Bottom-Tier Character Tomozaki (light novel)
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| Still on the fence on this one, but I'll stick for a while and hope for the best to watch it all the way. Afterall, I'm a huge sucker for old school "makeover" stories. As many have mentioned, Tomozaki does feel like a discount Hachiman, but lucky for me, I never really cared for Hachiman. But Tomozaki's edgy and downer monologues does feel a bit tedious (although I get it, it's also part of his initial character, so I'll just tolerate with him for now). I like the idea of how Aoi has many faces towards her close friends but also can be more mean towards someone like Tomozaki that has so little value for life and self steem (though love works pretty well in these scenarios). But the thing I really don't buy out of her background story is that she's already a top athlete at her school, a perfect student in her class, has a surplus of time to hang out with the popular guys and still has time left to grind the leaderboard in a very competitive game that guys like Tomozaki with no self care for their appearance or social life can only achieve to be at the top? It's impossible for someone like her to have that much time to excel on all those fields at once. |
| People need to quit comparing this guy to Hachiman, I watched and loved oregairu, Hachiman was a big reason cause he had smarts, common sense and knowledge of how the world really works. And his character was awesome......but this guy is fucking retarded! I mean come on, I know some dudes that have given up but even they COMB THERE HAIR.....this is like someone took a bunch of "normies" and said tell me what a fucking failure would look and act like...it's just so cringe, I'll keep watching for now but this show is just weird. Also this is coming from a guy who was a for real NEET loser who had no joke ZERO friends, was major over weight, no fashion sense and never even really talked to a girl till 24. But man I was never as oblivious as this guy, he is acting like he's on the spectrum! No joke he has some form of Asperger's! PS now I'm a pretty normal dude who keeps in shape, can piece together an outfit for any occasion and even had a girlfriend/fiance....until recently. (Still an anime freak) But that's cause I changed myself using my own willpower and knowledge I got off of any television show or the internet. This guy and show tho is just........ maddening. |
Collins89Jan 9, 2021 9:38 PM
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Saiche said: This shit is so cringe. I don't even know if I can finish the episode. Do you guys actually think like this MC? Naw, we're all Chads here waiting for the Corona lockdown to end so we can get back to our fantastic lives. |
pockyharem said: Tomozaki's goals look like they're going to make this series an enjoyable one. He's a relatable kid who's offline life is normal in itself. I hope he changes more and more so he can find a girlfriend in the future. But I have a hunch who his girlfriend is gonna be. Nope, Aoi is not gonna be his girlfriend........for now, that is. |
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| all the negative scores are from the coping and seething riajuus |
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| If you're ugly. You're just playing life at hard mode |
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| Urgh never thought I would ever hate everything in an anime episode😅😅 This was hella cliché and annoying actually. Like the dude really changes his way of living just because some random chick tells him that he's a loser. Cringeee |
“Now I have neither happiness nor unhappiness. Everything passes. That is the one and only thing that I have thought resembled a truth in the society of human beings where I have dwelled up to now as in a burning hell. Everything passes.” ― Osamu Dazai, No Longer Human |
| So, I felt cringe a lot in this episode. Will continue to watch it tho (hopefully) as I'm interested in how he will deal with those goals tho I hope it doesn't conviniently end up like how this episode was. |
| "Even if it has good reviews, if I don't like it then it is shit" -Some random anime character |
| Ah yes I did not expect the Yotendo to come out xD or the rip off of Super Smash Bros. I kinda get what the mc is talking about and his monologues are like Hachiman's but more LOL Overall good episode, ill keep watching. |
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| Idk, there's holes I could poke in this and I felt like cringing every so often, but there was something charmingly earnest about this episode. I think I'm in. |
| NGL I want now a Switch with that Famicom design/skin :( Well, we got Gamers + 3D Kanojo (+ maybe a potential harem?), might be good but predictable AF. |
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| Extremely cheesy and generic. Still, the message is nice. Will keep watching at the very least. Also the outro is very catchy. |
| I'm a big Oregairu fan so I can't help but compare this series to that one. I like the message they are trying to portray (even though its been done a bunch of times). But the way things are just happening, its not even a bit realistic. I don't hate the main character but I just can't get myself to empathize with his behavior and outlook in life. But maybe my opinion will change if his past will be explored more in the future episodes. Let's see. |
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| I was hoping for a little more focus on the gaming aspect; seeing some information about technicals and coming up the ranks. I'm a little disappointed the focus seems like it'll be integrating a gamer into real-life and making them conform to other's standards. Either way, guess I'll give it at least another episode or two and see what happens. Good gaming anime is pretty scarce. |
 "...Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?" |
AgehaYoru said: commonxreaction said: I was hoping for a little more focus on the gaming aspect; seeing some information about technicals and coming up the ranks. I'm a little disappointed the focus seems like it'll be integrating a gamer into real-life and making them conform to other's standards. Either way, guess I'll give it at least another episode or two and see what happens. Good gaming anime is pretty scarce. The technical gaming aspect (of Atafami) itself won't be the focus. It's more about how Tomozaki will handle various social situation (like making friends), how he handles the quest Hinami gave to him, and what he thinks about people around him. Volume 8 LN is probably the most atafami heavy volume, since in that volume See like, that sounds super interesting. I'm assuming unless this gets renewed for multiple seasons we won't get that far. Considering the content of this show, I would be very surprised to wake up in a couple of years and see a season 3 or 4. So, my best bet of seeing that particular storyline would be to pick up the light novel I suppose. |
"...Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?" |
| I like how Tomozaki was spitting fax the whole episode |
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Dreamxer said: Nice... I already don't like it. Unpleasant protagonist and main girl. Side characters don't seem that appealing also. It's simplifying social interactions a bit too much. I am interested though because it gives a - fake it till you make it vibe. Well, Let's see how this series goes! I have some hope. Yeah, like I highly doubt they will mention in this show any mental illness or trauma, just "Are you depressed? Just Don't be" approach. As someone who was bullied I hope to see some trauma. But they definitely trying to make something that at least will try to help. Like surprisingly from what I read dating games can help with dating in real life. |
| Manga recommendation: - Spy x Family (Ch.107/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.191/? - weekly) - MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.108/? - weekly) | Machi and Oboro (Ch.16/? - biweekly) - Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.78/? - biweekly) - You and I Are Polar Opposites (Ch.65 - Finished) Anime recommendation: - Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished) - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished) - Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished) |
AgehaYoru said: RayReynolds said: There is a lot to take in with this show, and virtually all of it is a ugly and horrifying. Mostly, it's the long speech towards the end about how life and society are fair for everybody, and nobody is born with anything more than superficial advantages or disadvantages that can be overcome with a little effort. I don't even know where to begin with that one. Whether you want to take it on from a wealth angle, a racial angle, or any of a dozen others, it's… uh, certainly one hell of a central thesis to lay down. Which such impeccable timing to real world incidents too! It's pretty difficult to try to see it in the more charitable light of "we can all change and be better people for ourselves and others" when every single character is a massive asshole. This includes the manic pixie girl. She acted friendly in school, then upon running into him later, starts endlessly rattling off that she thinks he's actually a loser that she actually has nothing but disgust for and her previous friendliness was just an act. And all of them have Marty McFly brain rot because everything hinges on being called a chicken (facepalm). The lesson from learning that the person you were worshipping as a god thirty seconds ago is also secretly a massive jackass, but also well-liked, should probably not be... "teach me to fake it like you." I mean, it certainly could be, if the show gave any indication that it understood these were all horrible people, but it most certainly does not. She's great and totally right in every way. We should all be more like her, looking down on those we think are dregs. They deserve their suffering for not trying hard enough. Calm down, lol. It always made me chuckle when someone's ranting angrily about Hinami, about her faking it, she's a manic pixie dream girl (not true) and so on, but it's exactly the point that the author made and probably you'd feel like a dumb person after the story getting to "that point" in the climax (of volume 3). ==== Anyway, I'm really looking forward to see haters/anime only watcher reaction to the climax, which is a turning point for the series. I expect they will adapt the first three books, which is a perfect place for the ending for the anime. Ok, now you are giving me some hopes for this series. But also you need to take into account that for many people this is touchy subject especially in otaku community. Like I got a few times triggered by what Hinami said. Talking to girls? I would start to profusely sweat and got shivers by just thinking about this. xD And that "Are you depressed? Just Don't be" approach, I really hate it. |
| Manga recommendation: - Spy x Family (Ch.107/? - biweekly) | Sakamoto Days (Ch.191/? - weekly) - MARRIAGETOXIN (Ch.108/? - weekly) | Machi and Oboro (Ch.16/? - biweekly) - Make the Exorcist Fall in Love (Ch.78/? - biweekly) - You and I Are Polar Opposites (Ch.65 - Finished) Anime recommendation: - Deca-Dence (Finished) | Wave, Listen to Me! (Finished) - If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die (Finished) - Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater (Finished) |
| Wow, so is this another variant of Pygmalion or more like animated guide for nolifers? Either way, count me in! Have to say I hated MC's geek attitude in the first half of episode as it seemed like usual anime trope (and it reminded me of Oregairu a lot) but hey, "hate the character not writer", and it seems there was actually a reason for it and he'll go out of his shell eventually. Now, I'm not completely sold on his instant 180 change from calling the life kamige instead of kusoge after just one her sentence (felt too fast) and I don't really see her motivation to lose time with him but if it works as the premise, well, I can turn a blind eye on it for now. Also, let's pretend they also didn't use another overused anime trope when two random players of one online game actually know each other and live in the same area, right? What I really hope though is that this premise doesn't lead us to your usual harem rabukome or at least not so obviously. I'm acutally more interested in his progress here and what goals Aoi gives him to reach his goal (and I hope he won't turn into selfish jerk along the way). Obviously... it's actually obvious who the ending girl here is so the relation of two would be also intersting to watch. Anyway, Kanemoto Hisako's (Erina) voice acting was on spot (again). Not sure about Satou Gen as he is rather unexperienced still and hope he would be able to mimic some Tomozaki's progress. Kayanon is voicing Fuuka - that white-haired shy girl sitting in the back of the class so would be also nice to hear. |
| I love smash so this is something I will have to keep up with. |
"Life is a trash game" Those words made me think the same thing as Tomozaki The world is very narrow, who would have thought NO NAME would be Minami, and I thought Minami was very arrogant but it wasn't, she helped Tomozaki to become the top character in his life |
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| It seems I'll have a lot of fun watching this one. Nice OST, character design and art in general. I already want a S2, heh |
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| Oh god, this girl is so annoying and rude. At least she doesn't have long black hair, a small blessing. |
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| This was so embarrassingly cringeworthy that I can only conclude it was written by a 12 year old who unironically believes that "real life is a shitty game". Having a protagonist who unironically does the whole "while I may be the loser in the real world, in the game world you are the loser" and tries to frame him as right is absolutely pathetic. Awful anime, but I can see the appeal for people who find Tomozaki relatable. |
AtavisticJan 14, 2021 2:48 PM
| It was alright but doesn't make justice of Fly's art. PA Works did it vastly better. Also soon people will be buttblasted when they learn that Aoi had boyfriend. |
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| LMFAO the dialogue Now I want to play Smash |
| Not relate with Tomozaki at all, but I'm gonna waiting for his character development. Should be fun watching someone transform. |
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