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Oct 21, 2023 7:42 PM
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And Tsubasa look up to Miki. Just great.

Kousaka Umi, even if she wasn't with a baseball glove, she just feel like someone who is into baseball.

Is cool OG Producer giving guidence, but who is accompanying the AllStars? Ritsuko double as producer and idol?
Oct 21, 2023 8:05 PM
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I'm so happy that my girl Yuriko get to shine on this episode! It's good to see her getting along with the main trio quite nicely, and
I even find her quite relatable considering how tired and exhausted she has been had she been exercising & working out for so long.
Though I was thinking that Yuriko would've been to be a close friend to Anna, I wouldn't mind Subaru getting along with her as well.



Aww, look how adorable she is! Really great episode, by the way!
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Oct 21, 2023 8:47 PM
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Yuriko's quite adorable in this episode.
btw, they need to find more new 11 members, then complete their own theater and organize a handshake event, a 2-Shot event, a janken tournament, and the Senbatsu Election. And boom, we'll get the 48G. :p
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Oct 22, 2023 1:21 AM
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EP 3

Its definitely a thing where it feels weird not being like a super idol fan, but apparently the theater and uh, idol activities

The op song is already growing on me really quickly, hmm



Ok so no ED this time. Mirai wants to jump the two months by having a performance, but not sure.
Seems like next ep there's going to be a lot, a LOT of girls, definitely looks like over 10

In this ep we had

Umi is ueda reina, but I didnt recognize her at all
Yuriko is itou miku?? Damn I thought she was familiar but I wouldnt have guessed
Matsuri is suwa ayaka, big names this episode
Akane is really funny alright.
CocoaGalaxyOct 22, 2023 1:26 AM
Oct 22, 2023 5:16 PM
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CocoaGalaxy said:
EP 3

Its definitely a thing where it feels weird not being like a super idol fan, but apparently the theater and uh, idol activities

The op song is already growing on me really quickly, hmm



Ok so no ED this time. Mirai wants to jump the two months by having a performance, but not sure.
Seems like next ep there's going to be a lot, a LOT of girls, definitely looks like over 10

In this ep we had

Umi is ueda reina, but I didnt recognize her at all
Yuriko is itou miku?? Damn I thought she was familiar but I wouldnt have guessed
Matsuri is suwa ayaka, big names this episode
Akane is really funny alright.

Aimi, Taneda, Koiwai will be here shortly.
Oct 22, 2023 10:11 PM
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Cute episode, what they said in the preview for the next one was really funny lol


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Dec 19, 2023 3:34 AM
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Lemme say a cast really can suffer from too many characters, but I'm impressed by how distinct a lot of the characters seem at least at the surface so far.
Also, I have to say, the animation can be pretty expressive-- which is of course what I often worry about with 3D animation. But no seriously, it doesn't look stiff all the time or anything. I loved Akane's scene in that regard too. Really expressive. And of course, playing Idolmaster it's not a big surprise to see everyone this way so it ends up fitting pretty darn well. It's expressive in the games too, so I really shouldn't be surprised. I guess it's just that switch from game to anime that takes a little getting used to for some. But once one realizes, "This is how a game looks. This is also how an anime can look" then it's fine.

I was always kinda meh about Million Live and only really cared about 765 Pro All Stars, but I'm happy to continue and see where they go. Plus, I get little glimpses at Ritsuko here and there, so I can't complain. <33

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Apr 11, 9:42 PM
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So, we're properly introduced to Roconization, ほ, Umimi, Subarun, bookworm Yuriko who finally has those fantasy delusions that were missing in the 2014 film, the annoyingly cute Akane, Anna again but in her low energy mode, and Serikawaii. Also, no baseball allowed in the theater. Period.

When the Million Live anime was first revealed to be a 3D anime, I wasn't exactly worried, but it did feel weird departing from the highly energetic 2D animation of the 2011 series. That being said, I'm seeing the Million Live anime taking advantage of its 3D models to provide large sweeping camera shots outside of concert scenes. I also like the fuller range of character motions. I've noticed that this particular brand of 3D attempts to emulate 2D art style, where it sort of fakes a 2D aesthetic at times. It also tries to fake 2D animation, where there's a jitteriness between character motions, which is best seen with Akane's antics. I'm kind of reminded of Arcsys games, where their 3D mimics 2D animation by cutting frames, adding blurs for motions, or exaggerating character models to emphasize certain camera angles. I'm seeing some of that here, so I find Million Live's approach interesting in that sense.

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