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I'm sorry, I've been a little busy the past couple days, and right now I'm really tired. I'll try to watch episode 2 (and maybe 3, whatever) tomorrow.
I still haven't seen episode 2.
I should go watch it but for some reason I started watching the BRS OVA on a whim about half an hour ago.
With that said, if everyone else is also busy, I'd say it's just a bad time.
Will watch this today.
Just watched episode 2. I'm liking this so far. It's annoying how dense the main characters are, but I can bear it because it's very apparent that at least Rikuo's views will change heavily by the end. Masaki's a dick, though, flashback frame be damned. I'm also enjoying the rather slow pacing and the relaxed vibe.
Lots of silly things happened in this episode. Also lots of less silly things. Also someone said "Blade Runner", as if it wasn't already obvious enough that this anime was inspired by Blade Runner.
Rikuo continues to be very rude when hanging out at the cafe (which is, of course, the point, but still...).
AAAAAAAANYWAY, I still don't think I really like the visual style of this, although I think it worked a bit better in this episode as compared to the first one, or maybe I just got more used to it.
Oh fuck I promised to watch this.
Doing it now.
Interesting.
I knew that odd door opening that was on screen momentarily meant something. Didn't think Sammy would come disguised, but going by that, seems like she has self-awareness--something that Mysterious Scientist At The End remarked about with "individuality" I think. The upbeat ending theme makes me confused as to whether these people think it's a good or a bad thing...
Now I have to go back and listen more carefully to what exactly Sammy said to the bartender...oh, it was just about the coffee, and about how Rikuo treats her.
I was totally expecting the bartender to kick Rikuo out after what happened...though in retrospect, I guess it is easier to keep a secret if you make someone comfortable with you and agree with you.
And now that we've been introduced to a few more characters in the cafe, there's like an open question for every one of them, as to whether they're an android. But, then again, one has to also ask, in the context of the show, should we be asking that question?
And in retrospect, the little girl seemed to be in on the "Rikuo can't see jack without his glasses" thing, though the bartender--I guess her name's Nagi--seems to have mistimed that last bit.
Fun fact: there a little bit in the ending theme--specifically around 15:06 to 15:16 that sounds very reminiscent of the beginning of "Lights and Anymore" by TRF (the OP for Wangan Midnight). Upon closer inspection it seems to be close enough that I'm willing to bet that that was intentional. That said, that little bit of "Lights and Anymore" might itself be taken from another source, so it might be that they're both drawing from the same source...?
But then the series would end
The way I figure it, the bartender is more interested in helping customers grow than in kicking everyone who violates the rules at all out.
Anyway, re-watched it. I liked this episode. Not all that much really happened in the way of overall plot development, but this series is kind of relaxed like that for the most part, and that's part of its charm.
I think this is the first episode where they start with the "in the future, probably Japan" thing. That always makes me laugh because when I watched it with my old school's anime club, someone said "We're not really sure. In the future, geography is a low priority in schools."
Anyway, aside from that, this episode reminded me that other than the first episode and the climax of the last episode, I don't actually remember that much about this series in terms of plot details. That makes re-watching it a lot more fun.
Does this series share any staff with Wangan Midnight?
Only Rie Tanaka, who is a seiyuu and not actually a staff member anyway.
Also, for future reference, you can figure that out yourself by using Anime News Network's compare function.
Hmm...she sang the ending theme in the last episode, which we've so far not heard. Just the instrumental ending theme. I wonder if it's related to the song version.
And why isn't seiyuu considered staff? I'd consider voice talent to be staff.
Idunno. But "cast" and "staff" are usually talked about separately.
That was in the first episode too I think.It was.
Yeah, it was.
Oh. Well it was the first episode where I noticed it >.>
Show of hands: who's ready for episode 3? It's been over a week since we started episode 2.
Meeeeeeee!
Yeah, I kind of forgot we were doing this... >.>
I can watch it today though, yeah.
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7. Yes
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I'm ready but I'll probably only have time to watch it tomorrow.
If it helps move this thing along, I finished the second episode and would be fine with going to #3.
I've watched episode 3 already.
Hey, is this still a thing?
I'd like to watch episode 4.
It's been long enough. I'm changing the thread title.
I've seen episode 3, but I was waiting for someone else to talk about it, since I've already watched the series.