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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Lul, the overreaction of the Ai this episode... Yashajin became way more confident compared to the other episode when it came to her shogi match. It's almost like she was a different person. A battle of disciples! Too bad Hinatsuru didn't win. I was actually rooting for her there. Also, Yaichi is dense as a black hole. |
Stark700Feb 5, 2018 7:31 AM
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| Welps, Yaichi still gets into more trouble with the lolis' foul mouths, forever burning his reputation and placing him the Loli-kun title... ...and the "battle of the Shogi century" of the Ais, betwen Hinatsuru and Yashijin, though honestly to be expected, it seems like one of the useful matches in the series that will mold both characters. Really anticipating the progression now, that has thus come far. |
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| Both Ai's are great, their match was nice and everything made perfect sense (Attacking Ai losing to herself, how we came to Kuzuryu being her master). I'm liking this more and more. |
| Damn, I was rooting for the original Ai, it's sad she didn't win but a loss was necessary for her and Yashajin is as over confident as ever. Looking forward to the rematch, if it is going to happen in the future. |
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| OMG once again I hear that phase " Elementary School are the best " same as Ro kyu bu anime. xD We got yandere loli and tsundere loli = Priceless xD |
BlackbirdFeb 5, 2018 8:26 AM
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
This show is freaking nuts |
| I'm only watching because I want to see the wedding with Char. |
| The battle between the two Ai's is great now with the of them as a rival they will surely push each other to improve And for our Loliryu-sensei hahaha you should really think what your trying to say before you say it or else misunderstanding will build |
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| Ai vs Ai was pretty good, but it was obvious the original Ai was going to lose. But that loss was necessary so she can be more confident in herself. Her overreaction in the beginning was amusing. |
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| I am really LOVING the consistently strong momentum of emotional character developments in Ryou's Work Is Never Done, as well as the hilarious "loli harem" that is growing as sensei teaches more young girls shogi. Keep it coming! |
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| 4:28 "She is a brat" A Donkey telling a Rabitt that has big ears... Lol! |
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| Hooray for lolis! That was a good match between the Ai's. Ai had won a few moves before but failed to realize it, can't believe something like that could even happen. Really interesting. It seems both are basically evenly matched. So when he says join my family register, is that something similar to adoption? I'm not entirely sure what he meant by that. On a side note, I'm really cheering for Keika. I felt incredibly bad for her that this loss really hurt her chances of going pro. She's striving towards her dream and working hard at it, I'm hoping this focuses on her too as we go forward. |
| Keiko eternally BTFO by grade schooler lmao |
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Todd_ said: So when he says join my family register, is that something similar to adoption? I'm not entirely sure what he meant by that. He meant the same way he explained it in episode 1, a kind of "shogi family" where Ginko is his older sister. |
| Been a while since we've seen Ai break out her yandere mode. :D Yaichi's own master is quite nice again this episode, though, helping a lot to calm the situation. The other Ai being surprised by the handicap being in her favor... :D Yaichi sure knows how to choose his words... in the worst way possible, as usual. And still he doesn't quite understand Ai. That usual Ro-Kyu-Bu! reference at the end, though... :D Other Ai sure is tsundere today... |
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| Hmm worst ever encounter for Yachi here. Ai's aura there was really scary. The exchange between the two Ai's though was pretty funny. Its nice that his master knew about Yaichi's circumstance though. For any sport having a rival is always a good thing. Beneath that icy facade Ginko is still a normal girl after all. The match between the two Ai's though was real interesting though. To think that Ai's father had promised to make her Yaichi's apprentice though. Its too bad that they decided to skip the chairmen battle though but still an interesting episode. |
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| Blue Ai lost cause she was mad and worried about Yaichi being with Red Ai :'( Blue Ai crying is so sad :'( |
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| That speech she gave when she lost was so cringey lmao. |
 Three things cannot be long hidden.. ...the s u n, the m oo n, and the tr u th. |
| Holly shit, so much cringe. They managed to make not only writing but animation really stupid as well. Speaking of which, why are they making MC look like a guy when it has no balls? I know it's a very harsh accusation but this series starts to remind me of eromanga-sensei and other filth like that. It's unbelievably stupid and disturbing with its mere existence. |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| Ok, so this episode admittedly surprised me with how it managed to not get worse than the previous. This episode some intelligence on the part of the creator, as he actually uses knowledge of how chess works and sports in general to say something. The problem with this is that not only does it say something so blatantly obvious, but it feels like it had to ditch the characters entirely in order to say it. This episode is still ok at best, but the fact that it had to point out so many of its themes goes to show how much it lacks in subtlety, to the point where it broke like every character, except for those who really didn't get much focus otherwise. Ai is nine-years-old, and guess what, a nine-year-old doesn't give a monologue about their feelings of frustration after losing a match, with everybody in the room quietly staring at her. If a nine-year-old is that in touch with their feelings that not only can they give an in-depth speech about their emotions, but also do so in front of their opponent and with people silently staring at them, then that nine-year-old must have more maturity than most adults (and as we all know, Ai isn't the closest thing to mature, SHE EVEN RAN AWAY THIS EPISODE). I guess there were also themes of jealousy and how Sis is jealous of Yaichi and so is his old master that raised him, and so is Ai? Ok, nice try, but that's not exactly how jealousy works, and the whole jealousy thing was obvious as hell. The problem with this is that his old master could have been jealous of him because he was growing faster than he expected (this part isn't bad), Sis has feelings for Yaichi because she loves him (still not bad), but she is jealous of his disciples? This implicitly paints both Ais as equivalent to Sis as a romantic interest, but the key difference between Sis and the old master is that the old master may have been feeling threatened, and he wasn't jealous out of a feeble emotion like love. Still, the show tries to play it off as the same things, so the next is the jealousy Ai has for Yaich, which is presented to be a mix of both types of jealousy, only its flipped on its head? (Here lies the true issue) Ai's jealousy is that of a student not getting enough attention from her master because he is seeing another student- but her blatant attempts to prove that he is closer to him than his other student not only crosses the Teacher-Student line (the distance that a teacher and student should be for a mutually educational relationship), but it leaves a thematic disconnect in the story. Ai isn't (supposed to be) in love with Yaichi, but since she breaks this line and the series associates Sis' love for Yaichi (her romantic interest) as the same Ai has for Yaichi (Her teacher), it disconnects the narrative from its roots. The narrative thinks its making jokes about lolicon tendencies and how they are ridiculous, but in reality, it is using lolicon tendencies to draw its audience and doing nothing to capitalize on that. In that way, the addition of these jokes just feel distracting, or out of place and it's dragging the series down (even messing up the consistency of the major characters in the story). This series is supposed to be about Yaich training Ai to become a female professional, and while it did take a step in that direction this episode, I can tell you ten places where it took a step back, to the detriment of its own characters. And we wasted a lot of time in taking that step too. All of this doesn't mean it can't make a rebound in the upcoming episodes, but right now, I'm not exactly holding my breath. 3/5 *Actually more of 2.5/5, but I'll round it up for the sake of it. |
| Fun as always but god damnit Kuzu sensei is dense af. |
Draconix814 said: Giving an in-depth speech about your emotions in front of room full of strangers (addressed to no one in particular at that) sounds more like a sign of serious issues or stupidity bordering on retardation rather than maturity. It was just garbage writing. For some reason anime industry hates inner monologues that could easily circumvent some of that cringe worthy speeches. Ai is nine-years-old, and guess what, a nine-year-old doesn't give a monologue about their feelings of frustration after losing a match, with everybody in the room quietly staring at her. If a nine-year-old is that in touch with their feelings that not only can they give an in-depth speech about their emotions, but also do so in front of their opponent and with people silently staring at them, then that nine-year-old must have more maturity than most adults (and as we all know, Ai isn't the closest thing to mature, SHE EVEN RAN AWAY THIS EPISODE). |
Ii tenki desu ne... |
| The match was pretty good,but Ai's reaction at the beginning was both hilarious,and terrifying! Nearly made me wet my pants,then I watched it again :) And again ;) |
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Todd_ said: Hooray for lolis! That was a good match between the Ai's. Ai had won a few moves before but failed to realize it, can't believe something like that could even happen. Really interesting. It seems both are basically evenly matched. So when he says join my family register, is that something similar to adoption? I'm not entirely sure what he meant by that. On a side note, I'm really cheering for Keika. I felt incredibly bad for her that this loss really hurt her chances of going pro. She's striving towards her dream and working hard at it, I'm hoping this focuses on her too as we go forward. While everyone talking about loli here i am grieving for Keika Loss. Insulted by school graders then lost against her Man... |
| Lmao they are really pushing the Yaichi is a lolicon bit. It's pretty damn funny though so I don't mind. That monologue by blue Ai was a little cheesy for a 9 year old. Especially with everyone around staring at her. Red Ai was a little edgy a few times, but I like her overall. |
| With this episode, my collection of quotes has been augmented. Also, loli supremacy over adult woman is prominent here |
Hentai_conjurerFeb 5, 2018 5:43 PM
| In time, you will know the tragic extent of my fapping's... |
| and the eye rolls continues this fucking show.. still i'm salty af Keika is trash at shogi compared to all these lolis worried we won't get to see much of her at this rate. |
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| Poor ginko-chan.. if only your crush is sane/normal guy not lolicon king. Moreover he is dense af |
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| Ai vs Ai is a good match for them to experience rivalry too bad for keika, but soon we'll see her shine. I started to think that Ginko really had affection to Yaichi that the MC never realize it, since they are rival it develop feelings towards him. Both Ai's is supah kawaii a yandere and a tsundere |
| Oh man, that grade schooler line before the credit ending and the tsundere loli line in the after credits. |
| I seriously like this show, but all the lolicon double speech adds nothing and make things awkward to watch. It is understandable that the characters have to be young to feed into the shogi genius scheme with experience when getting older, but all the weird ambiguous wording and stupid 'sexy' grade schooler posturing just makes it really uncomfortable. |
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| Oh man, "How many time have you inserted with Ai chan" "18" Now insert with me 19 times まったく、小学生は最高だぜ！ : DDDDD |
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LeSponge said: I JUST LOVE THIS EPISODE SO MUCH!!! FROM THE BEGINNING UNTIL THE END PART!!! the first part where Ai caught Yaichi (master) caught with another disciple Ai is great. i love how they have competing for their master. hahaha... the second part where its Ai vs Ai on shogi match. its a great way that it focuses on their battle on that one.. and the last part, which is WHO IS NUMBER ONE? Ai vs Ai... hahahaha great episode!!! PROTECC THE LOLI!!! im happy for you that you like it so much that you even mentioned beginning from end part :v poor Keiko tho :( always saddens me to listen to Kayano Ai(her seyuu) cries :( |
| Yandere alert! Yandere alert! Oh God get out of there dude before she gets old enough to overpower you physically! |
| "I lost all of what you could call feelings of love. They weren't sealed, so they can't be released. They weren't broken, so they can't be fixed. That which is lost, cannot be recovered." Shiba Tatsuya "There are no regrets. If one can be proud of one's life, one should not wish for another chance." Saber "No matter what happens, no matter how crazy things get, I'll always try to restore balance." Korra "It's madness to let others take what's yours and accept it blindly." Baatar Jr "Instinct is a lie, told by a fearful body, hoping to be wrong." Zaheer "Partner in crime, partner in time" Chloe Price and Max Caulfield |
| Yaichi the true lolicon harem has spoken! and his words are: "Grade Schoolers are the best!" 5/5. |
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| This episode had so many amazing moments! LMAO at Char giving Keika a checkmate XDDDDDD. Poor girl can't catch a break it seems. Stygis-dono said: While most of you lolicons here are happy with your Ai(s), I'm quite saddened that there wasn't much Ginko in this one. Hope we get to see a Ginko episode soon enough. The Ginko and Kazuryu tease in this one made me painstakingly curious. That said, good ep tho. Yandere Ai now has a rival :D It's pretty obvious now Ginko has feelings for him but he is dense as a rock lol. I wonder if they are gonna do something with that route. Mod Edit: Merged duplicated posts; please use the edit button. |
AlfyanFeb 8, 2018 4:50 AM
| My goodness. Yaichi is dense AF. Poor Ginko. And Poor Keiko as well. Yaichi now now has two cute disciples. But have the same names. One is Yandere, one is tsundere. I think its gonna be fun seeing more of the two. I never thought, Yaichi would say, "Grade schoolers are the best". Reminds me of Ro-Kyu-Bu! He's slowly becoming a loli king now. |
| More like he don't have any interesting in love at all. SkyLETV said: Fun as always but god damnit Kuzu sensei is dense af. |
Nothing ventured, nothing gained (Girls und Panzer der Film ) / from Nishizumi Miho |
| kuzuryuu is really an airhead, isn't he? A third Ai would be confusing af, i hope it won't happen :D |
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| "Grade Schoolers are the Best" I totally agree BTW, 1 more Loli and it'll be a real Loli Harem. (a Harem needs more than 3) Wish I had a Loli Harem... damn you RL damn you |
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
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