What did you think of this episode?
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3It was OK
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Average 3.8
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| THIS IS AN ANIME ONLY DISCUSSION POST. DO NOT DISCUSS THE MANGA BEYOND THIS EPISODE. ---------------------------------------- Dolpin & Sea Lion make a cute combo and i wonder who that was at the end. |
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| I thought Bottlenose and Seal were just adorable. I’m wondering if the sea level went up, or if the land went down. |
| Meh. I guess outside of the Dora vibe, building an episode around water park behaviour feels wrong when you know for example dolphins have a their life expectancy cut in half in captivity because they can't roam hundreds of kilometres like they do in the wild. Water parks are basically cells for them. Seems like a poor exploit of the animal's trait. Just waiting for the penguin episode at this point. |
EratiKJan 29, 2019 12:11 AM
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EratiK said: This makes me hungry for a thick juicy steak.Meh. I guess outside of the Dora vibe, building an episode around water park behaviour feels wrong when you know for example dolphins have a their life expectancy cut in half in captivity because they can't roam hundreds of kilometres like they do in the wild. Water parcs are basically cells for them. Seems like a poor exploit of the animal's trait. Just waiting for the penguin episode at this point. |
| Much like the first season, each episode is better than the last. Loved it. Dolphin-chan is now my new favorite. |
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EratiK said: Meh. I guess outside of the Dora vibe, building an episode around water park behaviour feels wrong when you know for example dolphins have a their life expectancy cut in half in captivity because they can't roam hundreds of kilometres like they do in the wild. Water parcs are basically cells for them. Seems like a poor exploit of the animal's trait. Just waiting for the penguin episode at this point. This, I felt like they didn't feel like researching any natural traits from the animals, so they used the human taught behavior instead, but didn't know that such behavior has actually bad consequences for the poor dolphins. The best episode so far, seems like there are fewer framerate jumps too. This episode didn't have any story advancement outside of the 5 seconds from the "mysterious" voice at the end, and so far the this season formula is well established: 1- Reach a new place riding the Japaribus 2- *Kyururu checks her notebook* Yep, it's the next page minus 1 detail 3- Present two friends and play with something which will be story-irrelevant for most of the episode 4- Kyururu gifts the episode friends a sketch she obviously drew during the commercial break. 5- [Totally not Arai-Fenec] duo says two lines about chasing kyururu 6- A few seconds of the old friends at Alpacafe (the best part of the episode, because it contains an actual joke or two) I feel like Serval as a character seems incredibly irrelevant now (ex: you could delete her from the whole episode and nobody would notice she wasn't there) compared to the first season. I'm not a big fan of Caracal, but she at least seems to have an opinion on what is happening around her. It was still a kids-only show level in my opinion, but it was less meh than the first two episodes. The fandom got two new friends to create art and stories, and they seem to have a personality which isn't a copy of other friends, which is good. |
| I'm missing S1's sense of mystery about the park itself, and the calls to zoos about the actual animals. |
Azumi-tei said: I thought that was the point. Dolphin and Sea Lion are so conditioned to expect food rewards that even other friends like Serval and Caracal find it unnatural. The seemingly obvious conclusion is that it comes from their past when they were performers in a marine animal show.EratiK said: Meh. I guess outside of the Dora vibe, building an episode around water park behaviour feels wrong when you know for example dolphins have a their life expectancy cut in half in captivity because they can't roam hundreds of kilometres like they do in the wild. Water parcs are basically cells for them. Seems like a poor exploit of the animal's trait. Just waiting for the penguin episode at this point. This, I felt like they didn't feel like researching any natural traits from the animals, so they used the human taught behavior instead, but didn't know that such behavior has actually bad consequences for the poor dolphins. Not sure why the amphitheater is so deep under water. It looks too solid to have ever floated, and too deep to put it down to sea level rise. Azumi-tei said: I'm inclined to agree that Kyururu+Serval+Caracal are a bit less effective than Kaban+Serval+LuckyBeast.I feel like Serval as a character seems incredibly irrelevant now (ex: you could delete her from the whole episode and nobody would notice she wasn't there) compared to the first season. I'm not a big fan of Caracal, but she at least seems to have an opinion on what is happening around her. It was still a kids-only show level in my opinion, but it was less meh than the first two episodes. The fandom got two new friends to create art and stories, and they seem to have a personality which isn't a copy of other friends, which is good. |
| I forgot to add a detail that I found it hard to believe: that helmeth the dolphins handed Kyururu to travel underwater. It was a deus ex machina so that kyururu could directly check that the place in her drawing was correct but sunk. However, both dolphins could breathe underwater, they didn't have a need for the helmet, and I don't think friends use technology normally, so, how did they know that something they have never used was the equipment that kyururu needed to breathe underwater? Even then, kyururu goes in fully clothed, even with the shoes on, and doesn't need to swim while we do see the dolphins swim. And the hardest part of that equipment would be going back up with what looks like a heavy helmeth. It was as if the story writer was like "just draw the kemofure の in the back, they'll believe it moves because of magic or idk". It's just a detail, but I would prefer if everything stayed natural and believable within the rules of the story. |
Azumi-tei said: Eh... It's a tourist attraction, there will be diving equipment lying around, and Kyururu will figure out what it is and how to use it. That said, I was worried she'd make a mistake or run out of air, and it probably shouldn't be in working condition after so long without maintenance. Based on what I saw in Grand Blue, safe responsible diving procedures are... complicated.I forgot to add a detail that I found it hard to believe: that helmeth the dolphins handed Kyururu to travel underwater. It was a deus ex machina so that kyururu could directly check that the place in her drawing was correct but sunk. However, both dolphins could breathe underwater, they didn't have a need for the helmet, and I don't think friends use technology normally, so, how did they know that something they have never used was the equipment that kyururu needed to breathe underwater? Even then, kyururu goes in fully clothed, even with the shoes on, and doesn't need to swim while we do see the dolphins swim. And the hardest part of that equipment would be going back up with what looks like a heavy helmeth. It was as if the story writer was like "just draw the kemofure の in the back, they'll believe it moves because of magic or idk". It's just a detail, but I would prefer if everything stayed natural and believable within the rules of the story. |
Takata said: Eh... It's a tourist attraction, there will be diving equipment lying around, and Kyururu will figure out what it is and how to use it. That said, I was worried she'd make a mistake or run out of air, and it probably shouldn't be in working condition after so long without maintenance. Based on what I saw in Grand Blue, safe responsible diving procedures are... complicated. No, I understand Kyururu might know how to use it, the strange part us we have seen friends not understanding human technology before (in season 1 and 2, chapter 1, serval doesn't know how to open things, they don't know how do the japarybus/train works, etc), but then the dolphins know that this animal they don't know needs a equipment they have never used. It's just that detail. |
| This episode was less less bad compaired to the previous ones. That's the only thing I want to spill for now. I still have way too mixed feelings for this season of Kemono Friends. |
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| I was actually expecting something interesting, because dolphins tend to rape humans, but nah... |
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SoldusJK said: Why are you surprised two marine friends can remain underwater for extended periods... No, marine friends behing fine underwater is normal. My point is about the diving gear Kyururu used: The marine friends didn't need it, and to friends technology or human tools is meaningless. So I feel that the dolphins being like "Hey, here is this key piece of gear we have kept safe for years just for the moment we met you" is poor storytelling. A more natural way to show Kyururu the missing place, as they did with the glass on the ship floor, would have been better, in my opinion. Plus even if it was a diving device the scene was a bit visually awkward: while the dolphins moved their arms, tail and body swimming naturally, kyururu's model just stayed there, somehow diving around without kyururu moving her body. She wasn't even wet after diving... |
Azumi-teiJan 29, 2019 5:18 PM
| That dolphin and that sea lion sure were handful with those rewards they constantly asked, but they were cute nonetheless. Those playthings will sure keep them entertained for longer. I wished they showed the whale though. |
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Azumi-tei said: Well.. it was Serval that happened to find it lying around and say "what's this?" to Kyururu.Takata said: Eh... It's a tourist attraction, there will be diving equipment lying around, and Kyururu will figure out what it is and how to use it. That said, I was worried she'd make a mistake or run out of air, and it probably shouldn't be in working condition after so long without maintenance. Based on what I saw in Grand Blue, safe responsible diving procedures are... complicated. No, I understand Kyururu might know how to use it, the strange part us we have seen friends not understanding human technology before (in season 1 and 2, chapter 1, serval doesn't know how to open things, they don't know how do the japarybus/train works, etc), but then the dolphins know that this animal they don't know needs a equipment they have never used. It's just that detail. SoldusJK said: Orca looks odd with her dorsal fin on her head instead of her back. ...But I guess Dolphin has her fins on her head too, and Duck has her wings on her head.lihle808 said: That dolphin and that sea lion sure were handful with those rewards they constantly asked, but they were cute nonetheless. Those playthings will sure keep them entertained for longer. I wished they showed the whale though. The director actually posted a picture of the whale soon after the episode's release, surprisingly! https://twitter.com/Ryuichi_Kimura/status/1090276240135577600 |
| I was overjoyed on this episode because of Kino Hina voices Bottlenose Dolphin! I really miss Asobi Asobase because of mainly her...the VA Kino Hina! 5/5. |
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| Dolphin is probably the cutest friend so far. |
| Dolphin and Sea Lion are obviously performers in a marine park before they became Kemono Friends.. asking for reward each time they do something. xD Nice episode, I'm enjoying this now. |
| How Dolphin and Sea Lion asked for a reward was indeed nice. Caracal is water-shy and Serval was too cocky. Since the stage is underwater now, a lot of time seems to have passed after all. I'm curious about the figure at the end. I didn't expect the armadillos to work for someone. |
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Piromysl said: Only in the fevered mind of some pervert who reads too much hentai.I was actually expecting something interesting, because dolphins tend to rape humans, but nah... |
| Somethings telling me that silhoutte at the end might be Arai-san |
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| Cute character designs, I'll give them that. But horrible episode. The dialogue is getting painfully hard to watch. Is it just me or the character outlines seem sharper this episode? Like they boosted the resolution or something. |
| Dolphin and Sea Lion were both so cute. :3 |
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