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jmckenna15
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I'm with the reviewer on this one as somebody who also enjoyed recitation in high school (we called it "declamation"). It was actually a standalone grade on our report cards where we had to memorize and recite a piece of literature in English class three times a year. As we got older, there was also a chance to do it in Latin and whatever modern language we were taking at the time. Really nothing better than getting over anxiety and getting good at public presentations as an adult than doing something like this as a teenager.
It was even competitive, doing it in front of 400 people if you were really itching to do it. I regret only doing it once (and got a 4th place finish out of 12 which made me chuffed to bits). Looking forward to this anime. |
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pi8you
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Man, competitive Speech. That takes me (a long way) back to high school, and cold weekend mornings riding a bus across the state. I was on the Discussion squad of our Speech team (which also had a lot of Theater overlap, myself included), so while I certainly watched more than a few rounds of people reciting or otherwise speaking words real good, I could be found sitting around a table conversing about the various hot topics of the time. On top of that, my school started a media/broadcast program during my senior year of high school that I was a part of, having the run of the fancy custom live broadcasting computer the school had bought, so I can key in on that aspect of the show too.
Even without those personal connections, this was one of the first new shows of the season to hook me. It looks great, especially when it dives into the metaphorical imagery, the cast has some real good chemistry, and it's focusing on an activity that hasn't been run into the ground. |
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Joe Mello
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According to the poorly-designed charts on this article, multiple clubs happen but it's rare. I had always imagined that it was just a Japanese culture thing--that, and Japanese universities not needing 170 extracurriculars as part of their entry requirements. |
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CosgraveTheGirl
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This looks like a decent anime. The two main leads who are both girls look so cute together. I would love to see them become a couple in the end. I think I will give this anime a try but before I do, I need to check who create-
Ooooohhhh...... Never mind, then. |
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Piglet the Grate
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Please let sleeping dogs lie and not have that discussion again (last time a mod ended up deleting all the posts). 
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Exodus007
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Believe it or not L washing Light's feet isn't gay at all. It's representing L (as Jesus) washing Light (Judas's) feet as he knows he's going to die by his doing. It's extremely symbolic to the series and not in the manga but a smart deep scene for the anime. Sad the symbolism is just looked at as yaoi feet washing...
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Piglet the Grate
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My hypothesis was Mizuki was tired of smelling Hana's stinky feet but did not want to embarrass her by mentioning it. 
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Collectonian
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It being a radio doesn't surprise me as much, just because Japan still heavily uses fax machines and requires paper documents... and last I heard, it's still a relatively low amount of the general population that knows how to use an actual computer versus the phone.
It is one of those things that always trips me out. They make some of the most well-known, advanced electronics but are so backwards with their own day to day technology. |
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Thesarum
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I was going to say much the same. The government had to officially wage war against floppy disks recently.. and declared victory in June 2024. Here most people born after about 1998 don't even know what one looks like. And in the entertainment sphere there's no shortage of actual bonafide podcasts referred to as "radio". Many anime have such voice actor "radio" shows associated with them. The use of the school PA system to broadcast real-time to students is much more justifiably "radio". (Having said that, this was clearly a joke and we're ruining it by being pedantic) |
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quentntarantado
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Hana Haruyama is the mc and all the girls around her slowly grow to be candidates for her harem.
Sorry, the series is way, way more than that, but in my shallow opinion, that's what I've concluded. Let's see as the season progresses. |
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Thesarum
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So.. we're probably not getting any actual yuri (just a whole ocean of romantic tension).. but we're gonna read a yuri story-with-the-story at the competition?
The Tsundere One has something of a personal revelation as to why she dislikes our fluffy little MC. It does feel a little too neat that it all gets resolved (probably) in the space of a single episode, but I suppose mid season is the time you should be breaking through those tsun barriers. And maybe there's more to come on why she hates Blue Spring specifically so much. The Sporty One is.. well, she's an idiot, right? But she's a good friend. The Spenpai is once again a pretty decent senpai this week, and minimally flirty... though possibly only because she gets fairly minimal screentime. It's nice to see Hana building some amount of self confidence (though she's got a long way to go) such that she can stand up for herself with Anne. Oh, and the boys were about I guess. |
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Piglet the Grate
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It is somewhat surprising considering contemporary trends in manga, light novels, and anime that a story such as this is not set in an all-girls school. "Wacko Sensei" was also missing in action in Episode 5 (unless I blinked and missed it). |
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