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Sep 22, 2018 8:57 PM
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THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE.
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This episode focused on Mossan!

Haruko quote of the week:

YOU MY DEAR HAVE A NICE SET OF KNOCKERS!


Also we got to see her nurse, construction, rap, Star Wars, and modeling career all in 20 minutes! Liking this quite a bit more than Progressive
Sep 22, 2018 9:00 PM
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This episode felt like a slice of life with Haruko in it, which I'm down for.

Saw a few people saying Mossan's design didn't deserve to win in the first place, but I sure thought Haruko looked sexy in it.
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Sep 22, 2018 9:25 PM
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I wasn't sure how people felt, but I'm liking Alternative a lot more than Progressive so far. With Progressive, I was just confused the whole time. But with this, even if I don't know exactly what Haruko is planning yet or what the big picture is, I don't mind because I'm just loving these characters and their situations in relation to growing up. It feels more like FLCL to me.

And dat rapping tho.
Sep 23, 2018 11:03 AM
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Mossan didn't succeed at design and now she wants to be a model. Pretty ambitious dream, good luck girl!

Haruko rapping was definitely a highlight of this episode.
Sep 23, 2018 1:36 PM
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The rapping scene was hilarious.
Sep 23, 2018 1:42 PM
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Never expected to hear Haruko rap. That was weird.
Sep 24, 2018 7:36 AM
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Prety funny. Next episode about Pets? And what those pins are supposed to be? Wich will be the next movement of MedicalMecanica? And more important what will be the next Haruhara´s clothe? I´m excited about.
Sep 24, 2018 8:55 AM
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Again with the shaky writing just like episode 2. I understand the intention, to further the characterization of each main character, but just like the 2nd episode, it felt forced & so fast. It went from rising action to resolution too fast & in an awkward way. & the wackiness felt like it's wacky just for the sake of being wacky, the anime did not even try to justify it. I guess the 1st episode was just a fluke, which is unfortunate.


27_Seconds said:
The rapping scene was hilarious.

The only good part of this episode.


TonyAndonuts said:
With Progressive, I was just confused the whole time. But with this, even if I don't know exactly what Haruko is planning yet or what the big picture is, I don't mind because I'm just loving these characters and their situations in relation to growing up.

I can see your point. Progressive's plot was so out there that it's hard to be invested in to. This one is more grounded, & the main characters have better characterization.
Sep 26, 2018 5:45 PM
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This show would honestly be much better if they stopped trying to emulate the sorta goofy spontaneity of the original. Like it worked so well in flcl cause it was truly spontaneous, plot elements and animation styles were tossed in the blender cause they fuckin felt like putting it in. in alternative it just feels forced and kinda depressing.

Very much prefer Progressive because its insanity felt a bit more straight-faced most of the time (not that it wasn't goofy too). And yeah it was kinda hard to follow at times but imo there was a pretty clear central character arc + clearer themes that this one kinda lacks rn
Sep 29, 2018 6:11 AM

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Weakest episode of Alternative, IMO.
Oct 11, 2018 1:53 PM

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Yeah, I still don't really know about this.

So far I think it's better than Progressive, but I absolutely HATED Progressive.

The problem is, while the characters are well written, I don't think they're very interesting... and the character design and overall art is just so bland compared to the original. It makes the whole thing just feel kind of devoid of style... as if Haruko invaded some standard slice-of-life series about a group of four average schoolgirls. It doesn't help that each episode's plotline has been pretty mundane thus far, with some FLCL randomness thrown in here & there for seemingly no reason. Such as Haruko's rap... it just felt forced and kind of lame.

The whole plot also just kind of feels like it has no real direction. Why is anything happening? What are the main plot threads? It's episodic to a fault. There's no mystery being carried over from episode-to-episode, nothing for the viewer to question, really... aside from those giant pins stuck in the ground. In any case, it's just failed to capture my interest.
::End of Transmission::


Nov 4, 2018 8:40 PM

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This may be one of the worst anime I've ever seen. It's damn near unwatchable.

Both ep 2 and 3 had broken narratives where the viewer is pissed at the values of the show and then they pull back at the last minute. This is like Trigger-lite, no sugar, no carbs, no calories, Trigger-zero.

It's also written by a marketing committee, or somebody messed up. The most disingenuous anime.
Mar 1, 2019 7:14 AM

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Alright so compared to the first 2 'episodes' (since this is one long movie, but still sort of has next ep previews) this one was pretty shit. Mossan's problems felt much more forced compared to Hijiri's. Is that fat family an attempt at endearing the American audience? because if so that's absolutely hilarious.
Jul 14, 2019 3:24 AM

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Taking the spotlight away from the real winner was a pretty dick move, tbh. Everyone worked her ass on design too.
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Jul 15, 2019 9:29 PM
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This show is really sweet and cute. ;o;; I often feel there's an empty spot in my heart for anime that just show girls being best friends in a genuine way. FLCL Alternative does well to remedy that.
I quite like the dialogue between everyone as well.

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Mar 23, 2020 4:16 PM

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Am I the only one thinking that Haruko's rap was kinda cringe and didn't suit her at all? I guess they just try to throw in some Haruko randomness into this SOL show to make it feel like FLCL, but it kinda doesn't and feels like a different anime altogether. Well, at least the ED is really sweet and well-made.

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