(L) Dance with Devils

[kuromitsu]

Originally Posted by andromeda0201

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?

Animation is always as good as the budget... I guess here most of the budget went to the music and the songs (Elements Garden, they're probably not cheap). And let's face it, nobody watches this for the animation.

This week's episode was kind of... eh. I'm not a fan of the whole "weird carneval" setting to begin with, the sexy seductive demon was predictable, and basically they stretched half an episode's worth of material to a whole episode. Poor Azuna, though! I'm starting to feel really sorry for her.

[GDiddy]

There's a hentai in this somewhere

[GDiddy]

Ep. 3

Anyone else get a total Eyes Wide Shut vibe out of this or is it just me?


Told y'all there's a hentai! Urie's song was sooooo dirty And 'My special butterfly...'

Spoiler:

I seriously thought Azuna got kidnapped or hit by a car but yet was okay.....did Yandere Prince fuck with her?

So yeah, how does the brother know these guys? Also, kick Urie's ass, Rem for trying to steal yo' gurl

[PreSage]

Originally Posted by GDiddy

Told y'all there's a hentai! Urie's song was sooooo dirty And 'My special butterfly...'

Spoiler:

I seriously thought Azuna got kidnapped or hit by a car but yet was okay.....did Yandere Prince fuck with her?

So yeah, how does the brother know these guys? Also, kick Urie's ass, Rem for trying to steal yo' gurl

Is it wrong that I found Urie's song to be pretty good?

Yeah, the accident sound was just an illusion to lure her out of the house. And I don't think Lindo is the only one who knows what's going on. To me, it looks like Azuna also knows (and poor girl keeps getting ditched - both by her friend and by the producers who always have her run off but never show us the end result of where she ended up. )

I was surprised Rem stopped her from taking off her necklace. Wouldn't that have been a bonus for him too? But then he probably has the power to make her do that as well but don't...hmmm...I wonder why he goes soft on her?

Lindo in an apron...I got "yaoi" vibes flashed before my eyes when I saw that.

...this ep made my mind go in so many wrong directions.

[Flower]

Ep 03

This series gets the most times for literally making me facepalm, and this ep was no exception...when the tango song about the butterfly began it was just...too much...and yet still part of me enjoys the raw terribadnitude that oozes out, especially during the insert songs.

[Cloudedmind]

Azuna probably has some idea as to what's going on. Notice the cross pendent on her phone. I wonder if she's the one who contacted the brother.

[kuromitsu]

Originally Posted by Cloudedmind

Azuna probably has some idea as to what's going on. Notice the cross pendent on her phone. I wonder if she's the one who contacted the brother.

Yes, the cross is a clue, and also the mad dash she did when she heard Ritsuka's message. But still, poor girl!

(Now I'm curious if there will be a yuri route in the game...)

[AntonKutovoi]

Originally Posted by kuromitsu

Yes, the cross is a clue, and also the mad dash she did when she heard Ritsuka's message. But still, poor girl!

(Now I'm curious if there will be a yuri route in the game...)

For some reason you just made me remeber Nozaki-kun

"TOMODAAAA!"

[Nicaea]

The guys feel so bland though...

[BPD Renegade]

Hmm, I noticed the cross on Azuna's phone too. When she ran out of the store, it made me think that she's in cahoots with the brother and mom. It would suck if she turns out to be one of those undercover "friends" that's put next to the MC for protection. I was slightly reminded of Rozencrantz and Guildenstern, though it probably isn't as bad.

And "exorcist school." The bro's in Ao no Exorcist.

Originally Posted by Flower

Ep 03

This series gets the most times for literally making me facepalm, and this ep was no exception...when the tango song about the butterfly began it was just...too much...and yet still part of me enjoys the raw terribadnitude that oozes out, especially during the insert songs.

You too? I thought the lyrics for this song were particularly bad, but why do I keep watching this show?

[Stark700]

I just find their sibling relationship pretty strange now...

Not that Ritsuka's bro is a mysterious dude though but the fact that I think he may be hiding something else from her. At least he's right about the other main guys being devils. The songs remain kinda catchy this episode, something that I find kinda pleasant in the show. Not really into the story still for this series though.

[ookamigirl]

#4

Spoiler for plot:

Ritsuka & her big bro.
Flashback to their childhood was nice.
So big bro finally spilled the beans about everything.
The truth about her student council saviours came into the light.
Ritsuka is totally in denial about Rem..

[LKK]

Four episodes in, and sadly, the musical numbers still aren't working for me. The story is interesting, but every time a song starts up, I wince. I really could do without the musical interludes.

Spoiler for speculation fueled by episode 4:

1) With only 1 year between them, brother and sister are more likely cousins raised as siblings. Brother's mother is probably the woman seen in the photograph.

2) Mother is the person wearing the lace mask, meaning she's the leader of the "devil worshipers". Also meaning, she masterminded her kidnapping. Why? To awaken her daughter's powers. Where the story goes from there, I don't know. Need more clues to speculate more.

[GDiddy]

ep 4:

This wasn't as fun as last week's Eyes Wide Shut themed carnvial!

I do not like Lindo. Also,

Spoiler:

Azuna's in on things confirmed. and yeah, there is no way in hell those two are brother and sister

At least Soma Saito and Takashi Kondo can somewhat sing; Lindo's VA can not!

Blue Puppy Boy also wants to get in on Ritsuka's grimmoire.

Next week should be fun though with Steroid Student Demon

[BPD Renegade]

So if you love someone, it's perfectly acceptable to lock them up, is it? And if you suspect someone to be dangerous, it's the greatest idea to confront them about it in an empty corridor. Why? Why must so many mediums designed for girls continue to glorify this behavior?

Also, the song lyrics and the ending -- lemme make a wild guess: The "brother's" father is a vampire.

Originally Posted by LKK

Four episodes in, and sadly, the musical numbers still aren't working for me. The story is interesting, but every time a song starts up, I wince. I really could do without the musical interludes.

Spoiler for speculation fueled by episode 4:

1) With only 1 year between them, brother and sister are more likely cousins raised as siblings. Brother's mother is probably the woman seen in the photograph.

2) Mother is the person wearing the lace mask, meaning she's the leader of the "devil worshipers". Also meaning, she masterminded her kidnapping. Why? To awaken her daughter's powers. Where the story goes from there, I don't know. Need more clues to speculate more.

Interesting speculation. I assumed the masked person was male, but if it turns out to be her mother... Well, I suppose that would do away with the parental presence problem if the series goes on. And I agree about the music. The first time was funny due to it being entirely unexpected, but I just can't help face-palming/wincing as they continue to come up.

[GDiddy]

Originally Posted by BPD Renegade

So if you love someone, it's perfectly acceptable to lock them up, is it? And if you suspect someone to be dangerous, it's the greatest idea to confront them about it in an empty corridor. Why? Why must so many mediums designed for girls continue to glorify this behavior?

It's stuff like this that makes me should hate this show, but at least in this one, Ritsuka's breaking right out and not taking Rindo/Lindo's crap.

Interesting speculation. I assumed the masked person was male, but if it turns out to be her mother... Well, I suppose that would do away with the parental presence problem if the series goes on.

I never thought about it but now that I think about it......I did think that last guy looked a little feminine....

that really would be Worst Parenting though

Spoiler:

'Let me traumatize you by having you watch me get kidnapped in front of you, watch your grandfather's house get torched, get hit on by some teenage boy demons and your creepy-as-fuck brother so I can awaken your power as the Key/Grimmoire/Neo. GO RITSUKA-CHAN!'

And I agree about the music. The first time was funny due to it being entirely unexpected, but I just can't help face-palming/wincing as they continue to come up.

Rem's little bit wasn't bad but Subaru Kimura needs to not sing anymore.

and holy shit... Rindo/Lindo's song was more creepy than Urie's song last week.

[PreSage]

Well I'm guessing Lindo has vampire blood in him based on that last guy's reaction and also how his eyes had a red glow - could be half or full vamp, we'll see. Plus, Lindo believes that he and Ritsuka are related, but I'm guessing more in line as cousins (or maybe Ritsuka' Aunt, whom I guess to be Lindo's real mother, was actually adopted, which would make them completely unrelated); that's my guess. However, based on Lindo's song, he may be made to think that he's her real brother, so he considers his feelings of love for her sinful - and, yes, he just admitted that his love for her is more than platonic.

Ritsuka, I'm also guessing, is not quite human herself. It seemed that she was about to release some kind of power through that pendant of hers before Lindo stopped her.

...and...we are obviously seeing a canon pairing being set up between Ritsuka and Rem. She earnestly wants to believe Rem is a good guy...and Rem is swaying in his emotions toward her as well. Came across to me like star-crossed lovers, these two. Hopefully she won't poison herself and he won't get stabbed with a cross by Lindo.

...and I also believe that vampire mask guy...is a guy. I don't think he's her mother but it did appear like he knows or is acquainted with Lindo to some extent at the end there (or maybe that's just vampire camaraderie).

[AntonKutovoi]

Originally Posted by GDiddy

ep 4:

This wasn't as fun as last week's Eyes Wide Shut themed carnvial!

I do not like Lindo. Also,

Spoiler:

Azuna's in on things confirmed. and yeah, there is no way in hell those two are brother and sister

At least Soma Saito and Takashi Kondo can somewhat sing; Lindo's VA can not!

Blue Puppy Boy also wants to get in on Ritsuka's grimmoire.

Next week should be fun though with Steroid Student Demon

Er.... He sings the opening, you know...

[DragoonKain3]

I agree with GDiddy, Lind's VA can NOT sing. I have no clue if he used auto-tune in the OP or what manner of sorcery he used to stay in tune, but in the anime itself he was by FAR the worst of the singers. Well either that or he's trying so hard to sing IN CHARACTER, and he just fails both to be in character and sing well. Well, I dunno who decided that Lind should sound so deep in the first place when his singing voice is higher, but eh, it's still a fail either way.

In any case, this episode really highlights just why I can't really stay mad against the incest route. Reason being is the way it is depicted in anime/manga/VN, it's exactly how osananajimi would have been portrayed. Here, lo and behold, what is supposed to be incest is most likely them to be cousin childhood friends.

So we've got the 'fake sibling' childhood friends with Lindo, now I'm only hoping that Rem is the 'forgotten' one. Very unlikely now that the flashback this episode has shown Lind in black trousers + white shirt while MC is in a green dress, and the MC calling Lindo her prince. But you never know, maybe there's ANOTHER memory she had with another kid in the same outfit that she has merely forgotten... XD

[kuromitsu]

I don't think Lindo's seiyuu's singing was bad at all... He stayed on tune and hit all the notes he was supposed to hit. It's just that the Elements Garden style pop/singing is not a very good fit for the type of voice that he has. (Going by the OP he'd probably do better in HS Musical... or even better, in an actual musical with actually musical-ish songs. Or old-school JRock. )

Anyway, yeah, definitely cousins. It seems though that Lindo either doesn't know this, or they grew up together so he figures they're as good as actual siblings. Still, while I don't really like any of the characters so far I'm rooting for Lindo (even though it's never going to happen) simply because I like Rem even less than him. Azuna is best suitor girl though, go Azuna!

Doggie is surprisingly evil. I thought he would be an ally or something, but nope, he's an evil little pomeranian. (He should've been a chihuahua. )

I also don't think that the hooded/masked vampire is the mom, unless she's suddenly a guy now.

Originally Posted by BPD Renegade

So if you love someone, it's perfectly acceptable to lock them up, is it?

I guess it plays into an overprotective/pampering alpha male fantasy, which is why jealousy always gets glorified as well in these stories (he's insanely jealous, it's a proof of how much he loves me!). Personally I really hate this but hey, if it floats someone's boat. (At least Lindo is less smarmy about it than a lot of other characters I've seen.)

Also, I guess it provides an opportunity to make the female character seem strong and determined, I guess?
Lindo: Don't leave the house. Don't get involved with the student council guys anymore.
Ritsuka: *leaves the house with one of the student council guys*
Lindo: OK, once more: don't go outside. Definitely don't go to school. *locks windows, doors*
Ritsuka: *destroys window, goes to school*
Lindo: ......ok, you know what, do whatever you want.
Ritsuka: You know it would've been easier if you just told me why.