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| Noa almost seems like the complete opposite of Ririsa, having difficulty expressing herself. Luckily, Ririsa is a nice person and they are able to connect on a friendly level. Not to mention, Noa also recognize Ririsa as a cosplayer. An interesting development episode as I see this is the beginning of a new friendship. |
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| The 2nd Cour has begun with Soraru's OP, and it's a downgrade compared to Meychan's 1st Cour OP. Ririsa getting more material for her cosplay, but Okumura caught the attention of a girl, which she issues Ririsa a brochure of a Cinderella Stars cosplay event...as a letter of challenge. And Ririsa sure had a moment of smug knowing that Okumura played the game, and yet he doesn't know that. And the girl who fancies Ririsa...just wants to be her first-ever friend, despite her clearly being a part of the 5 Rising Stars: Nonoa. She is quite the enigma of a character who shuns people, yet fancies people like Ririsa from a distance, being one of social anxiety. Even with Nagomi along, Nonoa feels more frightened, and even so of the misunderstanding that Ririsa is at the event to be challenged. And what started out as an interest being a loner, other than being a clear outright Liliel fan to want to start cosplaying, Nonoa's fire sure burns bright, despite having many coincidences with Ririsa which only brings more misunderstandings. Ririsa sporting the Cinderella Stars collab costume look of Liliel, it's all that Nonoa wanted, despite the event clearly being a battleground between the Rising Stars that everyone is excited for. Alas, the introverted, shut-in girl just messes up her opportunities further because of her past experiences, and the deep end of the spiral taking over her....will Okumura be able to talk some sense to her? The ED featuring the Rising Stars is alright. Nonoa, we're all right behind you! You're not a psycho as you think you are... |
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| Noa seems a really nice girl at heart and am sure Ririsa would have no problems being friends with her. |
| Thought Ririsa was gonna cosplay as some random character from the game that looked close enough to Liliel instead of actual Liliel again at first lmao (I mean I guess an AU Liliel isn't Liliel if you argue hard enough) New OP and ED are sweet but man, I wasn't ready to miss "SHUT-TER-CHANCE-DA!" this much. |
| In today's episode, we got Nonoa can't communicate or Nonoa-san wa Komyushou desu. I am so gonna miss the old OP/ED. Especially the ED. it was the best part, I never skipped it. |
| maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, Nonoa's VA is so good anyone knows what does "PTO" means? (from the cosplayer girls talking) google gave me "paid time off" but im not sure if thats correct or not |
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| While I am fine with the new opening and endings, not more absolutely popping ending to just lift the mood with dance-dance. I am rating 5/5, but hated a lot. I am like... 80% Noa-chan. Even if not to cosplay this anime just explodes my desire to to make my own outfits or alter existing outfits. I haven't sewn since middle-school so would likely have to re-learn et cetera... I'm mainly scared as my medical problems makes using my hands/fingers more difficult. 753 rocking it like always. Our MC I feel noticed something is wrong and wants to hear, from her mouth, exactly what's up. At least what I feel. Or at least tell her how him and Ririsa feel and that they want to be friends. |
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In today's episode, we got Nonoa can't communicate or Nonoa-san wa Komyushou desu.
I am so gonna miss the old OP/ED. Especially the ED. it was the best part, I never skipped it.
I am so gonna miss the old OP/ED. Especially the ED. it was the best part, I never skipped it.
booyah10 said: I am so gonna miss the old OP/ED. Especially the ED. it was the best part, I never skipped it. Yeah, the new ones aren't bad, just the old ED was an absolute vibe. |
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| It's funny that Noa is peak social anxiety, but is voiced by Nijika's VA instead of Bocchi's! So close. |
| That ended faster than I thought, Nonoa needs some help asap. |
| The new girl social anxiety leads to both fun and touching moments, hoping things improve for her soon. I really like the new OP and ED a lot more than the previous ones. A very solid start to the second cour of the show I'd say :) |
| Second cour is here! The new OP will probably grow on me, it has an early 2000s vibe to it. Really good start here Lmao, I love Nonoa already. She reminds me of the MC from Archdemon elf bride. Genuinely adorable girl who just struggles to connect with people and it leads to misunderstandings. I can’t wait to see how they use the cosplay competition to get she and Ririsa closer and have her open up. While the misunderstandings with Ririsa were cute, it was also pretty sad considering how lonely Nonoa has been all these years. Fuck all those people from her school days who made fun of her for being passionate about stuff. I mean your own “friends” calling you weird just because you want to talk about manga. That’s really a good example of how a lot of times you only friends with people in school because y’all see each other every day rather than having stuff in common. She doesn’t even know that she and Ririsa would literally be the closest of friends. They’re both massive otaku who just want to cosplay and express themselves. In a way, she’s really Ririsa other half. Hopefully we don’t have to wait too long to see them connect. I’d LOVE to get that idol collab we saw Nonoa imagine in her head. Idol Lilliel would really move me ❤️ Good seeing Nagomi back as well. Still fangirling over Ririsa and “Kai” I see 😂 she looks really cute in her cosplay too. “How is she so goddamned adorable” Girl, Nagomi I ask myself that every week when I see Ririsa too lmao. One thing I’m kinda sad about lately tho is the lack of Mikarin in these eps. Childhood friend getting left behind really 😢 |
Marinate1016Sep 27, 1:41 PM
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| I think that Okumura will clear up any misunderstanding with Nonoa, that is if she doesn't run away again 🤦♂️ Regarding Ririsa, for a minute there I thought she was going to cosplay as a whole new character but instead she ended up being a different version of Liliel lol. Not much else to say other than Nagomi is appearing more often than Mikari which is a shame. |
| I like the previous OP and ED better. Usually I give the new one a couple weeks before judging, but not this time. |
| Lord Cruelty V "But my Dreams they're not as empty, as my conscience seems to be" |
| The new OP is better than the first but, I dont know about Okumura in a dark room looking his hand. This is a cosplay show, and whole plain highschooler outfit, with haircut, feels like a Shinji Ikari cosplay. Shinji Ikari hospital cosplay. People in show. "Lilliel such old character, like why someone would cosplay as her?", this show too "Looks at these dozen collabs that Lilliel have." |
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wtf are these subtitles? Localizers are out of control man. |
| As usual we start the second cour with a new OP and ED. This episode covers chapters 38-40 which is the end of Volume 5 and I wasn't expecting it to end on o cliffhanger. Poor Nonoa has a communication disorder due to social anxiety. This lead to people mistaken Nonoa for having a cool and cold personality when in reality she is struggling to express herself as a fan of Lilliel. Now Nonoa is suffering from a panic attack at the Cinderella Girls event and Okumura is there to help her. |
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| The new girl really has some serious social anxiety issues. I hope they help her out some. |
| "Perhaps there is a universal, absolute truth. Perhaps it justifies every question. But that's beyond the reach of these small hands." Mamoru Oshii There is a cult of ignorance (...) nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that “my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” Isaac Asimov |
| Noa being the pinnacle of social anxiety, that’s tough. Let’s see how Ririsa’s going to befriend her |
| "She is going to stab me"😭😭 For a moment I thought we will get a not Lilliel Ririsa cosplay but and idol angel version not bad, not bad.... Good to see Nagomi back again didn't expect to see her this soon but welcome one. Her tsundere behaviour was cute but still bloodthirsty for no.1 as usual. Nonoa poor girl I hope things goes better next episode and she can befriend Ririsa. She is working hard to beat her troubles she deserves happiness. Great start to next cour but really really gonna the ED "Watch me" by Ririsa & Mikari 🥲 |
| Fall is upon us and that means a new OP and ED, and I like them both a lot, I think the visuals in the OP are definitely an upgrade and I like both of the songs a lot as well, cool to hear Soraru in this show because he’s done some real bangers from what I have heard (Goblin Slayer ED, Migi & Dali OP), but I will say I am gonna miss the dance ED from the first cour big time lol, I love a good chill or melancholic ED but man that one was a bop. And wow we’re really jumping right back into another cosplay event huh, I figured there would be a bit of downtime before then but hey I’ll take it, and along with it we’re getting a lot of focus on the new girl Nonoa, and she has been a riot so far, I had a feeling from the start her glaring expressions were misunderstood, she just wanted to be friends with Ririsa but turned it into a duel on accident lol, hate it when that happens. Her anxiety is really relatable tho, I don’t have it as bad as her but man those flashbacks and how she’s currently feeling really make me feel for her, I understand where she’s coming from and why she can’t do what she means to, it doesn’t help that she has all those onlookers there either, but I’m sure Okumura will help her out somehow like he started to at the end of this episode, I really want to see her come out of this, her and Ririsa would really get along since they both love to geek out about stuff, I’m the same way honestly lol. And some here were led astray by Ririsa’s cosplay this episode, but I had a feeling right away that there was probably a Lilliel collab event with that idol game, I’ve played a few gachas in my time and know that collabs are very prominent, so they weren’t sneaking that past me lol, and this new idol variant of Lilliel is very cute, I’m glad Ririsa was able to make that so fast with the help of Hanyuu Sensei. |
| Noa is literally my teenage self. You can relate to her so well - maybe even a little too well. "Ooh, you're still drawing the same pictures as last year. You haven't developed at all" , "You have nothing else on your mind but anime and manga - those things are making you stupid" were the standard sentences that I had to listen to - and that people probably still have to listen to from their parents and schoolmates today. So it's a cool move to introduce a character that viewers who are excluded for their hobby or have to listen to stupid comments can identify with and maybe even draw a little courage from. The new OP and ED are a little dreamier, but don't quite match the first cour. But it's also a little difficult because - especially the ED of the first cour - was so catchy and epic. I was recently at a convention where two cosplayers danced to it and there was thunderous applause. It's hard to top something like that, so I knew that anything that was considered as a 2nd ED would never achieve the aura of "Watch Me". |
| Finally another main character introduced. Noa needs to eat some sandwiches. That anorexic build hurts to look at |
| Unlike our earlier impression of Noa, she is actually not a hater but someone who admires Lilisa but have anxiety disorder. Stuff like that is understandable as I have it too. So the mood wasn't soured but she is comedy gold. |
| Nonnoa seems to had some type of anxiety sign. anyways she is a cute girl who only want to make friends who talking about stuff that them like. Is really beautiful the message about talk what you like and express your passion for what you love with no matter what people say. I think is the message from this anime <3 Solid episode I love it! 10/10 Sorry if you don't understand my english, is not my native language. |
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| Nonoa had a bad first impression with Lilysa; the poor girl was mistaken for a rival when she only wanted to be her friend, all because of her shyness, which made her unable to speak and ended up unintentionally giving her a killer look. Also, I can't believe how thin Nonoa is; when she was changing, it looked like her ribcage was showing, which is worrying—probably caused by the social issues she had as a child. Although Nonoa wasn’t able to have a good conversation with Lilysa, she will eventually recognize that she’s a good person, and with the help of Okumura, who seems to have understood Nonoa’s situation, she will be able to make friends. As for Lilysa, once again she presented herself as LiLiel, although I would like to see her cosplaying other characters. Liliel seems to be everywhere, so I doubt she’ll let go of that character, but it suits her well anyway. The new OP and ED are fine, but they don’t surpass the previous ones, which were much better. |
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| It's okay but I wish things moved a bit faster in this series. It is mostly monologues/dialogues simulator not an anime about cosplay. And misunderstanding dragging into another episode. |
Mikarin_Enjoyer said: maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan, Nonoa's VA is so good anyone knows what does "PTO" means? (from the cosplayer girls talking) google gave me "paid time off" but im not sure if thats correct or not Yes those girls are adults they need to take time from work for cosplay. PTO probably not the best choice for the translation. |
| Honestly, I thought Nonoa had the same VA as Bocchi, which I also thought was perfect, but oh my God it's actually Nijika's VA. Nonoa really is a lot like Bocchi, except Bocchi didn't have a traumatic backstory. That was fucked, I mean I can objectively agree that communication is a two-way street, but those girls were absolute cunts. I will always love and support characters like Nonoa, not just characters too, but real people, don't let other people tell you off about what you like. Mayuri is just wearing a tank top, but she's still serving, Lord. It was also good to see Nagomi again, her reactions are hilarious. Leave it to Okumura to notice that something was going on with Nonoa. The 1st OP and ED were definitely better in my opinion, but I like the vibes they were going for, for these new ones. Though I feel like the ED is a placeholder, like they're going to add more there later on. Also, almost forgot to mention, but Cinderella Star Liliel looks amazing. |
sKyBlazer08Sep 28, 3:00 AM
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| Yeah cool beauty, she's just a girl with social anxiety. Hope things work out for her with Lilysa. |
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| The Gurren Lagann reference with Ririsa was peak content |
| I feel sympathetic towards Noa. Her crippling social anxiety has unintentionally isolated her from her peers. Or gave off this strong impression that she's unsociable. I find her attempts to reach out to Ririsa humorously cute. Especially with those faces. |
| i knew the moment they showed the App it was gonna be a collab this anime just seems to popular in universe for it to not get a collab poor bocchi once again this show does its characterization good for how simple it is funny episode love how much everyone kinda just loves each others even if some of them struggle getting that acrossed bummed the ED is a huge downgrade no cute idol dancing |
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| Nonoa the introvert, she is just like Komi-san. PEAK social anxiety. Yeahh the new OP and ED doesn't hit as hard like the first one. |
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| Is she going to do a new character? No she's just going to the fabric store to stock up since her Lilel costume may need repairs since she's been wearing it quite a lot. I almost thought there'd be another Ai Hoshino incident in the fabric store when Nonoa reached into her bag. Her awkward invitation came off as a cosplayer duel lol 753 appears again (gushing over the real-life avatar of her Kai-sama, Okumura), her two-toned hair is just her usual get up. While Mayura is going to events again, she still needs to hide the fact she was a cosplayer from the school so being called sensei in public by Ririsa and Okumura is troubling so she passes it off as Ririsa being her cosplay apprentice; i.e. Mayura-sama is backing Ririsa as her "successor" as a heavenly queen. The person Nonoa wants as a friend is well acquainted with at least two heavenly queens. Oh, so she is doing something new? An idol character from the same game? No, the franchise Lilel's from had a collab! So it's a new version of Lilel. A face-off, damn, this encounter between two cosplayers is like a scene before an MMA or boxing match. Nonoa walking away even after Ririsa asks to take photos together comes off to the crowd as cold. |
Fortress_MaximusSep 29, 3:16 PM
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| Man that was so annoying! Well, ma man got this |
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| Overall I like the character interactions in this episode, but it's always the generic protagonist shit in the end that makes my eyes roll. |
| Blue gremlin girl getting dunked on by the anime club is kinda silly. I would also be spilling info about all my favorite shows because I thought that's what we were here for? |
| Bocchi VA would've been a better choice, the current voice is tolerable but kinda stiff (a bit like the show) and the I prefer the first op & ed they are more catchier |
RedChromeOct 1, 11:12 AM
| finally... Nonoa, my favourite "chubbi" female protagonist, the "funniest & cutest" parts has now appeared starting epi 13+ onward |
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