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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Those cat ears...  I'm finding the buildup for the episode to be a bit odd though... However, I think the Producer is a decent motivator. The song was okay though. |
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| Somehow i knew they will finish Uzuki's drama with her solo song. Nice episode, but because the show have so many characters feels a little odd try to pick everyone toughs in one episode alone. |
Stark700 said: THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Those cat ears... "I crown thee, Dame of the Feline Order." So many questions about the timing of the events (when did she prepare the song? How long was it between the meetup at the park and Uzuki's return, and then from that to the concert?) Questions which would most likely be left to our best guesses. Ever since I heard S(mile)ING in Starlight Stage, it always sounded both like a happy and a sad song to me. As in the character is coming from a place of despair and colorlessness, and the resolve is to smile, dance and sing all her life without assurance of the future. I'm glad they used it here. Also, the vibe that I got when others were supporting her was more like colleagues than friends, really. It felt like the original im@s ep 1, when the girls were talking to AkaP about their hopes and dreams. Not sure if the writers intentionally put a professional distance between the members, especially when crossing subgroups, but it was palpable. I mean they were friendly and all, but the distance was there. (Not necessarily a good or bad thing to me, mind you, but more of an interesting approach.) |
me-me-me said: So many questions about the timing of the events (when did she prepare the song? How long was it between the meetup at the park and Uzuki's return, and then from that to the concert?) Questions which would most likely be left to our best guesses. Actually i don't know if that was the intention, but i feel like wasn't a composed song, by the lyrics was like her singing what she was feeling on that time, but ether way still a little strange in terms of pacing. |
| Good episode, full drama, tears, good one |
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| Shimamu <3 ! Good episode ! 2 week for the end :'( |
| I can feel Shimamu singing is better here for some reason |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| dunno but the execution just awkward for me. and dat quality. kinda dissapointed with this episode. Some Uzuki's singing shots are beautiful though. dat AI WO KOMETE ZUTTO UTAU YOOOO is so freakin' good. And when Producer said that Uzuki's not alone and try to smile too. Damn. Its just the best scene for entire episode for me-- nope. The best scene so far. |
furuuruOct 2, 2015 11:37 AM
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| She did it!!, She sung one of my favorite songs!! S(mile)ing!!! |
IheartCCOct 2, 2015 10:44 PM
| Hate Keeps me warm |
| Way to go Uzuki!! Knew you could do it. P.S. Rin a shit. |
| at the beginning of the episode,, dem, this characters take so long rehabilitation, another 1 episode for her rehab, but then comes the ending .. wow .. just wow,, to the extent that I wonder if this episode is deliberately made to be in accordance with her Image songs (S(mile)ING!) IheartC2 said: She did it!!, She sung one of my favorite songs!! S(mile)ing!!! IMO, i like the starlight vers better. btw, what game is this? a dlc for xbox/ps3 vers? me-me-me said: Also, the vibe that I got when others were supporting her was more like colleagues than friends, really. It felt like the original im@s ep 1, when the girls were talking to AkaP about their hopes and dreams. Not sure if the writers intentionally put a professional distance between the members, especially when crossing subgroups, but it was palpable. I mean they were friendly and all, but the distance was there. (Not necessarily a good or bad thing to me, mind you, but more of an interesting approach.) i agree with you on this one.. it looks like the closeness between the members only visible in each of their subgroups for comparison, This is the expression of our friends from imas Cg when the watching and supporting their "desperate" friends and this is from the original sorry if it was a bad comparison. cant seem to find the right moment to compare.. |
kururugikaiOct 3, 2015 1:49 AM
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| what uzuki needed were confidence and courage, and she finally did it in front of the audience by playing solo in the show. she doesn't need rin, honda and new generation anymore. |
| That was a good episode. her solo performance was amazing too.  that smile is for Uzuki and Uzuki alone. final episode is out on Occtober 16 according to this CM : |
| Well it only took encouragement and support from almost the entire cast but you got there eventually Uzuki -__- The highlight for me this episode is realizing how Mio's turned out to be such a reliable leader. Props to this girl. Then you have Rin showing her boorish side since she's nowhere near as good as Mio when it comes to expressing emotions. I like that kind of contrast. |
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| This episode contains lots of feels. Thank god Uzuki comes back with her beautiful smile! Tears were shed. ;) Also, Producer-san smiling! Well.. Literally. That scene reminds me of some anime I can't remember.. No episode next week? I raged when looking at the preview! >:( |
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| It felt nice seeing Producer-san having issues with the order, which was common early on, making it even more fitting of Uzuki's new light. Seeing everyone's support, her solo went well. They really have come a long way, for everyone that is. |
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| YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS S(MILE)ING |
| it was clear that they would use S(MILE)ING, it fits the mood perfectly. ^ ^ only 1 episode left, i wonder which song they will use for the grand finale this season or maybe they'll make a new one just for the final episode. |
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| From a story point-of-view: Yay, Shimamu development! >.< From a realistic point-of-view: *Me in the audience* What? I didn't pay to see an idol break down. I came to hear some music! *Gets up, leaves the the auditorium, walks to the reception area* Hey, can I have a refund? I didn't like this Live. Meh. Hehehe, I wonder if she would've gotten her act together faster if P-kun would've told her that he was under pressure to fire her because of her attitude. C'mon, if you're being like that, as a pro, you can't expect to get pampered, it's a business.... But of course, P-kun being the good chump he is, wouldn't have done it. Oh well. EDIT: I think this show would be more enjoyable, from a story point of view, if P-kun got more of the limelight and the story got told more from his point of view. |
GenixOct 3, 2015 3:45 PM
Genix said: Hehehe, I wonder if she would've gotten her act together faster if P-kun would've told her that he was under pressure to fire her because of her attitude. she would immediately quit right on the spot. |
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| I cried a little. Great job, Uzuki! Almost reminded me of the episode with Chihaya in the original Idolm@ster, when she belted out that song after all her troubles. |
kururugikai said: me-me-me said: Also, the vibe that I got when others were supporting her was more like colleagues than friends, really. It felt like the original im@s ep 1, when the girls were talking to AkaP about their hopes and dreams. Not sure if the writers intentionally put a professional distance between the members, especially when crossing subgroups, but it was palpable. I mean they were friendly and all, but the distance was there. (Not necessarily a good or bad thing to me, mind you, but more of an interesting approach.) i agree with you on this one.. it looks like the closeness between the members only visible in each of their subgroups for comparison, This is the expression of our friends from imas Cg when the watching and supporting their "desperate" friends and this is from the original sorry if it was a bad comparison. cant seem to find the right moment to compare.. Nah that's exactly my point. The whole-group dynamic is stronger in imas than in deremas. Though to be fair to deremas, they say they've just been a project for 6 months. So they have more time to develop camaraderie. (I could have SWORN that they said things to the effect that the amount of time from their conception to the ep13 ball was 6 months... and now they're retconning that to say that 6 months would be from the start to a month or so before the NGE Xmas concert? This is becoming more and more difficult to chart... Does anyone know how the timelines go? I have direct mention of this 6-month thing from ep24, and the 1-month period from the first ball to the arrival of Mishiro-san. Not sure if I'll rewatch the series just to get the timestamps tho...) |
| Uzuki looks cuter when she smiles. I like the performance. She can do solo concerts if she wants to. Welcome back, Uzuki. |
MagitoOct 4, 2015 9:06 AM
| I dislike group crying sessions. I dislike big climatic moments that still need to be explained. I dislike inconsistency in direction and purpose. With Cinderella Girls, at the very least, they managed to avoid the last point. However I may feel about the show as a whole, it has been consistent since the beginning of the second season. It feels like an all-girls school drama, without the school and actually involving male characters. Still, the show is trying extremely hard to squeeze as much sympathy points from the audience, which I don't appreciate. To offset this however, I'm glad we finally got the talk about why the main cast wanted to be part of the idol business, despite being painfully brief and cursory. By Uzuki's words, Cinderella Girls is still trying it's best, so at least that's admirable. |
kururugikai said: it looks like the closeness between the members only visible in each of their subgroups for comparison, This is the expression of our friends from imas Cg when the watching and supporting their "desperate" friends and this is from the original sorry if it was a bad comparison. cant seem to find the right moment to compare.. I agree with you, but I think that isn't the best screenshot to compare. If you look at the group after Uzuki finishes singing, they have much more supportive/emotional expressions. |
GarLogan78 said: I agree with you, but I think that isn't the best screenshot to compare. If you look at the group after Uzuki finishes singing, they have much more supportive/emotional expressions. true, but like i said, imo their expression is that of a friend or colleague who witnessed their colleague's performance has been successfull. not the expression to express of how their friends, the beta genki girl who cant even smile anymore, finally be able to get her smile back. the correct expression would be the one rin and mio had. remember the expression of 765 girl when chihaya who lost her voice finally be able to sing again? |
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| The episode felt a little flat to me, not sure is it just me alone. I think they probably put Uzuki's drama too far back and it may weaken the finale (I think the show may end of a medium note instead of a high). |
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| Rins version https://soundcloud.com/user-456899059/smileing-for-rin-rearrange |
| Hate Keeps me warm |
me-me-me said: I havent checked yet but someone said that all Cinderella Project gained their own solo song in-between cour 1 and 2. It's in the No Make.So many questions about the timing of the events (when did she prepare the song? How long was it between the meetup at the park and Uzuki's return, and then from that to the concert?) Questions which would most likely be left to our best guesses. (in case you dont know its each episode special audio drama that have scenes which is not included in anime). |
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furuuru said: me-me-me said: I havent checked yet but someone said that all Cinderella Project gained their own solo song in-between cour 1 and 2. It's in the No Make.So many questions about the timing of the events (when did she prepare the song? How long was it between the meetup at the park and Uzuki's return, and then from that to the concert?) Questions which would most likely be left to our best guesses. (in case you dont know its each episode special audio drama that have scenes which is not included in anime). This is bad for us anime-only, we have a impression than the story have plot-holes like this one. Well, i can live with that thought U.u |
| Finale to air next week. |
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| Kinda expect that. I kinda don't want this to end but next week is the finale. T_T |
zetsubousei_hero said: Kinda expect that. I kinda don't want this to end but next week is the finale. T_T maybe they'll make a 3rd season? the cinderella girls cast is too big to only be limited by 2 seasons. |
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DreamingBeats said: zetsubousei_hero said: Kinda expect that. I kinda don't want this to end but next week is the finale. T_T maybe they'll make a 3rd season? the cinderella girls cast is too big to only be limited by 2 seasons. that and a movie would be great. |
zetsubousei_hero said: DreamingBeats said: maybe they'll make a 3rd season? the cinderella girls cast is too big to only be limited by 2 seasons. that and a movie would be great. a movie is very likely me thinks. we already had a movie for 765pro, so it's only fair that we also have a movie for 346pro the only question is when :p hopefully the 3rd season, if we ever get one, will give more attention to Alice, Koume, Fumika and maybe introduce Natalia, Yukimi, Kyoko and Honoka ^^ |
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| When will the last episode be aired? |
fruits_punch95 said: When will the last episode be aired? next week |
| Here's a preview. |
| Oh man, this episode really got me. I couldn't help being a sucker for the tearful New Gens moments, and I didn't even see S(mile)ING! coming at the end - I lost it when it started up. I'm so happy that this was how Uzuki got her spark back up; E.Director Mishiro not being able to handle it was a nice plus. Another thing I really liked was Miho's wish, it was really nice. I wish she got a little more focus this season. |
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| Mio: Good! We were waiting for you! Me: iirc, you decided to pursue a solo career, w/o even telling anything about that to Uzuki And Rin was with her new group too. Wow... Uzuki's song is good. (Although i rolled my eyes when Rin and Mio cried after the song, maybe i still don't like what they did.) Now everything is ok now, i guess. I wonder what will happen in the finale... |
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s(mile)ing on the face. |
| Feeling Down? Healing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXr0L4pOnV8 Soothing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UT3o_BBH61c Interesting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UpZnSjMko4 Female? Gotcha covered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8cOqzku9zA ...yeah |
| Shucks, now I know why I put this off. I really don't want it to end. This was a heartfelt episode and Uzuki really did shine during her solo. Her smile at the end was absolutely gorgeous. I watched the previous episode in September. I remember relating to Uzuki's worries and concerns at the time. Now that I look back, I think I've come a long ways along with her. It's incredible how that works, during that break between two episodes I was able to find a similar answer and now feel like my connection to Shimamu resonates even greater than before. |
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| I'm scared to say, but I'm gonna have faith and try liking you, Mio. You keep impressing me with your maturity as of late. Ah, so nice to see the other girls again. Their interactions and honest inputs on how they felt in the beginning were very healing, and I'm sure they helped Uzuki in healing, too. Props to Producer for having to deal with Douchebag Director. Seriously. His heart-to-heart with Uzuki was beautiful. OHHH THE WAY HOW UZUKI CALLED FOR RIN BROKE MY HOPELESSLY YURI-TAINTED HEART. And it keeps getting better and better. I love you, Uzuki <3 I think Uzuki's strongest points are her honesty and simply her being herself. It's something unexplainable, like how her smile truly does shine the brightest. It might be hard to detect, but she really is a vital component to the Cinderella Girls. Her solo song felt out of place with how things progressed (not the lyrics, but the tone), but I'm very happy and proud with her performance. Wonder how the last episode will play out. I ain't gonna have my hopes up even though I was blessed with the many previous ones, because now all I can see is a cop-out with a disgustingly sweet and fake ending. I won't forget this, though. |
| Producer should get love too. He could have told her the bad news about being fired but that would only complicate things more. Instead he extends his arm and gives Uzuki support and a smile. I enjoyed the background music that played when Uzuki and the Rin/Mio hugged, quite a touching scene. Her song was very enjoyable and great. That boss straight up couldn't believe Uzuki proved her wrong and she walks away because she knew Uzuki could shine. |
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