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fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#276: Sep 22nd 2017 at 4:02:37 AM

[up][up] That it did. It's really too bad they left out the sushi couple and the stoic couple.

[up] We should hold a poll or something. My favorite couple has to be Minagawa x Furuya, especially now that I've read the manga. But really almost all of the pairings are pretty damn good.

Context: Tsurezure Children

edited 22nd Sep '17 4:03:27 AM by fillerdude

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#277: Sep 22nd 2017 at 4:42:33 AM

So, TZC is basically a collection of short stories about individual couples?

Iaculus Pronounced YAK-you-luss from England Since: May, 2010
Pronounced YAK-you-luss
#278: Sep 22nd 2017 at 4:46:04 AM

Interconnected short stories.

What's precedent ever done for us?
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#279: Sep 22nd 2017 at 5:10:05 AM

[up][up] Basically the cute and funny scenes of romantic comedy anime condensed into four skits an episode. The couples all attend the same high school and sometimes interact with each other; there are also some platonic pure-comedy skits.

EDIT: Just to add to it, you'll probably find at least two or three pairings that you can really root for, due to the sheer variety on display. The flipside is that due to the format it's not particularly deep or anything, but it only cares about giving you laughs and feels anyway!

edited 22nd Sep '17 5:12:05 AM by fillerdude

VeryMelon Since: Jul, 2011 Relationship Status: Anime is my true love
#280: Sep 22nd 2017 at 5:54:15 AM

Sagrada Reset: Only really picks up in the second half, where all the random musings on superpowers actually start coming together. There are several creative takes on superpowers here which I don't want to spoil, that results in an actually pretty engaging plot. It's therefore a damn shame that only one of the characters has any actual character. Legitimately did not care about the cast at all— I suppose this is one to watch for the plot rather than the characters, and even then it takes 16 episodes to really get going.

My gut tells me if a show takes that long to become watchable, it's not worth it at all.

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#281: Sep 22nd 2017 at 6:02:53 AM

[up][up][up], [up][up] I see. Considering I like Ano Kiss (which also has loosely interconnected couple stories in the same school), I'll probably like a similar concept in a shorter and more comedic format. =]

I might take a look at Princess Principal too if I have the time, since everyone seems to like it…

edited 22nd Sep '17 6:16:05 AM by Lyendith

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#282: Sep 22nd 2017 at 6:16:05 AM

[up][up] What can I say, I had free time and a generous heart.

[up] Definitely check TZC out! Would also recommend the manga after you finish the anime, which has several characters who only had a minor presence in the anime. Princess Principal is more of a mixed bag, but I'll reserve my impressions for it for when it ends.

Memers Since: Aug, 2013
#283: Sep 22nd 2017 at 6:42:45 AM

Each episode is only 12 minutes so you can marathon it all in just over 2 hours.

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#284: Sep 22nd 2017 at 12:24:54 PM

Binged it. Loved it. It was glorious. <3

Chiaki-Kana was my favorite, with Takano-Sugiwara as a close second and Takase-Kanda as a close third. Now I think the girls fare a little better than the guys in my book; Akagi was sometimes annoying and even a little creepy, Gôda was a bit too… passive? and Yamae was eeh. I loved all the girls though. The skit with Minagawa trolling Hotaru was pure gold. [lol]

The pacing and voice acting were all top-notch too.

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#285: Sep 22nd 2017 at 1:21:04 PM

[up] Yay! Awesome. Yep, the pacing is snappy. I was in the Minagawa x Furuya camp, closely followed by Takano x Sugawara and Chiaki x Kana. Love Master is also somewhere up there.

IceAnt573 Forever not amused. Since: May, 2015
Forever not amused.
#286: Sep 22nd 2017 at 2:58:06 PM

Princess Principal oozes style from the girl's spy outfits to the setting to the OP. I also really like the characters in Princess Principal.

Oh and I think Akagi is great just for pushing a dynamic that is much different than the typical romance you see in Tsurezure Children. I like Minugawa, but I can't say I was particularly into Furuya by himself.

edited 22nd Sep '17 3:02:12 PM by IceAnt573

Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#287: Sep 22nd 2017 at 4:30:09 PM

Yeah, that's the reason their couple isn't in my top 3. Minagawa is a master of trolling, but Furuya doesn't seem to do much in their relationship.

Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#288: Sep 22nd 2017 at 5:28:43 PM

Thing about me a anime on is not they stopped you of adapting the chapter(s) that explains just what it is about him that attracts Minagawa so much.

My favorite pairing actually didn't get included in the anime; the apathetic couple (Toda and Sunagawa).

As for who did get included, I really liked Kana & Chiaki and Takano & Sugawara.

edited 22nd Sep '17 5:31:32 PM by Lionheart0

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#289: Sep 22nd 2017 at 5:53:32 PM

My top three are probably Chii and Sugawara, Minagawa and her boy, and... I guess Chiaki and Kana, really.

Chii and Sugawara are the cutest couple in the show, definitely at least partially because of the great voice work and the slow buildup of their relationship. They're just cute, and I like seeing them show up.

Minagawa and her boy are great, because you just. Cannot. Beat Hanazawa Kana. You just can't. That said, I'm glad they introduced Hotaru in because the tension on whether they will or won't start dating is basically their only schtick and I can see that ending in Shipping Bed Death.

Chiaki and Kana started out strong, but later episodes have really made them kind of annoying. I understand they're kids, but Chiaki was a dick the last time they showed up and I didn't like how Kana felt like SHE was the one who needed to apologize.

Other couples... well, frog-eyed boy and his girl should probably just stop seeing each other if they can't manage without someone around who can explain simple concepts like going on a date to them. It's starting to feel like frog-boy doesn't want to go through with it and who am I to disagree?

Ryoko and Akagi... are complicated. The concept made for a funny short, maybe even a good few episodes, but we haven't seen any weakness or emotional compromise from Akagi at all. He seems to just view Ryoko as good base material to eventually shape into the person he wants to date, not someone he actually cares about.

It's been fun.
Lionheart0 Since: Oct, 2009 Relationship Status: I'm just a hunk-a, hunk-a burnin' love
#290: Sep 22nd 2017 at 6:42:24 PM

[up] I mentioned this on r/anime, but I have a love/hate relationship with Akagi's character because I totally get the mangaka's intent, with him trying to help Ryoko become a productive student. But a lot of the time his teasing winds up feeling manipulative to me because Akagi always knows what Ryoko really needs better than she does.

IceAnt573 Forever not amused. Since: May, 2015
Forever not amused.
#291: Sep 22nd 2017 at 7:03:05 PM

I don't particularly mind Takano and Sugawara if they didn't have so much focus. You can completely predict the events that are going to happen in their relationship and that is the couple I most think to "get on with it already."

Yes, they get cute moments but so does pretty much any other couple. It doesn't help that by themselves, they aren't humorous. I essentially don't find anything surprising about them.

I do realize that my favorite couples in Tsurezure Children established their relationships quickly (Akagi and Kaji, Chiaki and Kana, Sunagawa and Toda - who are manga only).

edited 22nd Sep '17 7:05:27 PM by IceAnt573

fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#292: Sep 22nd 2017 at 10:02:51 PM

you just. Cannot. Beat Hanazawa Kana

Damn right. Especially when she's a trolling teasing redhead oh god. I need a second season so I can hear her make fun of Furuya again. And see Sushi. And the Dry Couple.

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#293: Sep 22nd 2017 at 10:09:48 PM

I have to say, the last episode was a little bit meh for me. I appreciated them tying things together a bit more, and I appreciate that the other characters were other couples from the manga, but it felt like 'okay, who is this? You're the annoying guy? Okay then'.

Also, no Sempai. Real waste of an episode, even if Takano and Sugawara are cute.

edited 22nd Sep '17 10:11:08 PM by RedSavant

It's been fun.
fillerdude Since: Jul, 2010
#294: Sep 22nd 2017 at 10:23:03 PM

It was definitely one of those advert-for-the-source-material types, because there was more to that part in the manga (indeed, it had another excellent Kitten x Lovemaster skit).

But yeah, Sugawara x Takano was super cute, and I'm sure I wouldn't have been a huge fan of them if not for their exceptional seiyuu,

edited 22nd Sep '17 10:24:26 PM by fillerdude

RedSavant Since: Jan, 2001
#295: Sep 22nd 2017 at 11:18:09 PM

Yeah, Takano's voicework is definitely one of the biggest reasons why I like her so much.

It's been fun.
Lyendith Since: Mar, 2011
#296: Sep 23rd 2017 at 3:29:09 AM

…Surprisingly, there was no thread for this series, so here you go.

YamiiDenryuu Since: Jan, 2010
#297: Sep 23rd 2017 at 9:51:15 AM

What, no love for Konbini Kareshi?

murazrai Since: Jan, 2010
#298: Sep 23rd 2017 at 4:57:39 PM

[up]I like the anime, but I won't comment further until I watched the next episode. I like it more than Tsurezure Children.

Ramidel Since: Jan, 2001
#299: Sep 23rd 2017 at 8:56:52 PM

I've kind of warmed to Smartphone, oddly enough. While I still despise the whole harem formula (in particular the seeming obligation to have a completely generic and dense protagonist - you can do a harem without that and do better for it), the writing is good enough and the other characters have enough personality and dialogue that it's watchable.

Note to all future harem writers: use your tropes in moderation. It doesn't have to be a farce, and you don't need to include an abusive tsundere. If you do it right, you can even have a harem series where the cast act like adults - Cat Planet Cuties alllmost did it, after all.

edited 23rd Sep '17 9:00:18 PM by Ramidel

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#300: Sep 24th 2017 at 12:51:33 PM

[up] High School Dx D has the your latter point covered already.

Watch Symphogear

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