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Jan 28, 2021 7:25 AM
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HAHA apparently God doesn't like Tsuchiya's horse designs, so He passed them off to Kanamori instead, while everyone's having a creative block to design what God wants on Earth. The design for a pegasus with THAT levels of "originality"...every revised version just pouts in brandishing. And so it is, from a pegasus to a greater horseshoe bat...with 2 sets of nipples.

Another of God's order for Kanamori, now donning in full Pharaoh gem accessory style. Designing a "bird that makes gems", a hummingbird is close enough, but how Mizushima got the ostrich design outta the same order designation is just ingenious. A bird that eats stones, but crafted out of resentment.

Back in Galapagos Island, and simulating hide-and-seek for stripey animals (other than zebras), or rather the advantages of having stripes on animals. Luckily for Unabara, pandas are one solution...but submitting the wrong idea to God will spawn an army of hybrid animals, in thsi case a starfish panda. Thank God for Tsuchiya using tsetse flies to put the horde to sleep.

WAIT, you're telling me that Ueda isn't an angel, but a Devil who curses animals? Report to Hell!
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Jan 28, 2021 8:30 AM
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A horse that can fly? I thought about a horse-fly a first, but it turns out to be a bat.
Carnivores that eat plants? Yes! that's the panda. Those Starpanda are cute but also very hilarious when they behave and divided themselves like a brainless starfish.
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Jan 28, 2021 8:56 AM
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I enjoyed this week's episode!

I was curious as to where the "horse that can fly" thing was gonna go, since it obviously wasn't just going to end at a pegasus. I was surprised to find out that bats are somewhat related to horses.

Sidenote, though. I'm watching on Crunchyroll, and I'm wondering why the subtitles for the characters' names changed? Before, the subs used the names that the characters say, like Kanamori and Meido. But now they're being referred to as planets, like Venus and Pluto? I wonder why.

Either way, great episode! Can't wait till next week
Jan 28, 2021 8:59 AM
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I enjoyed this week's episode!

I was curious as to where the "horse that can fly" thing was gonna go, since it obviously wasn't just going to end at a pegasus. I was surprised to find out that bats are somewhat related to horses.

Sidenote, though. I'm watching on Crunchyroll, and I'm wondering why the subtitles for the characters' names changed? Before, the subs used the names that the characters say, like Kanamori and Meido. But now they're being referred to as planets, like Venus and Pluto? I wonder why.

Either way, great episode! Can't wait till next week


Naming wise I noticed it too. Subtitles have the designer's names as the planets yet the Japanese audio says the original names. I looked up Japanese names for the planets and they don't match the original names used so I wonder where it came from.
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Jan 28, 2021 9:00 AM
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pretty decent episode, fun seeing them making all these animals and stuff. pandas were really cute too
Jan 28, 2021 9:09 AM
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Yup, Tsuchiya getting the same old rejection from God for his horse designs. So, this time he just gave up on them and pass them on to other guys. LUL
Good episode overall.
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This episode is good but not as funny as 3 previous episodes.
Jan 28, 2021 9:19 AM
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The other day we got a talk about Unicorn, and now it's Pegasus' time!

The client (in this case, God) always ask for revisions, so relatable there.
Buffy Pegasus and the cool black Pegasus (sadly, becauseI really liked this one) got rejected, while a literal bat got accepted, never knew bats are related to horses. LOL. Even tho with an useless pair of tits (unless the babies want to use it as a handlegrip lol).

Hummingbird, Ostrich, Panda, and Zebra, so many great animals they made this time. Great episode.
Jan 28, 2021 10:35 AM
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Naming wise I noticed it too. Subtitles have the designer's names as the planets yet the Japanese audio says the original names. I looked up Japanese names for the planets and they don't match the original names used so I wonder where it came from.


Yeah, same. Someone in the CR comments said that the kanji used in the Japanese names are also used in the planet names, apparently. And in the manga's English translation, they just use planet names, too. So I guess it was just something the people running subtitles failed to put in until this week's episode.
Jan 28, 2021 2:39 PM

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I'd rather them just use their names in the Show and not the damn planets names.

Overall while this anime is nice learning wise I am getting quite bored of it.
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Jan 28, 2021 3:43 PM

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Kanamori serving look after look.
Jan 28, 2021 5:25 PM

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Was it just me,or was the skeletal horse a Thestral?

And I loved that bit with "Operational Message! Ueda is going to Hell!"

Can't wait for next weeks ep.

Damn this series is good!
And the opening is quite catchy as well.
Jan 29, 2021 12:17 AM

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oh another interesting species! "Lovenia elongata"
4/5.



Jan 29, 2021 12:24 AM

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damn Ueda really just got sent to Hell like that
Jan 29, 2021 3:32 AM

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Rip Ueda, all she did was protecting her friends.
Jan 29, 2021 4:37 AM

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I dont think i ever dropped a show because of sudden shit subs change made by some smart-ass cunt from Crunchyroll who thinks hes the smartest with the kanji, but this seems will be first.
Jan 29, 2021 6:44 AM

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That was a pretty good episode.

Nani!? Bats are a close relative to horses!? Lmao, I did not expect that Pegasus to turn into a bat. Kanamori was great this episode, I really enjoyed her screentime. On that note I do not like the change to planet names in the subs though, oh well I can live with it.

Lmao, Ueda got sent to hell.
Jan 29, 2021 8:38 AM

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anything that says a bee flying, I immediately think of the bee movie
Jan 29, 2021 12:16 PM

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peachyixxy said:
Sidenote, though. I'm watching on Crunchyroll, and I'm wondering why the subtitles for the characters' names changed? Before, the subs used the names that the characters say, like Kanamori and Meido. But now they're being referred to as planets, like Venus and Pluto? I wonder why.

Hesmiyu said:
Naming wise I noticed it too. Subtitles have the designer's names as the planets yet the Japanese audio says the original names. I looked up Japanese names for the planets and they don't match the original names used so I wonder where it came from.


STOP!
Please, for the love of my sanity, stop!
It makes no sense that the angels would be named after planets. The planets are the namesakes of the Roman gods and so are the angels in these subtitles! They could as well have named them Ra or Thor as that would keep with the divine theme.
Jan 29, 2021 1:03 PM

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STOP!
Please, for the love of my sanity, stop!
It makes no sense that the angels would be named after planets. The planets are the namesakes of the Roman gods and so are the angels in these subtitles! They could as well have named them Ra or Thor as that would keep with the divine theme.


Okay... My bad lol. I guess I thought planets first rather than Roman gods since I... have spent more of my life learning and hearing about planets rather than Roman gods. That makes sense, but I don't think it's that crazy to misunderstand and think they're named after planets.

But this is all besides the point because we were more concerned with why the subtitles suddenly changed from calling them by their "human" (?) names to their ROMAN GOD names lmao
Jan 29, 2021 1:04 PM

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The sudden different naming felt quite jarring. Hate names being translated or whatever they did here
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Oh no! Best girl (imo) was sent to hell!! :(
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Jan 29, 2021 5:31 PM

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Got baited by the almost-romance scene and I'm not happy.
Jan 29, 2021 6:46 PM
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The characters' Japanese names are not entirely from the planets, but the first kanjis do correspond to each of the planets.
For example: Kimura, the kanjis mean "wood village", corresponding to Jupiter, "star of wood" in Japanese.
Kanamori, "gold forest", star of gold, Venus.
The nearer planets were already observed by ancient people, they are named after the elements in East Asian culture, so are the designers except for Unabara and Meido. They are not really linked to the Roman gods.
But Uranus, Neptune and Pluto were found much later, so their Japanese and Chinese names are a translation of the Latin: star of the lord of sky, star of the lord of sea, and star of the lord of the underworld. Unabara means the open sea, Meido means the door of the underworld.
The missing two are earth, what they are designing for, and Uranus - lord of the sky - god himself.
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peachyixxy said:
Hesmiyu said:


Naming wise I noticed it too. Subtitles have the designer's names as the planets yet the Japanese audio says the original names. I looked up Japanese names for the planets and they don't match the original names used so I wonder where it came from.


Yeah, same. Someone in the CR comments said that the kanji used in the Japanese names are also used in the planet names, apparently. And in the manga's English translation, they just use planet names, too. So I guess it was just something the people running subtitles failed to put in until this week's episode.

So in other words some idiot localizer decided to change character's names for no reason other than it probably fluffed their paycheck a little bit. Probably the same reason they keep referring to the androgynous one as a she.
Jan 30, 2021 8:52 AM
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Yeah, i feel the same irritation after seeing the name changed. Its like, wth? Did i miss something here? Then, when i visit this thread i feel relieved that i don't miss anything. Really, what a jerk that changing up their wholesome Japanese name into something else. Bleh!

Other than that, its just fuckin awesome. More educative than before with a lot of intriguing narration as its backslash. Pegasus to the horseshoe bat, and look at its evolution. Lol. Bird shined like a gem. Bird that ate the gem. Striped animal that obviously pointing out to the Zebra. But when the additional 'carnivore but herbivore' notes happened, they just made it to the Panda. Thats just a great correlation between them.

Heaven designers really did a great job there, with their own way, obviously.

And, well, hot angel suddenly went down to the hell!
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I love this anime so much! It's funny, educational, and re-enforces my decision to leave advertising. Clients are hellish. This one will literally send u there.
Jan 30, 2021 8:15 PM

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Kanamori carrying the show of course
Jan 31, 2021 7:12 AM

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I liked how pegasus turned into a bat lol and yea this place is really lacking in romance, diamond was nothing but a tool of convenience to them.
Feb 1, 2021 11:37 AM
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It was a good episode! But Ueda being sent to hell instantly like that was so unexpected I actually choked. For some reason I'm gonna be thinking about that for weeks. Honestly surprised on how this show manages to stay entertaining!!
Feb 1, 2021 1:29 PM
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Whaaaaatt??????? Ueda-senpai, come back plsssssss
Feb 4, 2021 6:02 PM
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Now we have drama inserted into the mix. Bye bye Ueda!!
Feb 20, 2021 2:46 PM
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That was a cute army of pandas. :3 Ueda-senpai were expelled to Hell?!

I like the fact how educational this show is.

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WTF was that end with the mix Starfish x Panda xDD and Ueda has been sent to hell now xD
May 29, 2021 3:27 AM

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Didn't know Bats were closely related to horses and ostrich could create gastrolith, learning something new every episode. But more importantly NOOOO NOT UEDA-san, can't believe she got sent to hell...does this mean we'll never hear the ara ara again..

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Poor Ueda being sent to hell
Though now I wonder... would working in hell really be that much worse than working in heaven with some of those silly requests

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