(L+CR) Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? (Season 2)

[teja208]

Yeah ED was extremely diabetic, but I love the OP animation more. I was caught by surprise at the part before the title comes up where Cocoa is about to rush in and kiss cuddle Chino. This season is quite generous with the new BGM soundtracks as well even though they could just stick with the S1 tracks.

So it has been a year already, I was wondering what's keeping Chino from calling Cocoa "onee-chan"? I mean it's obvious that at this point Cocoa will never gonna stop treating Chino like her imouto anyway so calling her that isn't gonna change anything.

[novalysis]

That ED is the most dangerous thing this season to those weak of heart.

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by teja208

Yeah ED was extremely diabetic, but I love the OP animation more. I was caught by surprise at the part before the title comes up where Cocoa is about to rush in and kiss cuddle Chino. This season is quite generous with the new BGM soundtracks as well even though they could just stick with the S1 tracks.

So it has been a year already, I was wondering what's keeping Chino from calling Cocoa "onee-chan"? I mean it's obvious that at this point Cocoa will never gonna stop treating Chino like her imouto anyway so calling her that isn't gonna change anything.

I thought the animation in the OP was good, though I think the song from the first season was a lot catchier. Thus I give the ED here a big edge since the song is good and the visuals are diabetic cute .

I think that's just how Chino is. The episode showed that while she'd like to be more like Cocoa it isn't easy. She still struggles with openly smiling in public, changing isn't easy. Plus....it's probably out of safety. You give Cocoa a single "onee-chan" and she'll go crazy . Or as with the lion metaphor, Chino must ration those out. Only give in now and then to keep Cocoa hungry for more .

[SamCurt]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

I think that's just how Chino is. The episode showed that while she'd like to be more like Cocoa it isn't easy. She still struggles with openly smiling in public, changing isn't easy. Plus....it's probably out of safety. You give Cocoa a single "onee-chan" and she'll go crazy . Or as with the lion metaphor, Chino must ration those out. Only give in now and then to keep Cocoa hungry for more .

Well, the simplier answer is that she's shy. I think Rize mentioned this this ep.

[Random Wanderer]

Someone must have remembered just how plain the ED visuals were last season (I've actually been rewatching season one, so I literally finished an episode of that right before I came and watched this), so they chose to go full-bore in the other direction.

I would say that this episode was a step up in the visual department from what I've been watching: both with art, and animation (there's notably more movement going on in this episode than the ones I've been seeing), but just one step. The first season went to some lengths to be very pretty, so while there may be a bit of improvement here, there's not a lot further they can push it without risking it being overanimated, and overkilling it with the scenary porn. Simply put (at least I think this is simply) they can't really improve the visuals too much from the first season without the visuals themselves becoming an impediment to the nature of the series.

TLDR: This was very pretty and nice. Looking forward to meeting Cocoa's sister.

[Lord of Fire]

Best show of the Fall season, calling it now. Maybe even AOTY for me, that's how much I love this show. S1 was already perfect, but this exceeded even my highest expectations. The combined force of White Fox and Kinema Citrus is one to be feared. Man, it's good to have this show back. Missed it so much.

If I have to name one 'flaw', it would be that the OP has less impact on me than the first one. Of course, the visuals are nice, but the song itself didn't really do me much. However, that ED made up more than enough for it. So cute, so, so very cute. ^_^

As for the episode itself, never a dull moment. Chiya has to be most photogenic girls of the main five, though Sharo is no slouch in that regard, either; it takes just a bit more effort.

Loved the paparazzi skit Megu and Maya pulled on Chino. As sweet as those girls are, they can get some dangerous ideas in their heads. Also, am I the only one who thought that Megu's anti-kidnapping alarm sounded really creepy?

And even the BGM never felt out of place. Loved the suspenseful music they played before Cocoa opened the magazine.

This has probably been the hardest I've laughed this season so far and it's been the best start of the shows I've seen this season so far. Then again, the competition seems rather weak, so that's not really hard to pull off.

[teja208]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

I thought the animation in the OP was good, though I think the song from the first season was a lot catchier. Thus I give the ED here a big edge since the song is good and the visuals are diabetic cute .

I think that's just how Chino is. The episode showed that while she'd like to be more like Cocoa it isn't easy. She still struggles with openly smiling in public, changing isn't easy. Plus....it's probably out of safety. You give Cocoa a single "onee-chan" and she'll go crazy . Or as with the lion metaphor, Chino must ration those out. Only give in now and then to keep Cocoa hungry for more .

Oh yeah, playing hard to get is it? I like this interpretation more than Chino simply being shy. You can argue that Chino isn't shy, or at least not a typical shy girl you'd expected. She's just overly mature for her age making it harder to express herself in some ways. In this episode, Chino can openly smile, it's just that her smile doesn't look that good on photo which is why she's avoiding it initially. I also had similar problem when someone asks me to smile in front of the camera and it doesn't look like a smile.

BTW, did anybody spotted what appears to be Chiya's grandma in the OP?

[SamCurt]

Originally Posted by teja208

BTW, did anybody spotted what appears to be Chiya's grandma in the OP?

Here.

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[Patriot's Blade]

i think Rize doesn't need her gun to kill, her smile alone could wipe out entire armies on the planet!
still its a mystery on who is Rize's dad, does he fund a G.I. Joe styled organization that combats a Cobra-ish group? at least we get to see Chino's mom in full glory, her dad is lucky of a dude,

also did anyone noticed a hilarious hindsight on when Cocoa was taking Chiya's pictures from different angles which some looked like she was taking an upskirt pantyshot of her?

[Seihai]

Originally Posted by Patriot's Blade

also did anyone noticed a hilarious hindsight on when Cocoa was taking Chiya's pictures from different angles which some looked like she was taking an upskirt pantyshot of her?

I watched a JP stream and most viewers immediately took note of the low angle shot asking if they can have a copy of it.

[FlavoryFantasy]

Finally got around to seeing the first episode. Wonderful. Just wonderful to have the show back. The cast is really back in full swing too! Chino was a delight throughout the whole episode. Rize's smile... gosh that was super cute.

Syaro is as cute as ever too for me. Chiya's moments of smugness were admirable and fearsome in some ways.... The most unexpected thing, was definitely the whistle moment with ChiMaMe. That....that really can't be a healthy sounding sheep.
It was really nice to have a glimpse of Chino's mother too.

And of course the ED. Good lord. I was hearing about it being such a death dealing blow of overloading diabetes. But I did not expect it to be that deadly. Well beyond what I was imagining. Just....jeez. I can't believe the staff was so ballsy there, trying to literally murder who knows how much of their own audience. Not that I wouldn't mind dying again and again when watching it.

Also I am surprised and delighted at the new tracks for the season so far... Kawada Ruka did such a fantastic job in the 1st season. Can't wait to hear more pleasant tracks now!

[Nerroth]

Is the Order a PS Vita game?

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by Nerroth

Is the Order a PS Vita game?

That'd be fun to play just to see the extremes Cocoa would go to in order to prepare for Chino's birthday .

[Infinite Zenith]

That price tag, though! It costs more than a Triple-A game (factoring exchange rates for my present location into account)

[rladls2121]

I heard that in the Ending, there's a scene where Chino plays Rock, Paper and Scissor.
In this episode Chino played scissor, it is meant for the watchers to play the game with Chino during the Ending because she plays different one in each episode every week.

Does anyone already aware of this? Disregard this if anyone already knows.
Very cute ending and on top of that, playing Rock, Paper, and Scissor in the middle, the idea is quite something.
Just see the first episode ending again for the timing she plays and maybe we all decide which one to show against Chino on the next episode, I'm going to play a paper.

[Flower]

Originally Posted by rladls2121

I heard that in the Ending, there's a scene where Chino plays Rock, Paper and Scissor.

In this episode Chino played scissor, it is meant for the watchers to play the game with Chino during the Ending because she plays different one in each episode.

Does anyone already aware of this? Disregard this if anyone already knows.

Very cute ending and on top of that, playing Rock, Paper, and Scissor in the middle, the idea is quite something.

Just see the first episode ending again for the timing she plays and maybe we all decide which one to show against Chino on the next episode, I'm going to play a paper.

Had not heard of it...reminds me of Smile PreCure Cure Peace's random selection during her transformation sequence though. I kinda like it. ^^

I wonder if this is a faint nod towards the idea of Mahou Shoujo Chino from some time back?

[Liddo-kun]

Season 2 at last... hmm, can't comment much yet because still in the process of getting episode 1.

Anyway, glad that everyone is back.

[zeross87]

Originally Posted by rladls2121

I heard that in the Ending, there's a scene where Chino plays Rock, Paper and Scissor.
In this episode Chino played scissor, it is meant for the watchers to play the game with Chino during the Ending because she plays different one in each episode every week.

Does anyone already aware of this? Disregard this if anyone already knows.
Very cute ending and on top of that, playing Rock, Paper, and Scissor in the middle, the idea is quite something.
Just see the first episode ending again for the timing she plays and maybe we all decide which one to show against Chino on the next episode, I'm going to play a paper.

i thought this was a double peace signe but it was scissor !

i'll play scissor next time, she just showed us scissor so she will expect us to go rock next time to conter her, so she will conter conter us by playing paper herself, so i'll play scissor to conter conter conter her !

[blakstealth]

Oooooooh man. I just watched episode 1 of season 1, and I'm likin it. I am abolutely gonna watch the rest. And what in the world's name is Tippy supposed to be? And why is the grandpa inside of it??? :0

[SamCurt]

Originally Posted by blakstealth

And what in the world's name is Tippy supposed to be?

A term in tea leaf grading, to keep up with the theme. Tippy's full name is "Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe," BTW.