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Apr 4, 2015 9:23 AM
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Is it just me or did the setting especially with the forest felt like a bit of fantasy? Well, if you add the fireflies at night, then it becomes kinda enchanting...

Slow episode but it introduced most of the main guys again.

I really hope they add in a bit of variety with the music. Lol, the white horse. Classic.
Apr 4, 2015 9:28 AM
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The series started with the Quartet Night's song, like 2nd season. "The dice are cast" . The first ep. is mostly reintroducing all members because it's a new year and everyone are back.

Meeting ST☆RISH on the way during a spring night. lol @ some intimate moments from each member, too. Syo's was so straight, even though it was for practice.

Then Quartet Night's turn. Ai actually feeling something when he sings her song?! Their moments are just the main girl being nervous around the sempais.

Shining's appearance never bores me. And that involves other two teachers, too, this time. Super Star Sport? and Quartet Night are singing opening as host country and she is to make music for them. Rare chance, so ST☆RISH wanting to participating, too. lol @ Revolution x8 before the Revolution ED in live.
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Apr 4, 2015 11:37 AM
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Alright. My guilty pleasure anime is back with a third season.

first episode is as slow a always, but it'll pick up soon enough.

That whole "Revolution?" "Revolution?" thing was kind weird though but whatever.

And then we got the new starish song at the end. To bad I couldn't hear it over the "KYAAAAAAAAA!!!!!"ing from the screaming girls.
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Apr 4, 2015 11:49 AM
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Wow, this ep was really boring. Let's hope they kick it off in the second episode. Glad to see it come back though!
Apr 4, 2015 11:59 AM
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I have no shame. This is such a guilty pleasure.

First episode is a bit slow but it should pick up soon.... probably.
Apr 4, 2015 12:04 PM
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the usual introduction episode, was kind of boring but okay.
happy to see the guys again, especially otoya <3<3<3
Apr 4, 2015 12:32 PM
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They are back!

Shipping fanservice for everyone!
But... damn after all these season I want harem ending (STRISH) *.*

Wow! Instead of make scene with everyone in panels saying "Revolutions" they made caps for everyone saying it xD

Ending is GOOOOOOOD as always,
but I dislike CGI parts... ;(
Just NO to CGI
But song, dance is just SO GOOOOOOOD!
Apr 4, 2015 1:07 PM
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That was quite the long night with everyone letting themselves out. It felt a little dragged when one member does something, every other member has to too to be fair.

The Triple S tounrmanet. The ending blended so well with the mentioning of revolutiuon that I thought it was part of it...

I miss this over-the-top president, he's just quite enjoyable...
Apr 4, 2015 1:07 PM
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I shouldn't enjoy this as much as I do... I hope we get more scenes with STARISH all together in future episodes <3

Return of one of the best guilty pleasure anime.
Apr 4, 2015 1:11 PM

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I've missed them so much!!! Specially Hijirikawa and Kurosaki my favs <3

Slow introducing as always. Ittoki that was really close XD Everyone had their little moment with Nanami and Saotome entrance never bores me :P

The new STARISH song is very good!!Love it already<3
Apr 4, 2015 2:02 PM

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The parade of all of Haruka's pretty boy stalkers was hilariousXD But Camus, the rude prince on a white horse, takes this tho'.

The CG animation in the OP (which was ED in this ep) is creepy.
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Apr 4, 2015 2:07 PM
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The animation in the ending was kind of weird to see :D
The usual introduction...but that guy on a horse xD
Apr 4, 2015 2:15 PM
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it was mostly boring but then Camus came in riding a white horse lmao
Almost as great as that introductory skating scene he did in 2000%.

CG said:
But Camus, the rude prince on a white horse, takes this tho'.

i'm so happy someone around here thinks the same things as me
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18 minutes of it was just the crew getting introduced one after another.

Was some of the choreography of the ED done in CGI?

Apr 4, 2015 2:45 PM

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Mostly re-introductions. Does anyone else think they said Revolution? too much XD I'm looking forward to the music and animation as always. Obviously, STARISH is going to get to sing at the Triple S. Sometimes I wish this anime wouldn't be so predictable and whatnot, but the music and animation make it worth it I guess :P Ichinose is definitely still my favorite. It'll be interesting to see how each of them tries to get even closer to Nanami...
Apr 4, 2015 2:58 PM

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that was so boring. i kept on waiting for the episode to end. the animation during the characters' dancing didn't get any better either. i'm just watching it for the voice acting cast at this point
Apr 4, 2015 3:05 PM

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yesssssss!! my guys are back!! <3<3<3
misterious ecounters at night,each one shine <3
so funny have a smile in my face
always when i saw this guys have a smile on my face
love them
even if the ambient is corny hahhahah
how lucky is haruka .....XDXDXD
my shinomiya taking her in his arms ...so sexy :P
11 minutes more or less to appear all starish members
i missed so much this endings when they are acting on stage
hahhah so goood XDXD so good
and saotome shining hilarious like always hahhah

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Apr 4, 2015 3:26 PM

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Wow, the guys in charge of sound effects really overdid it with the girls' screams, I could barely even hear the song >.< Overall, pretty slow first episode but I guess it's okay....
Apr 4, 2015 3:39 PM

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Wow I miss them all!! STARISH soushite, QUARTET NIGHT!! I think they will have more screen time this season compare to last. Ai is so cute! >////<
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Apr 4, 2015 3:53 PM

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Ugh this was so bad, I've forgotten why I used to like this.
Apr 4, 2015 4:25 PM

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It's back! A slow start, but it probably won't stay that way for long.
Btw, Shou ftw. ^^
Apr 4, 2015 4:49 PM

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Introduction episode as usual. Ending is fabuluous, but the loud screaming makes it difficult to enjoy the song. There are some improvements on the dance animation, cgi is annoying but at least it's still okay-ish
Guilty pleasure of the season
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I was thoroughly amused by the way she so easily ran into all the guys and the various ridiculous things they had to say. From oh, don't go bumping into anyone else to, well of course I'm the best thing around on a horse.
Apr 4, 2015 5:47 PM

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Best things about UtaPri are 1) pretty good songs 2) that it makes fun of reverse harem/shoujo cliches.

This episode lacked both, unfortunately. The introduction was so dragged it hurt (although Camus had the golden moment) and QN's op song was weak, sounded like the ending of Kamigami no Asobi :/ Which I disliked a lot. I really hope that the next QN's song sounds more like Poison Kiss (which is one of UtaPri bests, AND the lyrics are straightforwardly about sex, interesting choice) rather than this shit.

I won't rate the ending song yet, because I could barely hear anything, but Maji Love 2000% was so good I loved it since the begining, I don't feel the same about this one.
Hopefully at least Mamoru Miyano will show how things should be done, both Orhpeus and Canon were so good! <3
Apr 4, 2015 6:28 PM
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I swear during the whole thing i kept cringing and laughing because, hooo boy, they are SO LAAAME. So glad this is back so I can giggle like the trash I am. The Revolution? x8 at the end was so stupid, i was like jfc, is this KnB where we stare at a scene for 3 minutes, waiting for them to score a friggin hoop?

I liked Quartet Night's video for the OP, but the song was meh. From what I could hear of the ED song (because i was too busy flailing and screaming with the fangirls), it sounded pretty good (dat 1000% and 2000% reference).

I'll be waiting for the next episode with all my shoujo enthusiasm
Apr 4, 2015 6:34 PM

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i am totally hoping Quartet Night would be able to sing some of their already released character CD songs in this season huhu

Boring 1st eps but then again, im totally in this for the new cheesy UtaPri jpops that come with it :')
Apr 4, 2015 6:37 PM

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Ugh what's with anime and CGI these days :I the last two seasons had more bizarre movements but were animated by hand, but eh

the episode wasnt that great, but quartet night <3

I hope for the return of HEAVENS.
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Apr 4, 2015 6:38 PM

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This first episode was mostly about re-introducing the characters again, which made it seem pretty slow. However, the songs that Quartet Night/ Starish sang were really good.
Hopefully along the way, the pace will speed up.
I still have high hopes for this anime, considering since its one of my favorites. (Yay utapri!) :)
Apr 4, 2015 8:08 PM

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STARISH QUARTET NIGHT AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH <3

Dat song OMG <3
Apr 4, 2015 8:16 PM

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I know that I'm not the only one who shipps Tomochika with Haruka. I mean, come on, she gets more exciting talking to her bff than with the boys. Eleven guys hitting on her and she's like "oooh, friendzone is such a good thing :D" ww
What was that quartet night dance? I have to admit that I don't like Quartet Night. Ranmaru is cool, Reiji is annoying (Morikubo Showtaro suits better in a sadistic character if you know what I mean// cof Okita cof), Ai is another shota and Camus... Well, he's kind of funny xD I haven't played their routes in the game yet, so my opinion might change someday.
When I first saw UtaPri, I screamed. The same happened with the second season's dance. But that MMD effect was disappointing.
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Wait, did you just say that Jojo is shit?
Apr 4, 2015 9:34 PM

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wowww. the world's slowest 16 minutes ever. like stark said it definitely did seem very fantasy-like at first with the lighting and all. the execution was just so awkward though. i can imagine that this was meant to happen with only one of the guys, but the show wanted us to see this scene with everyone. but with all the introduction it's as if they thought we forgot the cast after 2 seasons of this.

the dance moves in quartet night's song was also awkward to watch. haha i guess it's been a while where i watched a show where the selling point wasn't necessarily plot. that said, their song was pretty amazing and i'm looking forward to hearing the full version. <3

also dat cgi. i can't even with this show. it looks awkward with mecha; it looks ten times more awkward with humans.

but it was nice to see some sort of a plot going. i'll be bummed if starish straight up steals the spot from quartet night though. hopefully there's some idealistic ending where they both get a chance to perform or something. :u
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I swear during the whole thing i kept cringing and laughing because, hooo boy, they are SO LAAAME. So glad this is back so I can giggle like the trash I am. The Revolution? x8 at the end was so stupid, i was like jfc, is this KnB where we stare at a scene for 3 minutes, waiting for them to score a friggin hoop


This! Why do I do that? XD

The OP was kind of nice, though the dance was meh and awkward. I did want more Quartet Night appearances because I loved Poison Kiss, so I hope I get a good dose of them!

More OST use it seems... ED was disappointing DX. It lacked the style it had in the previous seasons, didn't have enough pair/trio scenes (more focus on whole group and individuals :/), lack of fanservice (S2 had so much in comparison to S1 I was hoping for even more this season </3), and they used CG... I thought the performance looked kinda generic and bland, since UtaPri is about the flare (costumes and all). The whole vibe of the group changed and a bit of melody in the song sounded reused... I think they might redo the dance in full 2D for the final performance, but still, it's the key dance/song of the S3...

I like the uniforms, they look nice... but again kinda generic for a male group. (Nice hand movements too.) But I couldn't get hyped enough to fangirl. OTL

I really hope it's at least full 2D for the finale.
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its great the Uta no prince-sama series has started again, but although I'm excited and all I feel episode 1 was kinda slow in story progression. well it's just the characters re-appearances at the moment so maybe in the next episode things will shift into a higher and cheerful tone, right? :)
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So my guilty pleasure is back for S3!

I can't believe Haruka is that much of a ditz that she didn't realize she had 7 men confess their undying love for her and then have 3 more hint at it!

Tokiya is still my #1, but after this episode my #2 is now tied between Ren and Cecil! They all still tug at my heart though!

Great beginning to the new season, new Starish song at the end! Too bad I couldn't hear it over the screaming fans!
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Apr 4, 2015 11:15 PM

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OMG the CGI in the ending!! horrific T_T

It was a slow first episode but good enough for everyone's fangirling feels! Because they'll probably focus on the characters one by one as usual after this so at least all the fangirls start out happy at first ^^

I liked the OP a lot! ED song was quite nice too. JUST NO CGI PLS T.T well... at least they didn't use CGI for Ren's playing cause I remember i thought it looked hella strange in season 1 xD Everyone is back! Haruka's male harem is back! ^o^ Looking forward to the next episodes!
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I know that I'm not the only one who shipps Tomochika with Haruka.


Give me a High 5. Nanami is just super dull around the guys. Just pair her with Shibuya or make Shibuya the MC instead
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Really slow episode, I kept seeing the seek bar and thought when this episode end :/. Still wondering since when all the senpais had an eyes for haruka, the last season barely shown any senpais interaction with her. Oh well, but after that slow introduction everything went fine, especially the revolutions part.
In the end it seems utapri never fail to amuse me hahaha
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aku_haru said:
I know that I'm not the only one who shipps Tomochika with Haruka.


Give me a High 5. Nanami is just super dull around the guys. Just pair her with Shibuya or make Shibuya the MC instead


I think her and masato compliment each other nicely (given that they're both really awkward and play pianos) but...true. How did I never think of that her and tomochika go really well together. At a point I think in like s1 I shipped her with ringo-sensei the most but yeah her and her best friend would be really cute too. :D
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Blaze_ said:
aku_haru said:
I know that I'm not the only one who shipps Tomochika with Haruka.


Give me a High 5. Nanami is just super dull around the guys. Just pair her with Shibuya or make Shibuya the MC instead


totally in agreement with this. Shibuya would make a wayyy more interesting character. for the sake of the games i see why Haruka works but for the anime Shibuya would make things far more interesting.

as for the ep... CAMUS PLEASE haha i loved it. the most boring first episode to the worst anime ever. but i shamelessly indulged in each moment of it. YES CAMUS yes more Quartet Night. Because I love them more than STARISH i am looking forward to this. My fav are Tokiya and Camus over all but ngl it pains my soul to see Tokiya and Haruka (yep i am that person). i not too worried about Camus though.

as for who Haruka best matches... i always thought her and Masato as well or her and Otoya.

oh also i am really tired i understand why but i am really tired of this anime having to reintroduce everyone each season!

haruka is so not into Cecil it hurts. it's so obvious. and nacchan(s intro was so out of chracter! i don't even cae if he was having a tender moment at the tree he was so out of character right there. masato is so awkward i thnk iwanna throw up for him.
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LOL, well that was a ridiculous night.
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Well, this time around they didn't even care about a plot for her meeting everyone again, did they.

Tokiya is as lovely as always. I really hope that the vibes I got from this episode mean we'll get more focus on the senpais, since they incorpored some of the elements from their routes (Camus being an over-the-top noble with his horse Stallion, Ai starting to have feelings, Ranmaru and his loneliness, Reiji being less cheerful and innocent than he seems to be)

Quartet Night's new song is nice. I like both the music and the video. That CG with Starish, tho...
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Ok! Episode of introducion. Haruka metting the boys again.
Now she has to compose a new song for S games.
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UtaPri fandom, it's time to riiiiiiise. Not gonna lie, I was way more excited about this series than I should be. UtaPri is my guilty pleasure.

Looks like this season is going to focus on the Quartet Night boys more. I'm glad, Ai is my favourite! I kinda hope HEAVENS will come back at some point too though I doubt it.

Hmm, the new ending song is alright but I prefer 1000% and 2000%. It'll probably grow on me by the end of the season though. Quartet Night's new song is pretty good too.

Hyuga's face when he and Ringo are wearing the angel wings.

Everyone was cute. Glad to see them all again.
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I felt like it was a little pointless spending pretty much the entire episode on re-introducing everyone.... It's not like many people would really start an anime from the third season, so for those who have seen the first two seasons, it's pretty much a waste of time.

On the brighter side, it was interesting how they chose to use Quartet Night for the OP song. It gave me (false?) hope that they would play a bigger role this season. (More Ranmaru please!!)

I liked how they used the BGM to illustrate each character's different musical styles. Some familiar tunes like Tokiya's BGM made for delicious ear food. Ren's saxophone solo and Masoto's piano score were great too.

I can't say I enjoyed this season's ED as much as the first and second one. The melody and rhythm definitely didn't feel as catchy as its predecessors. I especially disliked the use of the MMD-esque 3D models, which were reminiscent of Sailor Moon Crystal. Why couldn't they have kept everything 2D?! The animation was perfect if disregarding them....

Let's hope they surprise us this season with more memorable songs (that I can add to my car playlist)! <3
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I'm laughing so hard that it hurts!
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I thought this episode was a little boring, but then again it was introductions again xD
I was somewhat confused if it was going to focus more on Quartet Night first, but it looks like the main cast is still going to be the center of attention. (I'm fine with that since it's good for me ^^)

The ending song was able to make to squeal like a little girl again like last season's episode OTL
The 3D CG effects will have to take a while for me to get used to though.
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It was sooo boring.
The only thing that was great is the start of the episode like, seriously, QUARTET NIGHT is way better than STARISH. I got excited when Saotome said Nanami would write QUARTET NIGHT's song but those jealous boys couldn't accept it, I suppose. xD

I hope episode 2 to be better tho.
Apr 5, 2015 12:35 PM

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AND THEY'RE BACK!

Nanami's doki doki moments with each guy is so cute, especially Syo-chan's and Ittoki's.

Ittoki was suuuuper close in confessing his love but DAMN IT! And then Syo-chan has like, the best confession scene lol. My bias <3

Oh.my.God. Mikaze's voice...so beautiful.

*sigh* These boys just can't sit back and watch can they? Well, I hope things will get interesting soon :D
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Blaze_ said:


Give me a High 5. Nanami is just super dull around the guys. Just pair her with Shibuya or make Shibuya the MC instead


I think her and masato compliment each other nicely (given that they're both really awkward and play pianos) but...true. How did I never think of that her and tomochika go really well together. At a point I think in like s1 I shipped her with ringo-sensei the most but yeah her and her best friend would be really cute too. :D


Tomochika x Haruka shippers unite!

Honestly, it's one of the reasons I keep watching this (aside from hilarious cheesiness and a good soundtrack), even though they don't have a lot of interactions. :(
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The episode was annoying. I mean, first and second season were similar on that part, but I didn't feel it so much then. But now... maybe my tastes had changed.
I like cheesiness in general. However, what the characters said... no. Just stop.
That repetition of 'revolution' word was just frustrating. Every one of them had to say it, really? It was so unnecessary. Just leave the part when they all say it, that would be enough.
And the ending. 3D. I know I should get used to this as it's everywhere, but still, I didn't like it.
Well, I think I will watch the next episode, just to give another chance.
3/5 because I got to see Cecil and Ranmaru.
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