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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Lol, Miss Monochrome again. I find it funny how they gave her shiny eyes in this anime. I found the episode cute with the girls together and the brief photo shoot was kinda cute. A picture is worth a thousand words right? Dem outfits. |
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| Erena is having a field day with the pictures of the girls in such lovely dresses. Momoko's dress has a bit of seiyuu connection to it, as Yui Ogura has performed in and has taken selfies in those puffy dresses before, Nae also looks good in them as well. Matsuri's dress is the one I like the most of all, she can sport pink very well and I also like her jacket she wore with it. Looks like Chloe is going back to France in the next episode, why don't they just leave that kind of goodbye for the last episode for once especially since she's a main character. |
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| When in doubt, push buttons. |
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| I'm guessing that the winners of the contest were based on the results of the actual Miss Seiou 2014 contest that they had a while back? And Chloe's going back to France in next week's episode? That's a shame, she's one of the funniest characters in the show |
| I found it to be quite a distraction to see the results from today's election being continually flashed on the top half of the screen. Of course, it is a very big day for Japan. However, I wonder if those results are going to be permanently on the versions on the streaming sites. I remember that Episode 10 of one series has urgent tsunami warnings on the streamed version since it had the bad luck to be aired on March 11, 2011. Poor Tomo ended up being forced to take on the task of being the MC for the beauty contest when she is more of a behind-the-scenes techie person. Great that she was able to rise to the challenge and handle it so well. I just can't believe that Chloe Lemaire will actually be leaving in the next episode. Surely there will be some last-minute change of her plans. So far, she has been the closest thing to a central character in the series. The formal dresses worn by the contestants were a major highlight for me:  Interesting that they didn't take the fanservice route of showing all of the girls wearing swimsuits. |
okanaganDec 14, 2014 11:38 AM
| Shaniyaz said: But Kinoko and her crews kinda ruined it by raising those banners to the audience and making them applaud/laugh, which I felt was forced. In my viewpoint, Tomo could've pulled it off decently without their extra help. Yeah, I thought that was kind of weird. It was more along the lines of what they would do when filming a TV show in front of a live studio audience. These signs say "applause":  There was another point where they held up signs telling everybody to laugh. |
| Not my kind of episode, really dislike those miss events and stuff. In the end i did watch the episode but i am questioning if a should have, well i hope we will get something better next week. |
Aversa said: At least they didn't have a 'swimsuit' competition. Maybe if you think of the point of the episode as being how Tomo gained confidence to speak in front of people, and the event was just background, it might be better?Not my kind of episode, really dislike those miss events and stuff. In the end i did watch the episode but i am questioning if a should have, well i hope we will get something better next week. (at least, that's how I'm looking at it) |
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| Wonder if there's a Mister Seiou competition? Gonna predict from the start that Akane's gonna win, plus I actually like her. That forest tea party sound great! LOL CALLED IT Tomo's cute, I'd like it if she hosted more too. Sorry girls but... the outfits are a bit strange. Or at least they'd look fine if they'd ditch some accessories. Uh, just me or did Tomo's outstretched hand near 20 min looked abnormal? This episode was pretty entertaining, saved it for me. |
| Tomo-Chan's laugh was so kawaii. Tomo-Chan's nervousness was so kawaii. Tomo-Chan was so kawaii!!! |
| I was hoping Akane or Kokomi would win. Sigh Oh well. |
| Laugh i say! LAUGH!! |
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Magito said: I was hoping Akane or Kokomi would win. Sigh Oh well. I wanted them to say "hey we made you announcer, but you're really the winner Tomo-Chan!" But I knew it wouldn't happen... oh well. |
| Best girl won. duh. |
| Upcoming Chloe episode hype |
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okanagan said: Shaniyaz said: But Kinoko and her crews kinda ruined it by raising those banners to the audience and making them applaud/laugh, which I felt was forced. In my viewpoint, Tomo could've pulled it off decently without their extra help. Yeah, I thought that was kind of weird. It was more along the lines of what they would do when filming a TV show in front of a live studio audience. There was another point where they held up signs telling everybody to laugh. It being forced was what made it funny. |
| Well, everything happened according to the type of show that this is. The last half was quite good. |
| Freaking predictable and boring. Of course they wouldn't show the contest except for the very end, and of course a main character won the tiara. Two more weeks... I can get through two more weeks... Is Chloe leaving next episode? Good, I was getting tired of her. But I wish Erena would leave more. |
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hentai_proxy said: Yes, this was the point of the episode. I am wondering, however, why they did not give any lines to miss Monochrome this episode although she was featured quite heavily. Maybe some dispute with Horie Yui's agency? I wondered about that too, she was basically in most parts of teh episode and i just wanted to hear at least a single line :o She felt so out of place :/ |
sanlei said: Maybe the voice actress was simply sick. It happens.I wondered about that too, she was basically in most parts of teh episode and i just wanted to hear at least a single line :o She felt so out of place :/ |
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| A cute episode, but not exceptional. I am looking forward the next episode with Chloe :) |
| Here is the preview for Episode 11 which you already saw after the ED of Episode 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkjc9ksnF6A |
| I don't understand why this show is rated to extremely low. Even lower than Ushinawareta. This is strictly a SoL with cute girls doing cute things. Like, what the fuck else did you want from this? It's accomplishing it's goals entirely. I'm going to rate it super high just out of spite. |
| @Jonesy974: It is a fair comparison to talk about "Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete" since both of them are series based on games. For those people who have not seen Ushinawareta, have a look at Episode 1 at 04:00 where Astronomy Club President Airi Hasekura delivers some impressive roundhouse kicks with the camera being in the perfect position. That could have tipped the scales. Ushinawareta has six main characters and eight less important characters. So it is a lot easier to get into. Typical series are built around a core of 4 to 6 characters.  After the fight, here's a scene from Ushinawareta EP1 where you can't see Airi's panties. |
okanaganDec 21, 2014 4:18 AM
| For me, panties have got nothing to do with it (though unfortunately okanagan may be 'right' for a lot of people). I haven't watched Ushinawareta (yet), so comparing to that means nothing to me. My reason for my current rating of '6' for Girlfriend is that, as stupid as it may sound, I actually usually want some sort of story or plot. In Girlfriend there is very little of that. Also, a huge cast usually is a distraction - it's difficult to learn anything about any of the characters. And what little of the characters we do know comes across as to sugary for my tastes - it's hard to build a reasonable picture of their personalities in my head. So, for me it is not a bad show, but it's just not that interesting either. (Note: for me, a '6' means "fine". It does not mean bad. It just means it wasn't anything special.) |
CratexDec 21, 2014 8:39 AM
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| Overall, it appears that this series has been a failed experiment. That is not only among MAL users but for viewers in Japan as well. As of this moment, here are the most recent "Amazon Stalker points". There are four volumes, and I give the release dates. And then there are the numbers of points for the Blu-ray disk (BD) and the DVD. V1 01/21 BD 1152 DVD 357 V2 02/25 BD . 986 DVD 295 V3 03/25 BD 1107 DVD 348 V4 04/22 BD 1101 DVD 435 These look poor to me. Some MAL users can make much better-informed comments regarding analyzing these points. Informally, I would say that this is below average but not quite "crash and burn". Having an enormous cast with no clear core group seems to have been an interesting stunt. Most likely, this would appeal to those viewers who already play the smartphone game. After all, who would want to watch a Pokémon TV show unless all 151 of them would appear at some point? Given that their goal might have been to present as many characters as they possibly could during the season, I think that their approach was reasonable. Each episode was a self-contained story. The fans of Miss Monochrome were able to stand up and cheer during the few times that she appeared, even though she was never a central character. Those same fans got upset the time that Miss Monochrome didn't get any lines. "Ushinawareta Mirai o Motomete" is quite a lot easier to just sit back and watch, expecting to see a story with a plot. Also, there are only a handful of characters that you have to get to know. "Ushinawareta" is based on an eroge/visual novel which runs on Windows, and apparently there is no smartphone version. So logically it makes sense that at least they would throw in a few panty shots. I didn't feel that they were gratuitous. In fact, they seem to help to develop Club President Airi's vivacious personality. |
okanaganDec 21, 2014 9:28 AM
| It won't sell well because -No solid premise, the amount of characters wasn't the issue, no premise at all was the biggest issue for this anime -lack of fanservice -It also comes off as too girly for some. |
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| Episode very nice and cute, than seen previously. Narration usable, the character of Tomo-chan and the girls involved today, you are shown a lot of fun. Drawings and animations honest. |
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| Another pretty cute episode! Let's see what happens next. |
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| [orz] late as usual. ep 10, Oshii is the VA Miku Hatsune... the gang are really helpful not to mention their line-up of famous VAs as someone also mentioned on some previous comments, Miss Monochrome always on the scene but never get any VA lines... |
matias067Jan 21, 2015 8:57 AM
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| It wasn't bad episode, all cast being put into one place in those nice dresses. In the end, I liked that Akane didn't win, that would be pretty cliche after everyone ephasized that during episode. Oshii was good. Chloe and Erena next time, egh o_O I still can't stand their voices, it would be suffering for me. |
| Nice to see all the support for Tomo as she came out of her shell. So Fumio won it all eh? Wasn't expecting that, but good for her I guess. :D |
| This episode would have been good if Tomo actually did the speech by herself. She would have managed to do a fine job if those other girls didn't have those "laugh/applaud/" signs. It really makes it seem like they didn't believe in Tomo's confidence. that Erena is sure enjoying herself. Pictures,pictures and more pictures. Nice to see Chloe again. She says "thimble" instead of humble. xD |
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| I get that they used the signs so it seemed as though Tomo was getting a genuine response but it felt more like a sitcom production than an actual beauty pageant (that's basically what this shit was). I'm sure the artificiality of the audience response waned as the event progressed. In any case, I'm sure she was aware of it at the end, as one of the girls held up a sign saying "You're the best!" in the direction of the stage, where Tomo and the contestants were at. So now she knows it's okay to leave your comfort zone and try new things. How cute, it's almost as if it were reiterating the same refrain from episode 8. And Fumio is crowned winner. Now at least this school has the "patrician" taste. It's actually only been until this episode, the one in which beauty is emphasized (given the context), that it has struck me that almost all these girls look identical. Their face/head/body structure is consistent across all of them, with slight changes in nuance with some in between. At this point I'm just gushing over their hair and colors, superficially speaking. However, its nice that I can distinguish one's character from the others as they all have different hobbies, and consequently have contrasting backgrounds. So that's not entirely the case, unlike in some other shows of this genre. 2 more episodes left of this rather boring show, the first of which being about Chloe, judging by the Ep. title and her appearance in the preview. Might be something sad too, a nice change of pace. Looking forward to it. |
KatoBytesAug 3, 2016 6:50 PM
| Why do people have such bad taste? Anime isn't subjective anymore. |
| Yeah. What that one girl said. Make the dress shorter! |
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| Nice development for Tomo but that's all |
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| Tomo is so adorable. Nice character deveploment for her. :3 Miss Monochrome again. It's so funny to see her in this show all the time. She should get more lines, though. |
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