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wakka9ca said: Yup they now entered the manga.... or should I say they broke the fourth wall and became aware that they are in a manga? Which one is which? Actually the fourth wall had been broken much before the end scene in this episode. If you observe the scenes where Watashi is at her desk with an open book in her hands, you can notice a drawing of a fairy that changes position as the episode progresses. Clearly, fairies have the marvelous ability to switch themselves and others between the 2nd and the 3rd dimension. Now, it wouldn't be surprising if they can also switch between the 3rd and the 4th dimension. Speculation on a time-traveling gimmick?? |
katsu044 said: Shock!! another amazing episode but was there a preview or something that i'm missing that everyone is looking forward to next week so much? because this episode was more of an introduction towards the next one (Watashi said so herself near the end of the episode) ^^ |
| Comiket is eternal. |
| Another great episode. Watashi is moving up the ladder as one of my favorite characters. So I'm guessing the book they got suck in at the end was made by the faeries attempting to copy the manga fad? Anyone has any other ideas? |
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| As someone has already said, this anime deals with every perversion humans has gotten in all of their history. In this chapter, people got crazed by a fantasy that made then forget about their world and what they really are. It's a perfect portrayal about how we derive our attention and energy to fantasy in order to stay out of reality: Y doesn't do her job for the UN, she just completely forget about it. The girls who turned fujoshi's are an example not only of real fujoshi's nowadays but also most of the youngsters in japan who live only for their fantasies and delusions while the country is falling into the fearful pitch of populational decline. We can extend this paradox to almost every other country in the developed world. Watashi acts as the voice of the collective, who is overpowered completely by the individualism that rules our society. Just look at the "comiket" convention. Meanwhile, people keep decaying and "rotting". ----- Maaan, I love Watashi. That girl is the perfect example of the human nature right now: I don't give a damm, I just observe and do my job properly... no initiative and no empathy. She sometimes show concern but only when whatever it is affects her. Combine her with that voice and the fact that she's cute and it really makes me want to talk to her and dive into her mind. In fact all of her is an allegory, so OF COURSE she has to be made beatiful and intriguing. ------------ On a personal note... this anime is extremely sadening and depressing... even if it's like that, I'd like to be there and watch with the same eyes and actitude as Watashi the way things work in that world, even if t sometimes would bring tears to my eyes ... it's a morbid pleasure. PD: I LOVE THE ENDING, DAMM IT... I LOVE THAT VOICE! it's the only japanese singer I would pay to go to a concert of her. anybody knows where I can get a full version of the song? |
| That was an agonizing episode. |
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| Funny episode. And once again, unique. |
| I've a feeling that action slowed down, but still big wtf? |
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| I feel like I am the only one disappointed with this episode. |
| Human monument This actually remind me of the black stone, not sure why. .... Since human race are going to extinct, they now create "human monument" project to let any unknown intellectual species to know the glory of the human history after human are completely extinct. Oh ya,, BL is one of our human's proud history. (10%serious ; 90% joking) Basically these fairy tries to help MC but it always end up more worse than it was....Just like the previous episode....Actually I don't really know what is the MC's worry/problem in this episode.I am kinda curious what the fairy up to in the next episode. ....hmm, somehow I felt a bit annoyed people saying this Anime is "wtf", . .Didn't last episode's mystery are explain perfectly well.. Mystery are suppose to be interesting, not wtf.... T.T" (just my humble opinion) |
| One of the things I really enjoyed about this is that it even brings to mind the discussions people would have based on if entertainment in general could be good or bad. Anywhere from people becoming addicted to positives like being able to communicate with others. MorningGlory said: Basically these fairy tries to help MC but it always end up more worse than it was....Just like the previous episode....Actually I don't really know what is the MC's worry/problem in this episode.I am kinda curious what the fairy up to in the next episode. ....hmm, somehow I felt a bit annoyed people saying this Anime is "wtf", . .Didn't last episode's mystery are explain perfectly well.. Mystery are suppose to be interesting, not wtf.... T.T" (just my humble opinion) I think Watashi's issue with this episode is that even though being into manga made the ladies happy it still left many problems ou there. One of the top ones I could thik of being how it didn't get people fed. If anything Watashi probably thought of it as a further point of decline considering she thinks bl is crap. Taking it further, she could also be representing the other side of the popularity spectrum. Like say, people who don't like a popular series out there because of xyz reasons. And I'm actually alright with people using wtf when it comes to this series. It does explaion how everything happens very well. But it is still madness to see the fairies, bleeding carrot bread, and skinless chickens running round. xD |
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| This episode dealt the sad reality and depressing plight of Japan. The creator is obviously fed up of seeing his own country in this state of birth decline and truly he shows it. By simply showing and what a declining and decimated mankind achieves with them. This sadly in a bias tone would be indulging humans into perverted fantasies essentially satisfying their won lust through fawning as the girls in the spoiler Brilliantly done! Sadly the truth that I ignore and do not want to admit. I will admit I am not indulged in it at least. I certainly do not sit all around my place to do GIFs and other stuff and therefore am not in the bubble like in the following,  That being the part where they are all inside the manga. Essentially the creator is trying to show that people like that get stuck within their own perspectives of lust or story. Ultimate once again to ROT away as the time outside one’s imagination never really stops. Time moves. As such in the examples of game it would be wise to mention people having died from not peeing? Well I can also say the when one women mentions no sleep done, that is developing insomnia. About Y, she was very nice in her appearances in the spoiler  Now she is absolutely rotten to the core in the sense of the spoiler It is to note that many do not want to do the Human Monument of Cultural Recording but of perhaps being ashamed of it. When you think of what it is now, it's quite shameful ranging from sex to murder as prime examples. Both in the media, culture, religions and almost all facets of makind itelf. Another show on part of the creator. People being lazy of archiving their past to their to shame of that past. Culturally speaking. The comiket was just a means towards distributions but it does CLOG up time and stress to rather long hours of waste in waiting for what one wants. That is till the internet got invented then things changed a little in terms very perverse materiel being distributed. This goes back to what Y shows as the FAD becomes more popular. So can be taken from this? Mankind declines as their technology fantasies their desires. As such Atlantis was believed to have sunk with their own tech so shall mankind eventually if they do not stop fantasizing. IMO the author proposes 2 things but IMO next episode will tell how it will all be fixed. The 2 things would be Laws like in Okinawa (I think?) where a law is passed that yaoi is not allowed at all or no demand which would be harder. I hope to have enlighten many with my view, despite perhaps some vagueness in some of my sentences, of what the creator wanted to show viewers in this episode. |
| Anyone who don't find this episode (VERY) funny simply and surely don't have fujoshi friends. For me, having a lot of them, this was pure epiphany and bliss. My eyes are still shining like headlights. “An ordinary girl, a girl hooked on boys love, and an innocent boy are locked in a room …” What is the joke? |
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OVanBruce said: On a personal note... this anime is extremely sadening and depressing... even if it's like that, I'd like to be there and watch with the same eyes and actitude as Watashi the way things work in that world, even if t sometimes would bring tears to my eyes ... it's a morbid pleasure. You realize you're already doing that? The script of this series is only a portrait of our current societyat global level. Unlike Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Joshiraku that attempt to be "clever" and "intelligent", "critical", "awareness", commenting on the issues addressed while massaging the ego of the author and a portion of the public, Jinrui merely reproduces the same situations and lay us there on the shoulder of Watashi. That is what makes this series tragic, it makes us see the same situations that we witness every day in third person, which makes everything we notice that is wrong around and within us. |
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PaninaManina said: OVanBruce said: On a personal note... this anime is extremely sadening and depressing... even if it's like that, I'd like to be there and watch with the same eyes and actitude as Watashi the way things work in that world, even if t sometimes would bring tears to my eyes ... it's a morbid pleasure. You realize you're already doing that? The script of this series is only a portrait of our current societyat global level. Unlike Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Joshiraku that attempt to be "clever" and "intelligent", "critical", "awareness", commenting on the issues addressed while massaging the ego of the author and a portion of the public, Jinrui merely reproduces the same situations and lay us there on the shoulder of Watashi. That is what makes this series tragic, it makes us see the same situations that we witness every day in third person, which makes everything we notice that is wrong around and within us. Nothing beats the feeling you get from being there. Besides, I would interact with the characters. |
OVanBruce said: PaninaManina said: OVanBruce said: On a personal note... this anime is extremely sadening and depressing... even if it's like that, I'd like to be there and watch with the same eyes and actitude as Watashi the way things work in that world, even if t sometimes would bring tears to my eyes ... it's a morbid pleasure. You realize you're already doing that? The script of this series is only a portrait of our current societyat global level. Unlike Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Joshiraku that attempt to be "clever" and "intelligent", "critical", "awareness", commenting on the issues addressed while massaging the ego of the author and a portion of the public, Jinrui merely reproduces the same situations and lay us there on the shoulder of Watashi. That is what makes this series tragic, it makes us see the same situations that we witness every day in third person, which makes everything we notice that is wrong around and within us. Nothing beats the feeling you get from being there. Besides, I would interact with the characters. "More Stranger Than Fiction" feelings... Maybe I'm exaggerating here, but it's just me or are you balancing itself dangerously on the edge of the abyss? Seriously, because you see, what is being shown there is a depiction of the real world. This episode just described what happens in the real world. You can jump off your chair at any moment and watch by yourself with your own eyes, instead you insist on the fiction be more interesting AND the real world be so uninteresting that want to be there in the world of fantasy, be able to see and interact with the world of fantasy. It's almost as if were influenced by it: We don't need to go more deeper, did we? |
PaninaManinaJul 16, 2012 12:29 PM
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| Well this was an interesting episode. Seeing the time frame I'm guessing each arc will last about 2-3 episodes? This is originality at its best. |
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| "Except I don't read that crap." Lmao. Brilliant MC. I find it hilarious that BL manga is what brought manga back into the spotlight here. Good god. Looking forward to seeing Watashi and friends stuck in the manga next ep. What's interesting is that, despite the decline of humanity, these women are still obsessed with such an insignificant thing as a yaoi manga. Heh. |
Droplet said: "Except I don't read that crap." Lmao. Brilliant MC. I find it hilarious that BL manga is what brought manga back into the spotlight here. Good god. Looking forward to seeing Watashi and friends stuck in the manga next ep. What's interesting is that, despite the decline of humanity, these women are still obsessed with such an insignificant thing as a yaoi manga. Heh. I LOVE WATASHI. ^^ Her character is really amazing. Not typical shoujo. As a lot have said, this episode showed human escapism in the form of BL manga. Probably because humanity has declined that such a longing for the fantasy world is immense. It's just like us and watching anime despite of the great opportunity costs. When we have fun, we tend to ignore things around us. |
 "Belief is the death of intelligence." ~Robert Anton Wilson~ |
| A very meta episode, but it's actually the first one that was directly related to, well, "humanity declining", even though I think that, considering "humanity" as the trait of "being human", humanity has been declining since forever and it's a continuous process, lol. The ideas poured were good and all, but I feel this episode fell flat compared to the first two. |
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| So far I'm lovin it. Anyone else think this will be one of the greats? |
| "I don't buy that crap" |
| The reinvention of BL, fujoshi, and conventions- LOLOL. I enjoy this Anime too much. And the huge "SHOCK!" at the end was hilarious. I really like how they're portraying this renaissance, although it might give BL a bad look. It's a clever way to portray the decline of humanity through escape methods. Hey, the world is ending and we're low on supplies, but who cares? Lets use our valuable resources like electricity, paper, and printing presses to satisfy our fantasy romance needs! I wish they'd showed more of a problem with it though aside from the obvious fangirls. The guy refusing to deliver their books because they couldn't fit in other resources was good, but not enough. Can't wait for the next episode. |
VyudaliJul 16, 2012 9:13 PM
Jym said: So far I'm lovin it. Anyone else think this will be one of the greats? It's gotten off to a better start than the majority of my favourites, so if it continues on like this it very well could be. |
LoneWolf said: @Josh makes me sad to call myself Canadian. |
| Does anyone else get the ending theme of this song stuck in their head all the time? I think it's amazing. |
ghostbuster_007 said: Does anyone else get the ending theme of this song stuck in their head all the time? I think it's amazing. I dont know... but i LOVE the OP (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ  (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ |
PaninaManina said: OVanBruce said: PaninaManina said: OVanBruce said: On a personal note... this anime is extremely sadening and depressing... even if it's like that, I'd like to be there and watch with the same eyes and actitude as Watashi the way things work in that world, even if t sometimes would bring tears to my eyes ... it's a morbid pleasure. You realize you're already doing that? The script of this series is only a portrait of our current societyat global level. Unlike Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Joshiraku that attempt to be "clever" and "intelligent", "critical", "awareness", commenting on the issues addressed while massaging the ego of the author and a portion of the public, Jinrui merely reproduces the same situations and lay us there on the shoulder of Watashi. That is what makes this series tragic, it makes us see the same situations that we witness every day in third person, which makes everything we notice that is wrong around and within us. Nothing beats the feeling you get from being there. Besides, I would interact with the characters. "More Stranger Than Fiction" feelings... Maybe I'm exaggerating here, but it's just me or are you balancing itself dangerously on the edge of the abyss? Seriously, because you see, what is being shown there is a depiction of the real world. This episode just described what happens in the real world. You can jump off your chair at any moment and watch by yourself with your own eyes, instead you insist on the fiction be more interesting AND the real world be so uninteresting that want to be there in the world of fantasy, be able to see and interact with the world of fantasy.] We don't need to go more deeper, did we? It's allways more fun to watch an stilized and artistic vision of the reality than the reality itself. With that, I'm not saying that the stilized vision is "softcore". Instead, think of it as an allegory (the whole show is an allegory)... like a poem, like a painting... they depict reality in an artistic way... and through the effort and wit those depictions have, we love then more than the ussual way. A poem it's allways more beautiful to read and awakens deper emotions than prose. I'm fairly conscious of most of the political and social problems that surrounds myself but I like to watch it through the eyes of satire and humour... it's more fun. |
OVanBruce said: PaninaManina said: OVanBruce said: PaninaManina said: OVanBruce said: On a personal note... this anime is extremely sadening and depressing... even if it's like that, I'd like to be there and watch with the same eyes and actitude as Watashi the way things work in that world, even if t sometimes would bring tears to my eyes ... it's a morbid pleasure. You realize you're already doing that? The script of this series is only a portrait of our current societyat global level. Unlike Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei and Joshiraku that attempt to be "clever" and "intelligent", "critical", "awareness", commenting on the issues addressed while massaging the ego of the author and a portion of the public, Jinrui merely reproduces the same situations and lay us there on the shoulder of Watashi. That is what makes this series tragic, it makes us see the same situations that we witness every day in third person, which makes everything we notice that is wrong around and within us. Nothing beats the feeling you get from being there. Besides, I would interact with the characters. "More Stranger Than Fiction" feelings... Maybe I'm exaggerating here, but it's just me or are you balancing itself dangerously on the edge of the abyss? Seriously, because you see, what is being shown there is a depiction of the real world. This episode just described what happens in the real world. You can jump off your chair at any moment and watch by yourself with your own eyes, instead you insist on the fiction be more interesting AND the real world be so uninteresting that want to be there in the world of fantasy, be able to see and interact with the world of fantasy.] We don't need to go more deeper, did we? It's allways more fun to watch an stilized and artistic vision of the reality than the reality itself. With that, I'm not saying that the stilized vision is "softcore". Instead, think of it as an allegory (the whole show is an allegory)... like a poem, like a painting... they depict reality in an artistic way... and through the effort and wit those depictions have, we love then more than the ussual way. A poem it's allways more beautiful to read and awakens deper emotions than prose. I'm fairly conscious of most of the political and social problems that surrounds myself but I like to watch it through the eyes of satire and humour... it's more fun. Yes, I agree. I was just joking. BTW, did you watch "Stranger Than Fiction"? Good film, despite the ending. |
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| So basically this is an episode about yaoi fangirls competing with yaoi.... this was just great. |
| Such excellent social commentary... set in a quirky, and declined world. This is a fabulously unique show, and it's JUST what I needed... Y is awesome. |
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Moekai said: ghostbuster_007 said: Does anyone else get the ending theme of this song stuck in their head all the time? I think it's amazing. I dont know... but i LOVE the OP (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ (」・ワ・)」(つ・ワ・)つ The ED means "My Dream of a Dream." The recurring words: What happened? I caught something like, "My beautiful future is a shadow in the woods," or something like that. Also, "hiding in the leaves." And the ff:(not in any order) forget this feeling that lies in my heart What do I do? Quickly please run away from the forest I'm a child. Stop. Let go of me. I can't sleep. |
"Belief is the death of intelligence." ~Robert Anton Wilson~ |
| "EKUSKYUUZU ME"!!!!!!!Ｏ(≧∇≦)Ｏ i couldn't resist okay |
| This can go beyond the horizon of weirdness. |
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| I wasn't particularly fond of the first arc of this show. In fact, I was half convinced I was going to watch it but not pay any attention to the rest of this show. At the start of this arc, however, I was proved wrong. BL manga arc? Oh yes, more please. I just love it. I think what made this episode at the end was the blank panel bit and the fact that, when Y was shocked, her emotion was written out. I think it made this episode completely fabulous. "To be continued..." |
ghostbuster_007 said: Does anyone else get the ending theme of this song stuck in their head all the time? I think it's amazing. Well it's sung by the same person who performed the ending to Azumanga Daioh so... yeah! |
| Very engaging & hilarious anime, Watashi has me hanging on her every word with her dark dry wit and the anime's very unconventional way of storytelling. Seriously the twists in that sweet love manga caught me off guard. Cant wait for the second part next week. |
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| This show is freaking awesome! PaninaManina said: LOL! |
witchhuntress said: The ED means "My Dream of a Dream." The recurring words: What happened? I caught something like, "My beautiful future is a shadow in the woods," or something like that. Also, "hiding in the leaves." And the ff:(not in any order) forget this feeling that lies in my heart What do I do? Quickly please run away from the forest I'm a child. Stop. Let go of me. I can't sleep. What do we do? Child below ones knees The contrary of a Chestnut Asked the snow from the forest it's just a child. In the city, I discovered a secret And the humanity saw it also I've always watched the futured and I've faced it Let's stop the hollow dreams, the dellusions: The Earth hath sang it. You, who lives on a dream You, who dreams of becoming a dream How will you do it? Don't forget those feelings They weren't a lie Heart. (or soul) What do we do today? Come here, squirrel child Oh, you've scaped to the forest such a harsh journey What do we do today? I cried to you urgently Can't you hear my heart? |
| Omg, this is pretty funny lololol |
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| When the shock signed appeared, I was so waiting for Watashi to poke it. Sawashiro Miyuki is a nice addition to the cast, I really like her voice. A good episode again, love the deadpan snarks. 4/5. Assistant-san should have made some delicious yuri doujins. |
Mogami-kunJul 19, 2012 9:28 AM
OVanBruce said: What do we do? Child below ones knees The contrary of a Chestnut Asked the snow from the forest it's just a child. In the city, I discovered a secret And the humanity saw it also I've always watched the futured and I've faced it Let's stop the hollow dreams, the dellusions: The Earth hath sang it. You, who lives on a dream You, who dreams of becoming a dream How will you do it? Don't forget those feelings They weren't a lie Heart. (or soul) What do we do today? Come here, squirrel child Oh, you've scaped to the forest such a harsh journey What do we do today? I cried to you urgently Can't you hear my heart? Is that the FULL version? Ü Thanks ^^ Couldn't hear everything very well hehe Ü |
"Belief is the death of intelligence." ~Robert Anton Wilson~ |
| Can somebody tell me what the special thing about this show is?? I mean I love the protagonist and the opening but I don't find it very amusing... where's the plot? Maybe i'll drop this. |
| If you'd have read the thread you'd know that this show has more than meets the eye. You should use your own criteria after doing it. |
| I wish everyone could hear Watashi's thoughts. |
| The first episode I actually enjoyed watching from the series. I was actually thinking of dropping the series if I didn't like the 3rd ep but I'm glad I did. :P |
| Amazing, this was a very enjoyable watch. I'm looking forward to the next episode. |
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