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Jaden · 2015-10-08, 12:17

Alright...so I feel like if you're going to be a musical, you have to commit to it more. Otherwise it's way too jarring and cheesy every time people break into song. I don't know if the style even really works with episodic anime anyway. But I'll give it points for originality.

DragoonKain3 · 2015-10-08, 16:37

Musical anime... to my memory, I don't think I've seen one in almost two decades worth of watching anime. On top of them hinting that the heroine knew someone from the past, that Rem guy seems to be reminded of certain things upon closer inspection, and me having a feeling that the brother isn't actually blood-related, this was the most pleasant surprise of the cour. Sure it has the feeling of an Otome game adaptation, but it not being one gives me hope that they'll actually have a decent ending this time around.

Cloudedmind · 2015-10-12, 15:28

This turned out a lot better then expected and I'm liking the female lead.

Whether or not we get a canon pair, well this is still Rejet and I could see them eventually wanting to do a game tie in or at least some drama CD's if this ends up even remotely selling.

I really did like that opening scene though feeling like some dark opera. Although because Funi is streaming this when that guy started talking in English I'd wondered if I'd actually started watching the dub by accident. :P

ookamigirl · 2015-10-14, 12:20

#2

Spoiler for plot:

AntonKutovoi · 2015-10-14, 13:52

I like how the Ritsuka didn't even question what happened to the attacker, when Rem came out from the flames. The less you know, the sounder you sleep, I guess

EroKing · 2015-10-14, 14:03

I like Azuna's design. She looks like she would do pretty good in a hentai

lol'd when Rem started singing during the fight, this must be the closest thing to a male version of Symphogear

dem lyrics though

LKK · 2015-10-14, 14:26

Watched the first 2 episodes back to back. I know that the Japanese have a penchant for making stage musicals for all sorts of things. Did this anime come from one of those??

To be honest, I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed the episodes. I'm in so far.

Cloudedmind · 2015-10-14, 15:14

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Originally Posted by LKK

Watched the first 2 episodes back to back. I know that the Japanese have a penchant for making stage musicals for all sorts of things. Did this anime come from one of those??

To be honest, I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed the episodes. I'm in so far.

Not that I could find. The anime appears to be the first property in this new "franchise". Well technically that's the manga, which was released a little bit before the anime, but as far as I could tell is based on the anime anyway. Then there's going to be a game next March.

Flower · 2015-10-14, 15:59

Ep 02

Okay...this series is silly, but a good kind of silly. I also started giggling and facepalming when Rem started singing again.

Well...not so bad on the whole, I guess. Will give it another ep.

kuromitsu · 2015-10-14, 16:38

Poor Azuna, Ritsuka keeps ditching her.

At least this time she told her what she was doing...

Anyway, this episode was unfortunately pretty boring for most of the time. And there should've been at least one more song! One song per episode is not a musical, even StarMyu had two songs in its second episode. (And whoever writes the lyrics for these songs really needs to work on her writing skills, all lyrics so far were pretty horrible.

)

I'm also disappointed that we got so little of the brother. He's featured prominently in the OP/ED as Rem's rival so I'm expecting a serious case of siscon...

The student council members are a pretty standard fare, though Shiki was funny. I kept expecting the dog to bite Rose Guy's butt...

GDiddy · 2015-10-14, 20:23

DOGGY IS BEST BOY! I wonder if the dog changes into a bishie?

I have found my campy guilty pleasure this season. Now I gotta see what happens with the brother.

Poor Azuna is gonna be like, 'BITCH I"M TIRED OF BEING DUMPED BECAUSE THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT WANTS TO GET INTO YOUR GRIMMOIRE" by the time this is over

-As for the other harems:

--I lol'd at the dog trying to bite big Steroid Demon guy.

--Also, LOLLLL at Shiki acting all creepy

--I kind of like Rose Petal Ouji-sama though. 'LOOK AT ME SIT LIKE THIS WITH A ROSE PETAL DON"T I LOOK COOL'

Cloudedmind · 2015-10-14, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by kuromitsu

Poor Azuna, Ritsuka keeps ditching her.

At least this time she told her what she was doing...

Anyway, this episode was unfortunately pretty boring for most of the time. And there should've been at least one more song! One song per episode is not a musical, even StarMyu had two songs in its second episode. (And whoever writes the lyrics for these songs really needs to work on her writing skills, all lyrics so far were pretty horrible.

)

I'm also disappointed that we got so little of the brother. He's featured prominently in the OP/ED as Rem's rival so I'm expecting a serious case of siscon...

The student council members are a pretty standard fare, though Shiki was funny. I kept expecting the dog to bite Rose Guy's butt...

Oh, no doubt, and I was kind of thinking this before but after seeing the picture of Ritsu's aunt, he's most likely her cousin and not her actual brother which will of course make the nii-san route which will definitely be happening in the upcoming game A-OK by otome game standards.

Blue-kun · 2015-10-14, 21:49

The action, it was masterful. I haven't seen such awful fighting choreography in a while, but it didn't even matter because everything was so gloriously campy that I had a smile in my face during the whole scene. And those lyrics... oh my god when Rem brought out the engrish, I totally lost it. The end of the dark-side game, pffthahahaha.

Seriously, this was an experience. I don't even think the whole series itself is bad, and at the very least the protagonist seems to be slightly more active than most otoge MCs, so that's already a plus. There seems to be an actual plot behind this whole thing, as well, so there's something to keep you intrigued while you just enjoy the over the top singing and what not.

If I had to say, the Student Council kids aren't exactly 'good guys', as they made sure to at least hint with that scene in the first episode, but they're also not exactly the random 'devil worshippers' that seem to be targetting Ritsuka? I'd say they're also after the Grimoire, but god knows why, lol. The lyrics in Rem's song sure make it seem like he's already feeling quite possessive about his little Ritsuka there, which is, again, interesting.

Anyhow, I'm in. Also love Elements Garden music so that's another reason for sticking around for a bunch more weeks. Let the dark-side of the game continue to be as entertaining as this was!

kuromitsu · 2015-10-15, 01:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by GDiddy

DOGGY IS BEST BOY! I wonder if the dog changes into a bishie?

He does, it's shown in the opening. Apparently he's not part of the harem, though.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloudedmind

Oh, no doubt, and I was kind of thinking this before but after seeing the picture of Ritsu's aunt, he's most likely her cousin and not her actual brother which will of course make the nii-san route which will definitely be happening in the upcoming game A-OK by otome game standards.

Now that you mention... aww, you're probably right.

(Dammit.)

PreSage · 2015-10-15, 07:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloudedmind

Oh, no doubt, and I was kind of thinking this before but after seeing the picture of Ritsu's aunt, he's most likely her cousin and not her actual brother which will of course make the nii-san route which will definitely be happening in the upcoming game A-OK by otome game standards.

That's what I suspect, too, when I saw her aunt in that picture.

I totally did not expect Rem to break out into song during his fight. I was like

and then

.

But despite the silliness, I still find this entertaining to watch. I'm surprised I'm following two musical anime this season (other being StarMyu). This is a first for me with musical anime.

andromeda0201 · 2015-10-15, 08:20

well...
This succeeds in being a guilty pleasure this season for me

I agree with everyone that the transition to the musical scenes could be done better. In fact, it would probably work better as a full length movie instead of a tv series... as the songs actually do sound pretty nice.
That aside, I'm surprised to see how the animation can be so choppy since this is being handled by Brains Base. They did pretty well with Amnesia so what on earth happened here?

alex_drian · 2015-10-18, 13:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by GDiddy

DOGGY IS BEST BOY! I wonder if the dog changes into a bishie?

I have found my campy guilty pleasure this season. Now I gotta see what happens with the brother.

Poor Azuna is gonna be like, 'BITCH I"M TIRED OF BEING DUMPED BECAUSE THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT WANTS TO GET INTO YOUR GRIMMOIRE" by the time this is over

-As for the other harems:

--I lol'd at the dog trying to bite big Steroid Demon guy.

--Also, LOLLLL at Shiki acting all creepy

--I kind of like Rose Petal Ouji-sama though. 'LOOK AT ME SIT LIKE THIS WITH A ROSE PETAL DON"T I LOOK COOL'

This is reverse Harem. Little animals always changes into a bishie

BPD Renegade · 2015-10-18, 21:47

I suppose they were trying to cover up the crappy fight scene with a crappy insert song.

I kept bracing myself for the pres to start singing once the loud music came up, but I was still in disbelief. I bit my tongue laughing. (Okay, so I was, chewing and a pair of ants crawled out of the wall when the singing started, but let's pretend it was all this scene's fault.)

It was kind of a boring episode though. I did like the friend, though I have my suspicions that she's secretly the leader of the devil worshippers. I mean, do otome heroines ever have actual female friends?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloudedmind

Oh, no doubt, and I was kind of thinking this before but after seeing the picture of Ritsu's aunt, he's most likely her cousin and not her actual brother which will of course make the nii-san route which will definitely be happening in the upcoming game A-OK by otome game standards.

That was my thought as well. Since there's a game coming out, this makes me think this anime is going to be cursory in terms of characterization and depth, and it'll leave everything to the game. :/

Quote:

Originally Posted by GDiddy

DOGGY IS BEST BOY! I wonder if the dog changes into a bishie?

Isn't the answer to that already spoiled in the OP?

Spoiler for image:

Stark700 · 2015-10-21, 11:57

Episode 3:

Well, this episode was far from normal with the masks, dancing, Grimore, etc.
I think it's obvious that Ritsuka's bro is hiding something from her...

Also weird ending. Got a bad feeling about what's to come soon.

Urie's dancing style is also kinda unorthodox...

ookamigirl · 2015-10-21, 12:31

#3

Spoiler for plot:

2015-10-08, 12:17	Link #21
Jaden Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006	Alright...so I feel like if you're going to be a musical, you have to commit to it more. Otherwise it's way too jarring and cheesy every time people break into song. I don't know if the style even really works with episodic anime anyway. But I'll give it points for originality. __________________

2015-10-08, 16:37	Link #22
DragoonKain3 Osana-Najimi Shipper Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Mt. Ordeals	Musical anime... to my memory, I don't think I've seen one in almost two decades worth of watching anime. On top of them hinting that the heroine knew someone from the past, that Rem guy seems to be reminded of certain things upon closer inspection, and me having a feeling that the brother isn't actually blood-related, this was the most pleasant surprise of the cour. Sure it has the feeling of an Otome game adaptation, but it not being one gives me hope that they'll actually have a decent ending this time around. __________________ Yes its YOU childhood friend - source of BERZERKER RAGE since forever Childhood Friend couple STATISTICS(spoilers abound though)

2015-10-12, 15:28	Link #23
Cloudedmind Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: California Age: 38	This turned out a lot better then expected and I'm liking the female lead. Whether or not we get a canon pair, well this is still Rejet and I could see them eventually wanting to do a game tie in or at least some drama CD's if this ends up even remotely selling. I really did like that opening scene though feeling like some dark opera. Although because Funi is streaming this when that guy started talking in English I'd wondered if I'd actually started watching the dub by accident. :P __________________

2015-10-14, 12:20	Link #24
ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	#2 Spoiler for plot: Ritsuka at the mercy of student council president. Those other council members sure were flocking around her. She still isn't aware of the dangers that surround her. Rem is obviously using her to get the grimoire for himself. Things got pretty interesting towards the episode end. __________________ My Blog --> ookami

2015-10-14, 14:03	Link #26
EroKing Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Age: 38	Episode 2 I like Azuna's design. She looks like she would do pretty good in a hentai lol'd when Rem started singing during the fight, this must be the closest thing to a male version of Symphogear dem lyrics though __________________ Last edited by EroKing; 2023-11-27 at 06:16.

2015-10-14, 13:52	Link #25
AntonKutovoi Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Vladimir, Russia Age: 30	I like how the Ritsuka didn't even question what happened to the attacker, when Rem came out from the flames. The less you know, the sounder you sleep, I guess

2015-10-14, 14:26	Link #27
LKK Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Age: 62	Watched the first 2 episodes back to back. I know that the Japanese have a penchant for making stage musicals for all sorts of things. Did this anime come from one of those?? To be honest, I'm surprised at how much I enjoyed the episodes. I'm in so far. __________________ Avatar: Hazuki of Natsuyuki Rendezvous / Signature: flowers from Natsuyuki Rendezvous

2015-10-14, 15:59	Link #29
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Ep 02 Okay...this series is silly, but a good kind of silly. I also started giggling and facepalming when Rem started singing again. Well...not so bad on the whole, I guess. Will give it another ep. __________________

2015-10-14, 16:38	Link #30
kuromitsu Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004	Poor Azuna, Ritsuka keeps ditching her. At least this time she told her what she was doing... Anyway, this episode was unfortunately pretty boring for most of the time. And there should've been at least one more song! One song per episode is not a musical, even StarMyu had two songs in its second episode. (And whoever writes the lyrics for these songs really needs to work on her writing skills, all lyrics so far were pretty horrible. ) I'm also disappointed that we got so little of the brother. He's featured prominently in the OP/ED as Rem's rival so I'm expecting a serious case of siscon... The student council members are a pretty standard fare, though Shiki was funny. I kept expecting the dog to bite Rose Guy's butt...

2015-10-14, 20:23	Link #31
GDiddy Sisterhood of the Desu Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: in a van by the river	DOGGY IS BEST BOY! I wonder if the dog changes into a bishie? I have found my campy guilty pleasure this season. Now I gotta see what happens with the brother. Poor Azuna is gonna be like, 'BITCH I"M TIRED OF BEING DUMPED BECAUSE THE STUDENT COUNCIL PRESIDENT WANTS TO GET INTO YOUR GRIMMOIRE" by the time this is over -As for the other harems: --I lol'd at the dog trying to bite big Steroid Demon guy. --Also, LOLLLL at Shiki acting all creepy --I kind of like Rose Petal Ouji-sama though. 'LOOK AT ME SIT LIKE THIS WITH A ROSE PETAL DON"T I LOOK COOL' __________________

2015-10-14, 21:49	Link #33
Blue-kun Che! Che! Che! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Brazil Age: 34	The action, it was masterful. I haven't seen such awful fighting choreography in a while, but it didn't even matter because everything was so gloriously campy that I had a smile in my face during the whole scene. And those lyrics... oh my god when Rem brought out the engrish, I totally lost it. The end of the dark-side game, pffthahahaha. Seriously, this was an experience. I don't even think the whole series itself is bad, and at the very least the protagonist seems to be slightly more active than most otoge MCs, so that's already a plus. There seems to be an actual plot behind this whole thing, as well, so there's something to keep you intrigued while you just enjoy the over the top singing and what not. If I had to say, the Student Council kids aren't exactly 'good guys', as they made sure to at least hint with that scene in the first episode, but they're also not exactly the random 'devil worshippers' that seem to be targetting Ritsuka? I'd say they're also after the Grimoire, but god knows why, lol. The lyrics in Rem's song sure make it seem like he's already feeling quite possessive about his little Ritsuka there, which is, again, interesting. Anyhow, I'm in. Also love Elements Garden music so that's another reason for sticking around for a bunch more weeks. Let the dark-side of the game continue to be as entertaining as this was! __________________

2015-10-15, 08:20	Link #36
andromeda0201 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006	well... This succeeds in being a guilty pleasure this season for me I agree with everyone that the transition to the musical scenes could be done better. In fact, it would probably work better as a full length movie instead of a tv series... as the songs actually do sound pretty nice. That aside, I'm surprised to see how the animation can be so choppy since this is being handled by Brains Base. They did pretty well with Amnesia so what on earth happened here?

2015-10-21, 11:57	Link #39
Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	Episode 3: Well, this episode was far from normal with the masks, dancing, Grimore, etc. I think it's obvious that Ritsuka's bro is hiding something from her... Also weird ending. Got a bad feeling about what's to come soon. Urie's dancing style is also kinda unorthodox... __________________

2015-10-21, 12:31	Link #40
ookamigirl Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2011	#3 Spoiler for plot: Ritsuka sure is popular with the student council.. Don't think she'd be as polite if she knew their true agenda. She's slowly being drawn into their world.. So they're trying to seduce her to get what they want. At least she got to glipse what's beyond the veil of her version of truth. __________________ My Blog --> ookami