2024-06-04, 01:16 | Link #23 |
Math Ninja
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ventura County CA
Age: 59
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Episode 8 is about the choice all artists have to face, whether to stay true to their own voice or compromise in order to make sales. It's one I know very well. Unlike Nina, though, I was pushed into finishing my engineering degree by my parents, something I resented at the time but I'm now grateful for. My engineering job pays for my creative freedom.
And wow, the Momoka/Nina scene was intense. |
2024-06-16, 13:46 | Link #25 |
Math Ninja
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Ventura County CA
Age: 59
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This show is currently Number One in the Anime Trending poll, proving once again the William Goldman maxim that "NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING."
Crunchyroll, HiDive, Netxflix, Hulu, etc., all had the chance to carry this show, and they all whiffed on it. The people who watch this show and are voting it to the top are either not watching in English or they're watching the old school way through fansubs. Nobody knows what's going to score with the public and what isn't. Anyone who claims they know how to do it is lying. Meanwhile, Nina prowls the stage like a caged animal when she's singing. But after that one moment a few episodes back, when she couldn't talk the next day, I can't help hoping she finds some professional help in how to take care of her vocal chords. I had to give up my church choir of 27 years because I didn't take care of myself properly and now it hurts too much to sing. |
2024-06-16, 22:52 | Link #26 |
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Join Date: Mar 2020
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Rupa and Tomo do have a following of their own. So yeah, she has a harem.
This series being so highly rated by Fans can only mean that a dub should be coming along. I don't know if they can capture the intensity of it. We can only hope. Sadly, only 2 more eps. I hope for a season 2 through 10. |
2024-06-17, 05:49 | Link #27 |
Happy Sphere
Join Date: Mar 2021
Location: Texas
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The people voting in that Anime Trending poll ain't wrong. Gave this a try and it's surprisingly excellent. Oh, sure, it's maybe 2/3rd arguing, but it has a clear vision and clear direction. Conversations can be somewhat frantic and drenched in emotion, but the story itself takes its time to establish the characters and weave hints about each girl's backstory in long before their pasts are actually addressed. And the music scenes are kinda stunning. There's some solid music video talent being brought to bear here, among all the shows other strengths.
If anything, this pulls together the main characters and their stories in a fashion that reminds me of my favorite anime, A Place Further Than the Universe. There's a nice depth to the characters and a respect for the audience that they'll be able to keep up with all the arguments and twists and turns. And oh, look at that, the two shows share a lead writer! Where Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night generally has me a bit bored with its odd character choices, weird time skips, and "everything always easily falls into place" narrative, Girls Cry Band has me breezing through episode after episode unable to not help myself to multiple "just one more"'s. .
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