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Lily Garden
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Glad to see our lovely reviewer is familiar with Vtubers, it definitely helps to have at least a passing familiarity with the Vtuber scene to watch this anime. The show really captures the kooky antics Vtubers get up to.
As someone who has read the light novels let me just say, it only gets crazier from here Comparatively, the stuff we've seen so far in these hasn't been that out there Looking at Vtuber streams I've seen where the person: Ate wet dog food on stream https://youtu.be/0qXFp0khjXg Crafted a months-long psychological horror story arc between two versions of her model https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D34nt-1vGs8 Speed-ran reading the Wii Menu Electronic Manual https://youtu.be/0ed256V37kE?t=716 |
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JustMonika
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I'll be following this show once the dub begins. Might I add that I'm shocked that it got a dub, lol.
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Moderator
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This was one of my two favorite debuts for new series this season (along with Quality Assurance), and the second episode was a strong follow-up. Found it to be far more entertaining than the other dedicated comedies this season.
Glad Chris brought up the character designs because I have found that aspect to be particularly interesting. Feels like some kind of commentary is being intended there rather than it just being a joke/gimmick. |
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Yuvelir
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Ayaneru's voice in this is so Strong (Zero)
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Ryujin99
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Didn't know Strong Zero had been ported the US (though NGL kinda sad about the reduced ABV... not that I should be) I'll have to see if I can pick some up in my area... probably over the weekend... which conveniently starts tomorrow.
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Raebo101
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Judging from the first episode, the English dub is gonna be fun. The MC sounds like Trina Nishimura, and she is hamming it up in the booth, with some funny line deliveries. Unfortunately, last I checked, the Japanese characters that pop up on the screen weren't translated, which kinda compromised the whole viewing experience. Even Vtuber clippers on YouTube make sure to translate the relevant Japanese text, but not Crunchyroll?? And if the onscreen text IS translated on the sub version, uh, what the crap?
You should probably fix that, Crunchy. 
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Otohiko
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Seriously, checked it out and that does sound like her! Do we know who it is yet? Either way, yep, the dub has done a good job. I'm really enjoying the show so far. I like how much it leans into the chaos and no-filter antics - just like within the story, it'd sort of be difficult to dial it back. Not that it needs to. The relationships with her fellow youtubers have honestly been supportive to the point of warm-and-fuzzy, but it does feel like there's a slightly ominous undertone where I could see the management being shown as pushing her towards self-destructive behaviour, maliciously or not. I'm not sure if it's going to go in that direction later in the season, or mostly just stay with the gags, but it'd be interesting if it did. |
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Tylec
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I had a blast with the opening episode, but now I find myself wondering where the series is going. There's an undercurrent of sleaziness to Awa's company and her genmates plying her with alcohol, but I don't know if the show dares tread so dark as to explore how LiveOn is just as exploitive as Awa's prior office job.
Similarly, for all that Awa gushes about her lesbian crushes on her genmates, the show seems content to keep any developments at fluff and innuendo. This doesn't seem to going the harem or romantic comedy route. So we're left with 15 minute vignettes were Awa visits the gals of LiveOn and discovers the juxtaposition (or lack thereof) between their online and IRL personas. Rinse and repeat. I'm willing to try out one, maybe two more episodes but something needs to happen to shake things up. |
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Greed1914
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There are some choices here that I appreciate. The on-screen versions of the characters are Live2D. I expected anime character on screen and real character off screen, but switching styles of animation and leaving their appearance the same is clever. The ending credits were also good. It's the Live2D model moving to the extent it can with a chat box on the side, which is representative of most vtuber karaoke streams. Even the audio design deserves a mention. I was watching with headphones on and can verify that the ASMR stream did switch speakers depending on the ear.
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MFrontier
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So did they intentionally cast Yoko Hikasa fully knowing they would be making a Rias Gremory joke?
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WANNFH
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More like they just found a way to make a good joke (not like the series lacks of them in first place) and decided to commit to it
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Otohiko
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I did lose it a little bit at "nice boat", well played
It does seem like the show is heading into a relatively fluffy direction as of this episode (rather than making commentary on, say, the production company exploitatively nudging Awa/Shuwa into unhealthy behaviour), but I guess I'm okay with that. If it wants to stay an episodic comedy, that's perfectly fine. The key thing is that it seems to understand its audience. |
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Yuvelir
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I wouldn't be so sure about that. What kind of company hires someone who pretty much announces they're going to openly harrass one of their current employees? |
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DuskyPredator
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I guess the same one that had no notes on said employee starting the habit of getting drunk as a crutch on streams. |
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Greed1914
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I am genuinely surprised by how much real stuff is in this show. Real games, Weiss Schwartz with actual anime characters including the Rias cameo, and there are thumbnails with Hololive vtubers.
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