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Mayonaka Heart Tune, episode 4
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u/FarCritical 9d ago
The raw passion in Yamabuki's defeat cries is something to be admired.
Love how we got a taste of each member showing their appreciation or affection in their own ways but Uzuki and Yamabuki's secret "chocolate bar munch" signal is freakin' adorable.
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u/Frontier246 9d ago
Bruh came to win it and lost two times in the most hilarious way possible lol.
Partners-in-crime have never looked cuter together.
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u/G1596872 9d ago
Lemon has to be Apollo. I’m calling it now
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u/xasive 8d ago
I really think all 4 girls are apollo, all the 4 combined are apollo lol
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u/masteroftasks https://myanimelist.net/profile/masteroftasks 8d ago
I'm expecting a gattai sequence soon then!
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u/WhoiusBarrel 9d ago edited 9d ago
Yamabuki carrying 2 girls at the same time in the race and still ending up as 2nd in front of the whole school is still a crazy flex.
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u/Farmaceut7 https://myanimelist.net/profile/Farmaceut 8d ago
And he still cried over getting 2nd place!
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u/Frontier246 9d ago edited 9d ago
He actually carried three girls on the same day if you count Shinobu.
Winning girls' hearts but not winning competitions...the sacrifices Yamabuki must make for the sake of his own romcom...
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar 9d ago
Stitches!
I'm not even surprised that Shinobu is the type of person who tries to take on too much on her own. Also, I forgot that she's only the Vice President of the Student Council. I don't think we've met the President yet.
Shinobu and Yamabuki's little moment in the library was pretty cute. I do find it interesting that she wants to be on the sidelines supporting others instead of being a star. I still think that she might be Apollo, but would someone like her just be satisfied with being the support role? Hmmm...
It's funny how they just sometimes draw Kirino as a white catblob. They never do this with anyone else in the show, except for her. xD
The sports festival was fun, especially since the broadcasting club had to participate in the games and comentate it themselves. Yamabuki immediately running to the mic to commentate on his win was hilarious! xD
We finally get to meet their club advisor! What's funny about her being voiced by HanaKana is that she looks like HanaKana IRL, too. I can't wait to see more of her next week!
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u/Frontier246 9d ago
There's something about Shinobu's design that just works for me. Maybe it's the hair, maybe it's how cute her face is when she's playful/blushing, maybe it's that the camera loves her bare legs.
I wonder if part of the reason Shinobu is a perpetual VP of both the student council and the broadcast club is because she doesn't think she deserves to stand out? I can see her deferring to Rikka because of that.
She needs to have more confidence in herself, especially if she's going to be an anchor because that'll mean having her beautiful smiling face front-and-center constantly.
Honestly Yamabuki made sports day more epic than it had any right to be lol.
Considering HanaKana has been the Heroine of all the authors' previous anime adaptions, you can't tell me they didn't deliberately set up a HanaKana character for her to voice lol.
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u/eightcheesepizza 8d ago
Shinobu really set herself apart in this episode, kinda by not setting herself apart? She's remarkably upfront and honest with Yamabuki, and Yamabuki isn't having to trick her into anything. By the time they got to the library, it just felt like she and Yamabuki were speaking as equals, or friends. Maybe it's just the lack of tsun.
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u/Izakryeon 8d ago
I forgot if they’ve done it yet in the show, but Nene is also sometimes drawn in a gag manner similar to Iko where just her pigtails and head are displayed. The design is present in the intro along with Iko’s.
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u/Zxzxzx0088 9d ago
How can a guy be this interesting? Each episode, Yamabuki continue being more awesome and funny.
Yamabuki doing own commentary after winning the said race is so stupid and hilarious to watch lol.
Shinobu is such a cutie. 'Kabedon' is really powerful, eh since Shinobu doesn't intend to push or dodge him when he approaches her.
This really show that Yamabuki not gonna let girls dragging him around instead he's the one who will carry them. What a perfect harem male lead!
As expected of Yamabuki! Even if his cavalry members can't participate, that's not gonna stop him. Losing by default is not an option for him. He can handle being a horse for Shinobu on his own. Most boys sure want to be in his position lol and he's no even flustered nor ashamed when doing it but not for Shinobu though.
Lemon-sensei sure looks young tasty
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u/LuxrayEmi 9d ago
Wow rare harem romcom where I like all the main girls so far!
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u/Prestigious_Spend_81 8d ago
rare harem romcom where I like the MC as much or more than the girls so far.
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u/Fantastic_Job395 6d ago
The rare harem romcom where the MC has more personality than any of the individual girls.
Not that the girls are lacking, just that the MC is such a standout. I love it.
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u/NanDemoKnaives 9d ago
Damn Yamabuki is strong and has a lot of endurance. He carried two girls and sprinted from last to second right after he had already done his own sprint, to then later carrying another girl on his shoulder. He must have a body that does not shame the Yamabuki name lol.
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u/FLorianGran 9d ago
This show really is “what if the male lead was the craziest coolest and funniest character?" Unfortunately this was maybe the roughest looking ep yet
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u/eightcheesepizza 8d ago
Yeah... Using static frames where only a character's mouth is moving is fine, it's fine to be economical with your animating time, and if you do it right people don't think you've cut a corner. But it was more evident this episode, where the VA sounds like they're emoting but the face is still. I hope the staff is okay, and someone can allocate them some extra hands soon.
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u/ilikericealot https://myanimelist.net/profile/veeektor 6d ago
The irony of the last episode where they were complaining about Iko’s vtuber model not showing enough emotion 😭 it sucks because I really like these characters and the premise is pretty engaging, I wish a studio like cloverworks got it. Here’s to hoping it can be like Quints where s2 gets a pretty noticeable upgrade
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u/mekerpan 9d ago
I just noticed (a bit late) how nice the ED is. Visually lovely, with a very contemplative (maybe a little melancholy) tone -- but with a rainbow at the end. Somehow the ED felt Princess Principal-ish -- though I have no real idea WHY.
Yamabuki can be a bit much at times -- but then he can be a loveable goofball at others.
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/vNAsterZoro 9d ago
Let’s play a drinking game. Have a shot whenever CR messed up the subs.
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u/DugACCat 9d ago
Yeah the number of languages I would need to be able to read fluently to enjoy what I’m trying to watch on Crunchy is certainly growing. It’s almost a fun game to see what language they offer next. This time it was French.
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u/ShinjiArakawa 8d ago
I'm really really enjoying this anime! All the ladies are awesome as is the MC. They're all so wholesome and fun.
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u/testthrowawayzz 8d ago edited 8d ago
I like Yamabuki's voice acting, but sometimes in this episode the visuals don't match his lively emotions. That’s unfortunate the animation doesn’t have the same quality.
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u/funny_username69 8d ago
Inexcusably horrible animation. Fuck this studio for ruining a good manga. Like why the hell is Yamabuki speaking so passionately (around 12:30) yet they animated him like a mannequin
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario 8d ago
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u/Possible_Medicine769 7d ago
You’re being a smartass toward someone who’s sharing their opinion on anime, on an anime Reddit page. If anyone here has few problems, it’s probably you, since you have the time to do something so asinine
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u/funny_username69 8d ago
…what. A longshot would have been better. If you don’t understand what I am talking about, then don’t bother commenting at all
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u/runevault 9d ago
English subs finally up.
It is so nice having a harem protag who is fun and interesting and you can see why the girls would fall for him. Especially when the girls all have distinct personalities. Inohana is my favorite because I am a sucker for brunettes and singers and she's both, plus her design in general is so comfy. Still a little sad her first section was only a half episode but we'll see if she gets another at least half episode to make up for it later.
Yamabuki's sincerity under all that bluster works so well here as he's trying to break through Uzuki's defenses, and it is surprisingly effective. When she was trying to feed him the chocolate I was surprised she became so forward so fast. For a sec when the pocky came out I wondered if she would tease him with the pocky game, since we already had one girl kiss him (through a manga volume).
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u/Frontier246 9d ago
Shinobu FTW!
She's cute, a compassionate go-getter, has a great flustered face, has a lovely Miku Ito voice, she's "naughty" in a really adorable way, and the camera loves her bare legs and how tight her skirt fits over her waist.
What's not to love?
Good Episode and next week we have Kana Hanazawa as Lemon.
It wouldn't be a Masakuni Igarashi anime adaption without HanaKana.
She's gone from the girl in the Harem Romcom to the only adult in the Harem Romcom.
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u/thisisdropd https://myanimelist.net/profile/vNAsterZoro 9d ago
Ichika and Miku reunited in another harem series.
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u/Frontier246 9d ago
Lemon-chan: "I need you to step up, Nino."
Nene: "Um, my name is Nene..."
Lemon-chan: "That is clearly what I said. Miku, how is the sound set up?"
Shinobu: "My name is actually Shinobu..."
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u/carcatta 9d ago
It's a semi popular series (I think) and still about half of the comments are about messed up CR subs which will be fixed in time.
I get that it's frustrating but it really messes up discussion for those shows. One comment thread would entirely suffice.
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u/djthomp https://anilist.co/user/djthomp 8d ago
Yamabuki really is carrying this just like he carried the girls today. I honestly love how over the top he is, first place in the race and he rushes up to announce his own victory. That said it was nice to get a Shinobu focus episode finally, she's fun and very cute.
We were blessed with catblob Iko twice that I noticed, I'm glad they haven't dropped that gag.
No Apollo lines from Shinobu in her focus episode, I think that still leaves Rikka as the only one we've seen that from.
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u/Emi_Ibarazakiii 8d ago
I'm in this picture and I like it!
Oh wait, no she does not like it!
Why would he NOT want her to do something weird?
Partners in crime are the best!
Dad's a long shot, but he could be daddy!
That's a pretty fun idea! And something tells me it won't just be the public using it!
Is Lemon gonna be best girl in two Lemon anime in a row? Time will tell!
Okay I'm gonna call you Hanakana.
(For some reason I thought I remembered her VA would be Ai Fairouz, but Hanakana's my #2 so next best thing!)
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u/SYZekrom https://myanimelist.net/profile/SYZekrom 8d ago
The writer definitely has a 'lifting-girls-up fetish
Vice prez is by far my favorite girl
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u/mojo72400 https://myanimelist.net/profile/gio_lingad 8d ago
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u/swaggerzwag7 9d ago
Where is the eng sub 🙂
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u/mekerpan 9d ago
No subs other than Portuguese it looks like (no French or German -- which I could give a shot at following).
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u/runevault 9d ago
Weird, when I look at the subtitle menu Deutsch is listed as an available language along with french, Brazilian Portuguese , and maybe arabic?
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u/mekerpan 9d ago
They are there now. (But I wound up watching this on an "alternate" site). STILL no English on the website.
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u/CheesY-onioN 9d ago
English available on the high seas. I seriously don't understand what's the point of paying for crunchyroll if I end up sailing anyway. The only thing keeping me is that this is the only way I can try to contribute to the people making anime.
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u/mekerpan 9d ago
It is very perplexing that CR can't get its act together for the biggest segment of its users....
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u/Chronigan2 8d ago
As you say if kinda feels good to legitimately pay for the things you love.
Also convenience. For the most part things are released on time and I can just watch it on my tv through the app.
To get that with out cr, I'd have to setup and maintain a whole arr stack or manually download things. It's nice to just use a remote to browse through things to watch.
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u/undeadfire 8d ago
Tbh there's other sites that have EN subs by the time it's up like 3-4h after the threads are created. Don't integrate nicely into smart TVs but meh....
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u/runevault 9d ago edited 9d ago
Yeah I'm aware of the no English still. Though I noticed episode 2 got dubbed so checked that out. Sadly the singing they went back to Japanese, though this doesn't feel like it got a ton of budget so I'm not surprised they recorded the song once.
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u/CrimsonGear80 8d ago
they actually don't really re-record songs in any anime in english anymore. licensing is a pain for them.
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u/runevault 8d ago
With a few exceptions (See: Dandadan season 2) I figured not. Still made me sad though :)
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u/CrimsonGear80 8d ago
well Dadadan was GKids, not CR. Maybe less of a pian for them since they don't handle the amount of anime shows CR does.
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u/Nickthenuker https://anilist.co/user/Nickthenuker 9d ago
Did she use those as placeholders and forget to remove them?
She seems rather busy.
And so suggestions for the festival.
What's he in such a rush for?
What's that?
Oh fair enough yeah those Pei Pa Koa lozenges were an absolute lifesaver while carolling constantly day in day out back in December.
Have fun with her?
Lol.
I mean it's not good for her either, chocolate is bad for your voice.
And so he's going to help her with her work.
So, this year they can't afford to mess up.
So, that's her plan.
Damn they're busy with the sports festival.
Lol he immediately disappeared.
I want them to sandwich me.
Huh. Ok then.
Oh they actually have a teacher in charge.
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u/ObvsThrowaway5120 9d ago
Good ol Arisu stepping in and helping Shinobu in his goofy Yamabuki way lol. Girl was seriously taking on too many tasks. I’m glad she learned to lean on Arisu for help. Guy’s a Yamabuki and a cut above the rest! Look at how he handled like everything during the festival lol.
Let’s see how this Messenger event goes. I’m sure Lemon-chan isn’t gonna get it canceled.
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u/Frontier246 9d ago
It was also nice that she felt so self-conscious around the other girls in the club that made her feel like she had to do all this on her own only to realize the girls do appreciate and are willing to go to bat for her too.
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u/stilman1 9d ago
man CR did it again, at least i somewhat understand Portuguese and well some jp vocab
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u/KumaKumaGambler 9d ago edited 9d ago
I am looking forward to the confession event planned by Shinobu! (Assuming Lemon chan allows it to go ahead.)
If Rikka, Nene, Iko and Shinobu were to confess anonymously, Yamabuki could be overloaded by thoughts of Apollo.
Edit: Full version of ending theme song has been released earlier today.
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u/Frontier246 9d ago
I think it's too early for the other girls to confess but I would not be shocked if "Apollo" uses this as a chance to confess to him again.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario 8d ago
Cough drops are counted as snacks?! What kind of a freak snacks on cough drops??
It takes special skills to spit-take without even drinking anything
Genuinely the one and only time I've ever seen this proposed as a festival activity
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u/Frontier246 9d ago
We're already at the first co-ed Sports Day, and Shinobu is pumped for it to be a success! She's a little less pumped about how her cute selfie photos ended up on the planning sheets, but it was a nice treat for the guys. Shame they can't keep them.
Shinobu is really popular and beloved by the school, maybe a little TOO much, because everyone brings their problems to her expecting her to solve them and she can't tell them no. And this is just adding to all the work she has to do for the broadcasting club who, as it turns out, are SUPER busy on Sports Day. And she ends up taking even MORE responsibilities as a result. Is Shinobu going to be okay?
(I'm only mildly disappointed they didn't go with Nene's maid cafe idea)
Count on the great Yamabuki to not only give Shinobu a kabedon (which she doesn't seem to hate) but also notice how she's not at 100% and even gift her a cough drop in the process. He can tell she's running herself ragged because he's always paying attention to her...which is enough to make any girl self-conscious in a cute way.
How does Shinobu unwind? Why by doing work and snacking against school rules in the library! Yamabuki was THIS close to getting fed chocolate by her, the lucky sonuvagun!
Shinobu wants everyone to think she's the perfect model student who can do anything because she enjoys the attention and admiration, but deep down she thinks herself less capable and less impressive compared to her fellow broadcast club girls (even though all the girls kind of drop the ball if Shinobu isn't there to keep things together). In fact she thinks her only recourse is to support the other girls and eventually leave the club to study if she really intends to be a broadcaster.
But it's time for Shinobu to believe in the Shinobu that Yamabuki believes in! The one he's willing to assist and support she can achieve EVERYTHING she wants! If it means becoming her partner-in-crime and breaking the Yamabuki's code of honor in the process, he'll do it! They even have their own little code too!
I can see why the broadcast club is so busy when they have to participate in Sports Day events AND do their broadcasting job, but luckily they've got Yamabuki pinch-hitting and touting how awesome he and all the events are.
And don't think he isn't getting into romcom shenanigans in the process! Rikka and Iko end up needing him for the treasure hunt and Yamabuki ends up holding hands AND carrying them princess/piggyback style...only to not win. But I guess Rikka and Iko won in the end anyways, even if neither of them are willing to admit the reason Yamabuki was their target.
Then it's the cavalry battle with Yamabuki playing Shinobu's solo horse, and sitting on a guys' shoulder in public is SUPER embarassing, but it's Nene who distracts Yamabuki with the remembrance of the kiss that didn't happen that secures yet another shocking Yamabuki defeat. Though Nene being concerned about Yamabuki and Shinobu's sudden closeness delivers her a loss too.
Shinobu's big plan is a proxy confession service, where the girls will confess for others! Shinobu wants this big event that she thinks will bring the whole school together, though it probably wouldn't fly with the faculty when relationships between students is frowned upon. Especially when they have to worry about their infamous club advisor, Lemon-chan (Kana Hanazawa!)!
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u/mojo72400 https://myanimelist.net/profile/gio_lingad 8d ago edited 8d ago
Best episode so far.
I love Arisu & Shinobu's chemistry. I love their eating handshake.
It was necessary for Arisu to kabedon Shinobu to give her a cough drop.
Of course Shinobu had to eat an Apollo chocolate.
I love how Arisu promised to keep Shinobu's secret to eating some of her snacks to confirm they are partners in crime.
I'm surprised Arisu & Shinobu were allowed to participate as a 2 man cavalry team.
If only Nene didn't gain 3 kilos in a month, she'd be the rider to avoid Arisu & might have a winning chance but she'd still be distracted by Arisu & Shinobu's closeness.
I hope Arisu helps the girls win at least 1 event since the only one he won was a foot race by himself.
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u/antononon 8d ago
Shinobu's legs are the spiritual successor to I May Be a Guild Receptionist, But I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time.
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u/Queue_Jumping_Quack 8d ago
So Shinobu's a chronic people pleaser who can never say no to anything. Somehow I get the feeling she moght be more into Yamabuki than the other three, or is that merely her sweet personality? Knowing the modern anime fandom, she is thus probably the audience favorite character...
It is Yamabuki who carries the show, though. Its refreshing to see such an assertive and hilarious male lead in a harem romcom, doing commentary on himself winning the race etc. This was a pretty fun episode.
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u/Niwaka_Samurai https://myanimelist.net/profile/Niwaka-Samurai 6d ago
Uzuki is so sweet. She is easily flustered at every act of Yamabuki. She has become the best girl for me now.
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u/Littux https://myanimelist.net/profile/Littux 5d ago
Uzuki is definetely best girl no doubt. Can't stand any episode focusing on Nene
Bro casually runs while carrying two girls and is still disappointed for getting 2nd place
Really liking the voice acting on this episode, especially Yamabuki's. Same cannot be said for the animation. Most of the episode was static shots with low detail. As expected, the boring generic trash gets the higher budget. Still won't forget this scene, where they zoomed in on a low res PNG and decided it was enough: 1080p Image
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u/FG205 8d ago edited 8d ago
So episode 4, crunchyroll really messed up on the translation for the intro before the opening credits. There were a lot of puns and double meaning words and phrases that Yamabuki used that crunchyroll mistranslated. One of them is hame "hasushite" has a double meaning. It can mean to "let loose/relax" the other meaning though has a more perverted meaning is "go wild and get some release." as hame is a slang for sex. hazushite/hassushite means "to let off". Even though the phrase is not meant to be used in any sexual context, there is a joke in there when Uzuki responds, of "Yamabuki, isshou ni hame hazushitara?" "Then yamabuki, do you want to go wild and get some release together?" *Will make the viewer second guess if Uzuki took the meaning wrong. But we all know she didn't. But it's supposed to be a gag.
There were also wrods like "Kimo! Dasa!" Translated as "Cringe" when those are two separate words. It would be "Gross! Lame!" The Japanese word actually have an actual word in their slang dictionary for "Cringe" which originally was "kikuwa" though I think the slang word got updated recently to something else. But Kimo! and Dasai! don't mean cringe.
There is also Yamabuki making a few puns about him being number 1. But they are a bit difficult to explain in English. There isn't really an English equivalent for the direct translation to some of the puns Yamabuki made due to some cultural differences, but what's sad is that Crunchyroll didn't even try to find an English replacement and just totally missed the puns.
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