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| Very emotional episode. It was nice to learn what that U149 stands for. Pretty funny. One more episode to go. I can't wait to see their debut! :) |
SerafosJun 21, 2023 10:21 PM
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| That was... perfect. I was really looking forward to the episode, because atsushi kobayashi, the director of this episode, is an absolutely genius, so knowing he was gonna do it i was already having high hopes, but it completely shattered them dude. I really didnt think this was able to tackle a very sussy message like "adults and kids are the same" and make it such an interesting and serious topic to talk about. I dont love the imas franchise as much as others, i really only found it mostly alright/good, and u149 is not really an exception to that. But i really applaud the fact that both imas shows i have watch (2011 and this), always had that one episode where i just go "holy fucking shit". |
| Damn be the Producer's bosses. This episode was mostly just sad, Arisu doing her best while thinking her parents will love her less, if she chose the idol path. The mid-episode insert song lyrics. I know I should focus on how everything ended well, and how Arisu's parents love her. But I'm terrified thinking about Nina situation being close to Arisu, but in my head I simulated that wouldn't turn up good result, in Nina's case. |
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| This may be the best episode until now, if it wasn't it was one of them. The direction, animation and the plot too merged in a almost perfect way that i am not able of describe, may be the best episode of this week. |
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| A very heavy episode, Arisu has had something brewing since early on in the show and it looks like it finally hit a peak, but it wasn’t just on Arisu but also on Producer, and I really like that they tied their issues together like that, it was about one of them just as much as the other. And the question regarding what the difference between adults and kids was an important factor, and I do get what the show is trying to get across there and it’s very nice, but let’s not forget there are some very obvious differences too lol, it’s just in this context it’s very sweet, and I also loved to see Arisu reconnect with her parents, that was very heartwarming. And I never realized the name “U149” was in reference to the girls’ heights lol, I was thinking it referred to their unit number or something, cute reveal tho. And Arisu’s music video-like scene in this was masterfully done, such beautiful art and animation there, as well as when Arisu and Producer talked on the roof, there was some love and care for sure, and that song was really good as well. And the final scene this episode seems like the perfect lead up to the final episode, along with that Arisu centric ED which I also really liked. For my first Idolmaster show, I gotta say this has been damn good, hate to see that it’s ending already! |
TheColonel76Jun 21, 2023 6:22 PM
| I'm speechless. This episode had achieved what most anime has been severely lacking lately, and it's to use anime as a medium to its fullest potential. It's an episode that simply would not work, or at least would not have reached the same height, if it was done in any format other than animation. It's moments like this that made me fall in love with the medium in the first place. Masterfully done |
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I think episode 11 was very creative in animation..sometimes:) |
Ske80Jun 22, 2023 6:03 AM
| This epiosde was amzing. The growth Arisu had throughout the season was great. |
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| Utterly gorgeous and excellent episode, fantastically directed and executed to add so much emotion to this episode for Arisu. This show has no right popping off so hard like this, but I am absolutely glad it did. And with the episode director being the guy who was episode director for Vinland Saga S1 episode 14 (i.e. my favourite episode in season 1 and an absolute masterpiece of an episode), I really shouldn't be too surprised. |
| The morals of this episode are so fucking stupid it's insane. They're the kinds of things that you tell 12 year olds to feel good, but don't hold up to any scrutiny whatsoever. Really? Children and adults aren't any different? Working is the same as dreaming? That's dumb as hell. |
| We need as much lewdness as we can possibly get. ~ Komine Sachi |
Pik3Rob said: I mean you do have to work to achieve something, like working for get a dream graphics card for example.The morals of this episode are so fucking stupid it's insane. They're the kinds of things that you tell 12 year olds to feel good, but don't hold up to any scrutiny whatsoever. Really? Children and adults aren't any different? Working is the same as dreaming? That's dumb as hell. |
copypasterCPS said: Work for the most part is a means of survival rather than for the sake of dreams. If you want to buy something specific, it's hard to call that your "dream" but is rather a short term goal. Work can be done in service of dreams, but working and dreaming are completely separate things that can sometimes align, but aren't inherently linked to one another.Pik3Rob said: I mean you do have to work to achieve something, like working for get a dream graphics card for example.The morals of this episode are so fucking stupid it's insane. They're the kinds of things that you tell 12 year olds to feel good, but don't hold up to any scrutiny whatsoever. Really? Children and adults aren't any different? Working is the same as dreaming? That's dumb as hell. |
| We need as much lewdness as we can possibly get. ~ Komine Sachi |
| Naaah, for a moment there my bro the producer legit thought 9-12 y/o girls are "adults" πππ btw I think Arisu is best girl here, she's so cuteee, but damn how many times have they done that "x girl got lost and now everyone must search for her" shitplot? lmao |
Sorry if my english is bad (γ£Λβ½Λ)γ£~~~ Btw, cry about it.  |
StallionXD said: it must be done for "in fact" insert song playing on the background, that music slaps thoNaaah, for a moment there my bro the producer legit thought 9-12 y/o girls are "adults" πππ btw I think Arisu is best girl here, she's so cuteee, but damn how many times have they done that "x girl got lost and now everyone must search for her" shitplot? lmao |
Pik3Rob said: Like i said in my comment before, despite the fact that the "children and adults are the same" message is indeed very sussy/weird, i would still say what they did here is really serious/important to think about. For example, this unironically made me think what i would say to my kid if they truly wished to have an unconventional dream like being an idol. Would i allow them to, despite there being a probability of them switching dream half way? This was what Arisu said she was afraid of, of her parents not allowing her to have her current dream and thats honestly something everyone, be it young or old, can feel. I know it because i have felt it a lot in my personal life.The morals of this episode are so fucking stupid it's insane. They're the kinds of things that you tell 12 year olds to feel good, but don't hold up to any scrutiny whatsoever. Really? Children and adults aren't any different? Working is the same as dreaming? That's dumb as hell. The children and adults allegory obviously doesnt mean that these kids are actually adults, they obviously dont act like it, but the message does tackle how both have the same insecurities (like arisu and producer) and how both should be allowed to dream and do what they really want to do regardless of age. |
VP2003boiJun 23, 2023 1:30 AM
VP2003boi said: think you said it best, being a grown ass adult if you take that line to literal it comes off as quite silly Pik3Rob said: Like i said in my comment before, despite the fact that the "children and adults are the same" message is indeed very sussy/weird, i would still say what they did here is really serious/important to think about. For example, this unironically made me think what i would say to my kid if they truly wished to have an unconventional dream like being an idol. Would i allow them to, despite there being a probability of them switching dream half way? This was what Arisu said she was afraid of, of her parents not allowing her to have her current dream and thats honestly something everyone, be it young or old, can feel. I know it because i have felt it a lot in my personal life.The morals of this episode are so fucking stupid it's insane. They're the kinds of things that you tell 12 year olds to feel good, but don't hold up to any scrutiny whatsoever. Really? Children and adults aren't any different? Working is the same as dreaming? That's dumb as hell. The children and adults allegory obviously doesnt mean that these kids are actually adults, they obviously dont act like it, but the message does tackle how both have the same insecurities (like arisu and producer) and how both should be allowed to dream and do what they really want to do regardless of age. directing in this show has been a stand out for a idol show since the start if this episode was anything to go by and it looked great they gave Arisu her own visual art style |
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| Holy cute! I liked the part where Arisu got corrected, I cried every second while that BEAUTIFUL drama unfolded πππππππππ |
| Anime gave me so many mental issues its not even funny |
| Nice finally some Arisu's development with her parents, and finally agreed to be called by her first name ahah |
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| Not false tho, Arius does have some idea on what the real world is like. In fact, before the anime and idol boom, and even today, a lot of parents prioritize school over creativity. (even after the recent streaming boom) It's the reason why Private and Tutoring schools exists. Parents will send their kids to school during the morning, and then right after school they head to turtoring school, and only return home at night, leaving them without next to no room for creative activity. (this is even more strict in asia countries) . It's the reason why Arisu thought her Idol activity wasn't that special since her parents constantly tell her to focus on school. . Personally I experience similar thing before. Back when I was in school, I took a Guitar class, but that only lasted like a few week when I got pulled out by my parents cause they want me to focus on school. (I never learned how to play the Guitar and had no other time to learn, even now I have to constantly spend most of my time on working, I have no real time for creativity/ hobbies) (I work for like 9~10 hours a day including traveling time) In fact, it's the reason why I am watching a lot of anime like 1~2 weeks AFTER the episode is released... and why I am typing in this thread where the episode was released like 2 weeks ago... LOL |
amlgJul 1, 2023 1:21 PM
| Nothing Written Here But Us Anime Bunnies *boing boing boing* |
| "we want the viewers to know they are kids" i have no clue how someome could guess that "u149" means that they are kids. if i just saw someone say "i like u149s new song" and i didnt already know u149 no way in hell is "kids" the first thing to come to mind |
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| Am I the only one who noticed that they cut off her semi-romantic character song a little and wrote it into the plot of the episode as a song about her mother? Also, it was a little funny to see that her bonding moments with her parents almost always only involve her mother. @HiljainenSipuli Not their name, their songs and images. Although the translation somewhat ruins this in a ridiculous way. For example, the Russian translation translated “Well, do you like it?” in their debut song as "So, have you fallen in love with me?". Although if you notice, half of them had character songs that were love songs, which is a bit awkward. @amlg You can compare this to MAL, where some people actually start watching shows to increase their anime list size. So here, many parents think that getting good grades is necessary for the sake of good grades, ignoring the very essence of school. |
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