. The way Momoka handled the bullying was atypical. She took it to keep the peace but unloaded on them in the end. So glad she didn't punk out and cry (not that there's anything wrong with that, just not my speed) Going-home club for life! After all, I do have anime to watch. An airsoft club would be awesome though, I think I'd have joined w/o hesitation. |
| Kayo Goutokuji cosplay Jill Valentine from Resident Evil 3 game, anyone else notice?XD |
OTKINIJul 2, 2014 8:11 AM
| So, this didn't look too good at first, but, after watching the first epidode,I stand corrected. The show is hillarious and I really enjoyed the shooting scene(The Boob shot LOL). I can't wait for more episodes of this. Also, "Have the taste of my imaginary karate that I learned in school!!" I died laughing XD |
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| I love the narrator! He not only broke the fourth wall, he annihilated it! I also love the fact that Momoka isn't really as nice as she lets on almost like another pink haired girl we all know: Sakura from Naruto perhaps... :D. Except here, the facade was just what?! LOL! I especially love the way she was "recruited", just wow! Kidnapping by any other name, and for laughs too! One more thing: Urara Kasugano, meet Urara Kasugano. |
aNinjaWithAIDSJul 2, 2014 2:00 AM
| That was fun! :D Didn't really expect myself to find it amusing, but I did ! :D I'm just wondering whether the 2nd episode will be aired on July 6th or the real 1st. |
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| I'm a little concerned about the direction this show is going in. It looks like it's going to be pandering more to a male audience than a female one. Anybody else feel this way? I've only read up to Chapter 3 of the manga and I don't recall a hot spring scene? |
| bethelwho wrote: I'm a little concerned about the direction this show is going in. It looks like it's going to be pandering more to a male audience than a female one. Anybody else feel this way? I've only read up to Chapter 3 of the manga and I don't recall a hot spring scene? Episode 1 of the anime corresponds to Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the manga. I made a careful comparison. I'll put my comments in "spoiler" tags so that I won't ruin it for those of you who plan to read the manga in the future. In any case, what I found is that . . . |
okanaganJul 2, 2014 9:48 AM
| Gotta love that narrator. |
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| Not bad. I like the narrator. The comedy was decent. |
PinkSheep said: Am I the only one that didn't think the comedy was really funny?When I watched comedy like D-frag! it actually made me laugh but this just didn't really :( Japanese to English comedy sometimes loses me, we don't get the full experience with the language barrier and all :( |
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| I already have concluded that this is not going to top Stella Jogakuin. Oh no.... that "normal" MC questioning everything already. This is gonna hurt..... That narrator is also fucking annoying. What is this?! Daimidaler?! What the hell is wrong with that weak ass bullying?! This is so thin I can't even write on it what the problem even is! This is trying way too hard to be called funny. To list all the problems would take too much time.... |
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| I checked out the manga before watching this. Really like it so far! |
| My old Japan blog which I'm never going to finish: https://ramenshojo.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/day-6-nakano-broadway-harmonica-street-zauo-restaurant/ |
okanagan said: bethelwho wrote: I'm a little concerned about the direction this show is going in. It looks like it's going to be pandering more to a male audience than a female one. Anybody else feel this way? I've only read up to Chapter 3 of the manga and I don't recall a hot spring scene? Episode 1 of the anime corresponds to Chapters 1, 2 and 3 of the manga. I made a careful comparison. I'll put my comments in "spoiler" tags so that I won't ruin it for those of you who plan to read the manga in the future. In any case, what I found is that . . . Ah, that's such a shame! We get so few shoujo shows every season and they've just handed it to the seinen demographic :( Oh well, we've still got Sailor Moon and Ao Haru Ride, I guess. |
| I liked it alot very interesting concept and will keep watching ;) |
| Really enjoyed the first episode! I love Miou and Momoka! xD |
| Cool OP? Gag anime? Cute girls? Comedy? I am sold. Seriously, what am I gonna do with my life when you toss anime like this at me? And here I thought, I will take it easy this season and watch as less anime as possbile. There goes my freedom. I love Kayo, she is so unmotivated. Momoya totally got played there hahaha. This is one of the best "forced into a club" scene I have seen so far. "Did I mess up my good girl act" xD Man I love Momoka. THIS is what I wanted to happen in all those cliche shojo manga. Okay, I was like, "What's with with that lame joke when Momoka saw the shop owner and said I have heard/ seen you somewhere." Turns out HE is the narrator lmao Kayo, is that Tomb Raider parody I see? That violent gun shots + blood = girls' imagination xD Momoka slayed them! nice. Urara's got a dirty mind, or so I felt when she said "First I will go for one gun then for two." They cut the ED... Well its pre-air so maybe that's why. I am an idiot, you are an idiot, everyone is an idiot . . . 8.5/10 |
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| Why do I get the impression that I'm watching a mix of D-Frag and Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san? The art looks like a bit suspect, but that said I'm loving the cheap laughs this show brings. Looks decent enough for now. Edit: By the way, I LoL'd at the Matrix-y hallway gun battle in the preview. |
L-RyoshiJul 5, 2014 9:49 AM
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T3hSource said: okanagan said: Are you sure about that:Based on Episode 1, this is by far the most entertaining girls-with-guns anime series that I can think of. Silly me, I missed the part where Black Lagoon was labeled as a gag/slap stick comedy series. |
| Dat Jill Valentine cosplay. |
| Never enough anime with girls and guns. |
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| lol great first ep Loved the fighting at t he end XD haha she drugged her to make her join the club <3 I got a shoujo ai feeling ( very lightly) def going to watch this anime XD judging by the light fanservice it feels like this should be labled as a seinen |
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| Dat Narrator. Well I'm sold. Dat Boob shot tho.... =A= |
| Was much more enjoyable that Stella Jogakuin Koutou-ka C³-bu was. Though I can't help but see myself dropping this in a couple episodes. |
| Wow, this is actually more interesting than i thought. |
| Cute is justice. |
| parfaited said: The shoot-out at the end was quite amusing actually. "It's their Imagination!" Agreed. An Episode 1 of any anime series has to get people excited enough watch Episode 2. I just can't imagine Episode 1 without that last part. The reality is that creepy old otaku men buy DVDs and Blu-rays. They are willing to pay to attend meet-the-voice-actresses special events in Tokyo. They will buy CDs of the character songs. They will collect high-quality plastic figurines of all of the characters. 12-year-old girls won't do any of these things. So the correct business decision was made to adapt the manga to the anime along the lines of what we saw them do in Episode 1. Frankly, I love the gag comedy and the interesting characters. |
okanaganJul 6, 2014 10:22 PM
cjkira99 said: I missed the part where a gag comedy is more satisfying than actual action with actual violence.T3hSource said: Are you sure about that: Silly me, I missed the part where Black Lagoon was labeled as a gag/slap stick comedy series. |
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| You made your point that this isn't your style and you don't like this, why are you still here? Anyways, great first ep. I loved that the girl was wearing her costume during the introduction, had to check back to see. |
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