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CrazyFrogz said: I think because her seiyuu more fluent in Mandarin than Cantonese because of that staff decide to use Mandarin in anime dialogue script? Well, I suppose that might be true. I just did a Google search on the VA and found out that she stayed in Guangdong for a long time and has a Chinese mother too. Both languages are spoken there but I’m pretty sure Mandarin is more common. |
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iunne said: Respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree, SS for me is by far the best-written LL show so far. Nijigaku S1 one of the weakest imo. Poor pacing, forced character intro episodes that didn't really flow with each other nor fit an overarching narrative. Not to mention lack of direction/plot. Which is why I'm really hoping Lanzhu provides a true "drive" and at least some focus for the show. I disagree to your disagreement. To me SS was more of the same goofey carefree thing Love Live started with, with few differences: Fewer cast, and the school wasn't in risk of closing. The characters lacked the charisma and weren't nearly as memorable as U's, not to mention the carbon copy personalities present in all LL (Specially with the cliché school council being against it and what not) Nijigasaki wasn't like that at all, it brought something new to the franchise, it was similar than The iDOLM@STER (which is peak, and also had character focused episodes just like Nijigasaki), it had higher competitiveness, rivalry, better cast, deeper themes, great audiovisuals (specially during solo debuts), and on top of that, it had a more serious tone, which, alongside it's themes worked wonders and had me more invested than any other LL. |
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AdolZeppeli said: iunne said: Respectfully and wholeheartedly disagree, SS for me is by far the best-written LL show so far. Nijigaku S1 one of the weakest imo. Poor pacing, forced character intro episodes that didn't really flow with each other nor fit an overarching narrative. Not to mention lack of direction/plot. Which is why I'm really hoping Lanzhu provides a true "drive" and at least some focus for the show. I disagree to your disagreement. To me SS was more of the same goofey carefree thing Love Live started with, with few differences: Fewer cast, and the school wasn't in risk of closing. The characters lacked the charisma and weren't nearly as memorable as U's, not to mention the carbon copy personalities present in all LL (Specially with the cliché school council being against it and what not) Nijigasaki wasn't like that at all, it brought something new to the franchise, it was similar than The iDOLM@STER (which is peak, and also had character focused episodes just like Nijigasaki), it had higher competitiveness, rivalry, better cast, deeper themes, great audiovisuals (specially during solo debuts), and on top of that, it had a more serious tone, which, alongside it's themes worked wonders and had me more invested than any other LL. We'll have to agree to disagree. I don't really wanna bring down Nijigasaki on its own forum, but Liella being a carbon copy of Muse/Aqours just could not be further from the truth imo. I think both Nijigaku and Liella are very different from the past two schools, however a big difference is the quality of the shows. In regards to Nijigaku, it's cool that it's focused on solo activities rather than a group. Not a bad thing, but what's tragic imo is that the members have no chemistry with each other. You rarely see significant interactions outside of their preset pairings (e.g. Ai & Rina) and I think their group dynamics are so lacking. Their interactions are shallow and simply not entertaining. That's one thing I think Nijigaku fails hard when compared with Muse and Aqours, despite the same number of members. I think a big reason for this is because so much screentime gets allocated to Yuu. Liella has been the most refreshing addition to Love Live. While maintaining the core aspects of the franchise, it goes about them in a better, more streamlined manner (similar to what Kimetsu no Yaiba does for shounen tropes imo, although I know this is another controversial opinion). Very well-written characters built past a 1D trait, especially Sumire, Kanon and Keke (personally I think Ren and Chisato are more lazily-written). And it's so nicely realistic and down-to-earth. Their insecurities and ambitions are fleshed out, making for a "fuller" cast despite only being 5. Muse, Aqours, and Nijigaku characters so far just have 1 main trait, without any backing to support their characters. Kinda reminds me of shows like Lucky Star (and imo, Shizuku's episode in S1 was the most disappointing. There was so much room for them to flesh out her character, and it ended without them having shown anything new about Shizuku). With only half as many members as each previous school, SS did a great job of making use of that extra "time" to create a convincing cast and setting. Edit: Also I'm pretty sure in S1, Setsuna (student council) also shut down the idol club... |
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| Having played SIFAS and read up to chapter 26 of the main story, I was seriously concerned about how the anime would handle Lanzhu's introduction. Thankfully, the path this episode takes is leaps and bounds better than the nonsense of SIFAS chapter 20: rather than introduced as an antagonist and instantly dividing the club, she's so far more of a rival, having a different ideology about idols to the club and instead choosing to perform solo at the festival. Sure, her comment about those needing support being pathetic was pretty rude, but otherwise her introduction was nowhere near as bad as I feared it would be. On the contrary, I actually quite like her now, not least because her solo song was fantastic (my favourite solo performance from the Niji anime so far) and, unlike SIFAS where a lot of stuff around her happens offscreen, it shows straight away that she has the talent to back up her arrogance. Shioriko's introduction was also somewhat different to what I expected, not least her apparent stance on school idols at this point. That's more of an area of concern for me, as I really liked how Shioriko's arc played out in SIFAS, but we'll see how it goes. Good start to season 2. |
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| For some reason, I was so confused as to why Keke was missing from the show until I realized that she’s from Superstar. xD Pretty nice start to S2, the opening sequence was fire. I had to double check I was watching the episode and not some PV. Lanzhu’s performance was great and I like her design, hoping she’ll grow on me as a character. Looking forward to the rest of the season. |
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| S2 in and they already have a tough contender!: Lanzhu Zhong !! 5/5. |
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| First episode is already on fire! Too hot, where are the firefighters??? Damn, Lanzhu surely heat up the stage. Her debut performance is absolutely striking and irresistible. She captured me in an instant with that performance. I am liking LL Nijigaku even more, introducing a competition in this series. |
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nevergain said: iunne said: In regards to Nijigaku, it's cool that it's focused on solo activities rather than a group. Not a bad thing, but what's tragic imo is that the members have no chemistry with each other. You rarely see significant interactions outside of their preset pairings (e.g. Ai & Rina) and I think their group dynamics are so lacking. Their interactions are shallow and simply not entertaining. That's one thing I think Nijigaku fails hard when compared with Muse and Aqours, despite the same number of members. I think a big reason for this is because so much screentime gets allocated to Yuu. This is why they have the game (All Stars) and a lot more side content (comics, monthly serializations, and even audio books) as each girl has their own story while the anime centers more on Yu (the counterpart of us fans). They have tons more to offer that would hardly fit in a 13-episode anime. Their anime was actually like a love letter to fans as Niji wasn't even supposed to get an anime in the first place. Love Live!'s sound director even said on an interview that Nijigasaki was similar to u's that started with a smaller fanbase and had been slowly growing with fans. It took more than 3 years for Nijigasaki to get an anime... even longer than u's. Meanwhile, Aqours and eventually Liella! were only getting a baton pass with an immediate anime during their 1st year. Though, that also comes with pressure to do just as good or even better than their predecessors, especially Aqours after u's cast disbanded. Most people I see who prefer Liella! more are the more casual side of the fanbase who only watch the anime (or like the pretty and young voice actresses) Yes I totally agree with what you said. Which is why purely based on shows (anime TV series), I think Nijigaku is missing certain aspects. I love the Niji girls as well, and actually think the art style of the anime is very refreshing. However judging purely by TV material, I think there's a quality difference. I also remember them stating clearly Nijigaku would not be getting an anime XD But I don't think most people believed them lol. While I play all LL games and have been with LL since Muse, I actually don't read the stories in the games (i.e. in SIF and SIFAS), bc I'm a lazy ass who hates reading. So I'm a half-casual, I guess, and do like SS a lot. |
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| This is how much i was hyped for the return of Nijigasaki when i began the episode this afternoon. "It is on.............. YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!" So many amazing moments already even if i was making angry stares and grinding teeth at L.Z. all the time, especially when she hugged my favorite girl without forewarning. Yes, i'm gonna be honest... But... at the same time, her song except for the lyrics wasn't terrible and if she stays antagonistic in a more peaceful manner as A-Rise and season 1 Saint Snow, it's fine. Mia had too less screentime to be judged, Shioriko (by a long shot in my opinion the best of the three more recently joined girls)... i'm still asking how she is going to be handled. I was afraid that was an actual scene with everybody leaving when the real PV of the idol club was screened and the girls becoming depressed as a result, but luckily it didn't happen. And yes, i wanted to watch more of the embarassing behind the scenes of the wrong uploaded one, Karin's reaction before and after made me laugh out loud hard. Also, remember Nana almost falling out of character at the student council, that was funny too. Kasumi never changes... is there weren't Ayumu and Emma already and she could stop referring to herself in the 3rd person all the time, she would actually be my best girl. I'm hyped. If everything goes allright, Nijigasaki girls will remain strong as my second favorite generation after μ's. |
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| Wow it only took 25 seconds this time and the lesbians already went for a kiss,,,,YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES It was so gay! My little angels were all over each other holding hands hugging and flirting like crazy,,, Hell even the background lesbians were holding hands,,,YEEEEEEEEEEEES The new girl was a bit annoying IMO but not too bad either. I don't want this rival thing to go too far. My little lesbians shall play nicely with each other Overall it was a very entertaining first episode with so much sweet Yuri. I love it!! Cant wait for next week 25 seconds and they went for each other LOL that was fast even for you LL!  |
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| The two characters at the the end are Jennifer and Rakshata right? That was really cool. Jennifer was one of my favorite normal characters in the game. |
AdolZeppeli said: I don't get how such a cinematic masterpiece as LL Nijigasaki starts with 7.56, while LL Superstar started at 8 from day one, not to diminish SS, but it was dull and an objectively weaker LL imo (among the more SoL oriented ones like the OG and Sunshine that is) This first episode was amazing, almost on par with Idolmaster. I can already tell this second season is going to be great, just as S1. Edit: I liked Lanzhu Zhong, her high competitiveness and ideals is refreshing in a LL setting, it raises the already established competitiveness of Nijigasaki and puts way more stakes. Just now I realized some people don't like her, but her character gives this series a lot of value. Cinematic Masterpiece?! This show? You got to be joking. I watched like half the first episode and the animation is really bare bones compared to Superstar. Not to mention it has so many characters you need to keep track of. I could not remember any of the girls from when I watched S1 last year. Everytime a new character is shown in this show I groan. This is why Superstar is a million times better, when there are less girls they get more time to develop and grow. When its a show like this its one girl per episode then fade into the background. 5/10 Dropped for me and I love the LL series |
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zaigah1 said: Cinematic Masterpiece?! This show? You got to be joking. I watched like half the first episode and the animation is really bare bones compared to Superstar. You didn't even finish the episode or get to the part I was talking about, Opinion Rejected. |
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zaigah1 said: Cinematic Masterpiece?! This show? You got to be joking. I watched like half the first episode and the animation is really bare bones compared to Superstar. Not to mention it has so many characters you need to keep track of. I could not remember any of the girls from when I watched S1 last year. Everytime a new character is shown in this show I groan. This is why Superstar is a million times better, when there are less girls they get more time to develop and grow. When its a show like this its one girl per episode then fade into the background. 5/10 Dropped for me and I love the LL series Stop comparing. Both are from Love Live series. If you want to complain watch until the end. Also Lanzhu anime MV is better than liella song in anime. |
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AdolZeppeli said: zaigah1 said: Cinematic Masterpiece?! This show? You got to be joking. I watched like half the first episode and the animation is really bare bones compared to Superstar. You didn't even finish the episode or get to the part I was talking about, Opinion Rejected. I did finish the entire episode. Opinion still has not changed. I wrote that halfway through the episode. CrazyFrogz said: zaigah1 said: Cinematic Masterpiece?! This show? You got to be joking. I watched like half the first episode and the animation is really bare bones compared to Superstar. Not to mention it has so many characters you need to keep track of. I could not remember any of the girls from when I watched S1 last year. Everytime a new character is shown in this show I groan. This is why Superstar is a million times better, when there are less girls they get more time to develop and grow. When its a show like this its one girl per episode then fade into the background. 5/10 Dropped for me and I love the LL series Stop comparing. Both are from Love Live series. If you want to complain watch until the end. Also Lanzhu anime MV is better than liella song in anime. Stop comparing? What? Why? Shows exist to compare against on another. They have the same name. Your also talking about a MV not the base anime. Just a MV. |
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zaigah1 said: AdolZeppeli said: You didn't even finish the episode or get to the part I was talking about, Opinion Rejected. I did finish the entire episode. Opinion still has not changed. I wrote that halfway through the episode. I'll still reject your opinion. I'm not going to bother explaining anything to you, it's not like you're magically going to agree anyway, it's also very clear that your criticism is full of bs anyway, like the way you criticize it for having too many characters to keep track of, when it's almost the same amount as the first 2 LL entries, even tho Yuu is technically a manager and not an Idol, the numbers are still the same, yet it seems that wasn't a problem for you with Sunshine and the OG. I'd also argue Sunshine and the OG LL has more characters considering the other rivals. Let's just agree to disagree, you don't want to keep up with this shit, I know I don't. |
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| Ah finally i am catching up to this. Nijigasaki back. 2nd season school idol festival coming for yah! Open campus setting, as expect there must be something wrong to the video, and like i need Kasumin funny remarks xd. Though, i am still not forget how lovely Setsuna was, and here what i got, melting my heart:  The new girl introduction is great. But her friend seems more intriguing to know more about her background. Her performance also nice, and its not even the last. She's bringing some brand new color to the gang, especially to Yuu, some new challenge. A new thrill. Its about time to be a school idol again, right? Without a further ado, lets see how well they prepare it again this time.... |
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| Hoooooly crap, Lanzhu has just become my favorite! Her debut performance was exhilarating! That's why I keep watching this series - I love the songs and overall visuals, which are getting better and better every time ♥ Can't wait to see the other new characters perform! |
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| My dear Kanata is as cute as always! I missed these girls, I don't play the game but this was the LL series that I liked the most. Some interesting new girls, excited for this arc as a lot of people seem to have something to say about it. Shioriko so far is the one that most caught my attention. |
| Lanzhu's presentation in this episode was far better than the game. Her new song was the usual peak of awesomeness and divaness (is that a word?), just Lanzhu. As expected of the Nijigaku anime! |
| Just got to this series, slowly catching up to all current airing series... watching 20 series... lol ___ ___ ___ Hmm... is it me or are they adding more and more Chinese languaged characters in Love Live? Feels like they're trying to appeal to the Chinese audience cause China technically has 80% of Japan Idols and Vtubers blocked in Mainland media due to majority of the Japan Idol and Vtubers supporting Taiwan. I skipped watching Love Live Superstar cause they added the new chinese character and there was a major debate on here and other forums that chinese nationalists got so toxic, I decide to just skip the series. (also, as a note, MAL deleted those forum threads on MAL) ___ ___ ___ Other than that, the series doesn't look that bad, still fairy good, tho as mentioned by others, a lot of stuff are "repeated" since there isn't really that much "subjects" School Idols can do as most plots are stuck related to "schools". And that's why the early series of Love Live are a lot better, cause they used the best plots for School Idols already. The most they can do is just introduce new characters to add more personalities. (similar to how kids Idols CGI anime do, adding new characters every new arc) |
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| I watched Lanzhu's PV from youtube then I got hooked to the entire series from Love Live (gen 1 - gen 4), Lanzhu's definitely my favourite in the Nijigaku series. I also found interesting fact from entire series, there's always student from overseas (Russia, Italian, Switzerland etc) |
| Good debut for Lanzhu, she's a bit cocky but she's likeable. |
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| This was the worst Love Live group so far and I expected something from this new season, but watching this ep was a big waste of time, shame on ppl, fck money man. |
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| I'm glad they toned down Lanzhu here. She seems like a proper rival, perhaps a bit misguided but that's relatively normal for anime rivals. Her song was good too! Seems like the PV was the first song that played when the episode started. |
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| "Why are you in the club if you are not a school idol?" Does the concept of an Idols Manager not exist in the Love Live universe? |
| In my opinion, Yuu could easily say to Lanzhu "Girl I'm making music for them why the f should I leave" |
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