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AmeNoJaku · 2012-07-16, 16:24

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Originally Posted by Kaihan

A whole episode about the rebirth of manga using yaoi?
Was amusing as I thought the first manga was going to be about romance about a guy and a girl, I should of taken the hint when the people who was reading as the MC went pass was all female.
And now they got manzine... what does the guys get?

A real life

sa547 · 2012-07-16, 16:30

Well, at first I thought Y's discovery of the cache would bring about the revival of mass printing of just any piece of knowledge and therefore reintroduce higher education, which in turn could've been used to rebuild the country and even the world to its pre-apocalyptic state, but turns out she got pretty much obsessed about yaoi doujinshi.

Any more realistic, and she would've been blamed for disrupting country life, but because of her official posting, they think her "work" is considered vital to UN's (seemingly feeble) reconstruction efforts. Good thing there weren't any strict conservatives within this alternate universe.

But then with the doujins Y figuratively rediscovered the lost art of making fire, and as such wanted to spread the wealth as far as possible for free (makes us think about open source software) and without restriction, exercising the right to free speech, and if my memory serves me right, in the entire episode I haven't seen her raking in monetary profit, just that she was utterly thrilled with her creation.

Forsaken_Infinity · 2012-07-16, 23:16

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Originally Posted by creb

"Ho Ho Mo"

LoL. This series is hilarious.

That just killed me.

DragoonKain3 · 2012-07-17, 07:34

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Originally Posted by Lukeman1884

This ep reinforced my suspicions that this entire anime is a satire on human culture. Talking chickens notwithstanding. Also, what happened to her magical living hair?

Note episode 2 mentions that she had to cut her hair because she 'botched the Human Monument Inquiry'. Eps 3 is about her 'friend' who's supposed be doing the Human Monument but instead gets side tracked.

My guess? Eps 3 is before eps 1-2 in chronology. I'm speculating that in the end the UN is going to have Protagonist be the 'formal investigator' of Y's actions done this episode, but she will intentionally ruin it so Y will be punished less harshly, or something to that effect. But of course, this would lead to her cutting her beautiful hair.

mangamuscle · 2012-07-17, 09:56

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Originally Posted by DragoonKain3

Note episode 2 mentions that she had to cut her hair because she 'botched the Human Monument Inquiry'. Eps 3 is about her 'friend' who's supposed be doing the Human Monument but instead gets side tracked.

It seems they pulled a haruhi on us, which makes sense since they put first the most interesting episode and they probably will save the best for last.

***CrowKenobi*** · 2012-07-17, 14:14

Until it was pointed out, I don't think anyone not familiar with the source material knew that the anime adaptation's story was going to be told out of order...

So in this case, please observe this spoiler rule going forward:

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Originally Posted by Kairin

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Flower · 2012-07-17, 14:33

Really enjoyed the unexpected "change of pace" and ... hmm ... angle of presentation, maybe? ... of ep 3. Very well done.

Oh, and the ED is really growing on me as really fitting and a perfect reflection of the series.

chaos_animagic · 2012-07-18, 00:19

I bet the "manzine" is what caused the "mankind" to decline.... LOL

Too many girls focusing on "BL" and forgot about regular relationships and thus reproduction rate went downhill and to decline.

What did they think guys were going to do?... reproduce between 2 males?... LOL

BTW, I wonder how it would feel to be inside a Manga... where stuff is produced based on what you do... (and if you think of fantasy stuff, would it happen?)

Utsuro no Hako · 2012-07-18, 01:42

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Originally Posted by chaos_animagic

I bet the "manzine" is what caused the "mankind" to decline.... LOL

Too many girls focusing on "BL" and forgot about regular relationships and thus reproduction rate went downhill and to decline.

What did they think guys were going to do?... reproduce between 2 males?... LOL

Because guys have no interest in seeing two women get it on.

Shadow5YA · 2012-07-18, 07:16

The problem wasn't just the fujoshi culture, it was that the women forgot their original duties to focus on it.

sa547 · 2012-07-18, 07:35

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Originally Posted by Shadow5YA

The problem wasn't just the fujoshi culture, it was that the women forgot their original duties to focus on it.

Reminds me of the infamous Dutch "Tulipmania", where almost everyone got into tulip speculation and trading, not knowing that they were driving the country to ruination.

Xellos-_^ · 2012-07-18, 12:48

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Originally Posted by chaos_animagic

I bet the "manzine" is what caused the "mankind" to decline.... LOL

Too many girls focusing on "BL" and forgot about regular relationships and thus reproduction rate went downhill and to decline.

What did they think guys were going to do?... reproduce between 2 males?... LOL

the manzine is only 1/2 of what mankind's decline. The other half is VR MMOG for the guys.

**monir** · 2012-07-18, 12:54

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Originally Posted by chaos_animagic

I bet the "manzine" is what caused the "mankind" to decline.... LOL

Pics to back up your astute observation:

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wandering-dreamer · 2012-07-18, 18:54

I was wondering why they chose to have the fairy holding a lily there. xD

cyth · 2012-07-19, 11:15

Some of my favourite highlights:

"Y has learned how to fake an out-of-character smile, just like a normal member of society."
"Ah, manzines are such a beautiful thing ... except I don't buy any of that crap."

And wow, if fairies are responsible for the blank magical manzine, I guess they gave humans exactly what they wanted.

Now Y doesn't need to write down her fantasies, she can simply live them out.

Midonin · 2012-07-22, 10:56

End of the World Party 04 - Now, As Long As They Don't Clip Show Themselves

An artistic young man, a delusional girl and a sarcastic taglong are pulled into a fantasy world through devices they only vaguely understand, come to recognize their fictionality, and though they don't win, gain new understanding of what it means to be fictional and what makes a good story, despite that they never were and never will be official.

...I really need to expand my frame of reference.

That said, loved this two parter. Y(umeria) and Mai's adventure in the manga, while it did sting at parts, was also a bit of an ode to what it means to create as well. The gladiator scene, in particular, looked pretty awesome for something they whipped up on the spot. The gulf between popularity and quality can be difficult, if not outright impossible to determine, but it's worth aiming for. (And I kind of want to see those anthropomorphized chess pieces Yumeria was going on about.) The fairies don't even seem to be that malicious with it. Though they were cancelled, nothing bad happened. And like any cult series, if even one nerdy person catches it, no amount of cancellation can make them forget.

And that's why Y is a lot of fun to watch.

kari-no-sugata · 2012-07-22, 11:39

Ahh, that was good fun.

snuggle snuggle.

I hope hoping for some yuri though

00Coyote · 2012-07-22, 13:07

I'm loving our MC more and more. Her ability to be dumped into a completely bonkers situation and still deadpan snark is legendary.

*SHOCK*
"What is this!!"
"That's a sound effect. Duh"

This episode needed about 10 more minutes of time, so they could have expanded and filled in a bit on the various scenarios they ended up going through. I felt cheated we didn't get to see more of them. I did find the animated rough storyboard at the end highly amusing.

It also seems that she does have a special connection with the faeries, i.e. they will talk to her. They seem to disappear when other humans are around, except for Assistant and Gramps. Either that or they were terrified of Y.

tsunade666 · 2012-07-22, 13:12

Great episode! really really great. The seiyuu's make it great and even if the animation doesn't look at awesome. The story compensates for it.

I can't stop laughing non-stop when watching this awesome show. This episode also teaches how to create manga and how hard manga industries is.

Kaihan · 2012-07-22, 13:28

Think this is my favourite episode, who knew being stuck in a manga would be so much fun. Not only do we get to see them off in different adventures and solving the mystery but also teaching us about manga.

I just notice that the MC can understand her Assistant even though there is no notepad to communicate with. The scene where the MC was voicing her Assistant was quite funny.

2012-07-16, 16:30	Link #302
sa547 Senior Member Author Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Philippines Age: 47	Well, at first I thought Y's discovery of the cache would bring about the revival of mass printing of just any piece of knowledge and therefore reintroduce higher education, which in turn could've been used to rebuild the country and even the world to its pre-apocalyptic state, but turns out she got pretty much obsessed about yaoi doujinshi. Any more realistic, and she would've been blamed for disrupting country life, but because of her official posting, they think her "work" is considered vital to UN's (seemingly feeble) reconstruction efforts. Good thing there weren't any strict conservatives within this alternate universe. But then with the doujins Y figuratively rediscovered the lost art of making fire, and as such wanted to spread the wealth as far as possible for free (makes us think about open source software) and without restriction, exercising the right to free speech, and if my memory serves me right, in the entire episode I haven't seen her raking in monetary profit, just that she was utterly thrilled with her creation. __________________

2012-07-17, 14:33	Link #307
Flower Blooming on the mountain Join Date: May 2010 Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....	Really enjoyed the unexpected "change of pace" and ... hmm ... angle of presentation, maybe? ... of ep 3. Very well done. Oh, and the ED is really growing on me as really fitting and a perfect reflection of the series. __________________

2012-07-18, 00:19	Link #308
chaos_animagic Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	I bet the "manzine" is what caused the "mankind" to decline.... LOL Too many girls focusing on "BL" and forgot about regular relationships and thus reproduction rate went downhill and to decline. What did they think guys were going to do?... reproduce between 2 males?... LOL BTW, I wonder how it would feel to be inside a Manga... where stuff is produced based on what you do... (and if you think of fantasy stuff, would it happen?) Last edited by chaos_animagic; 2012-07-18 at 00:29.

2012-07-18, 18:54	Link #314
wandering-dreamer reads too much Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: you know that's a great question.....	I was wondering why they chose to have the fairy holding a lily there. xD __________________ If it has a plot I have something to say about it! Twitter time!

2012-07-22, 11:39	Link #317
kari-no-sugata Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005	Ep 4... Ahh, that was good fun. snuggle snuggle. I hope hoping for some yuri though __________________

2012-07-18, 07:16	Link #310
Shadow5YA Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010	The problem wasn't just the fujoshi culture, it was that the women forgot their original duties to focus on it.

2012-07-19, 11:15	Link #315
cyth Banned Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 38	Some of my favourite highlights: "Y has learned how to fake an out-of-character smile, just like a normal member of society." "Ah, manzines are such a beautiful thing ... except I don't buy any of that crap." And wow, if fairies are responsible for the blank magical manzine, I guess they gave humans exactly what they wanted. Now Y doesn't need to write down her fantasies, she can simply live them out.

2012-07-22, 10:56	Link #316
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	End of the World Party 04 - Now, As Long As They Don't Clip Show Themselves An artistic young man, a delusional girl and a sarcastic taglong are pulled into a fantasy world through devices they only vaguely understand, come to recognize their fictionality, and though they don't win, gain new understanding of what it means to be fictional and what makes a good story, despite that they never were and never will be official. ...I really need to expand my frame of reference. That said, loved this two parter. Y(umeria) and Mai's adventure in the manga, while it did sting at parts, was also a bit of an ode to what it means to create as well. The gladiator scene, in particular, looked pretty awesome for something they whipped up on the spot. The gulf between popularity and quality can be difficult, if not outright impossible to determine, but it's worth aiming for. (And I kind of want to see those anthropomorphized chess pieces Yumeria was going on about.) The fairies don't even seem to be that malicious with it. Though they were cancelled, nothing bad happened. And like any cult series, if even one nerdy person catches it, no amount of cancellation can make them forget. And that's why Y is a lot of fun to watch.

2012-07-22, 13:07	Link #318
00Coyote Senior Member Join Date: May 2009	I'm loving our MC more and more. Her ability to be dumped into a completely bonkers situation and still deadpan snark is legendary. SHOCK "What is this!!" "That's a sound effect. Duh" This episode needed about 10 more minutes of time, so they could have expanded and filled in a bit on the various scenarios they ended up going through. I felt cheated we didn't get to see more of them. I did find the animated rough storyboard at the end highly amusing. It also seems that she does have a special connection with the faeries, i.e. they will talk to her. They seem to disappear when other humans are around, except for Assistant and Gramps. Either that or they were terrified of Y.

2012-07-22, 13:12	Link #319
tsunade666 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: In my room	Great episode! really really great. The seiyuu's make it great and even if the animation doesn't look at awesome. The story compensates for it. I can't stop laughing non-stop when watching this awesome show. This episode also teaches how to create manga and how hard manga industries is. __________________ To A certain Lonely Hero