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The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Anime Discussion
MetalPredat0r:
--- Quote from: ZetaFlare on October 16, 2015, 09:59:49 pm ---I found TakeuchiP a lot better than AkabaneP. The latter seemed to be just "there." At least TakeuchiP got some development (I think...does Episode 7 count?) and I really found his misunderstanding moments (especially when he gets tied up with the cops) so amusing. I just hope we have an OAV showing off some of the girls in more funny slice-of-life moments.
Then again, I'm no critic and I personally just enjoy the show for what it is.
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Much more power to you, my friend. I guess I'm just so used to watching reviews and wanting to make reviews myself that I just get into full-on critic mode when it comes to this stuff. You can enjoy the good parts of a given work and I can respect that.
I can't believe I didn't mention TakeuchiP. To be honest, yeah, I agree wholeheartedly that he was more interesting than AkabaneP, although their developments were completely opposite. AkaP was a friendly dude but he wasn't that great at his job, developing more as a Producer. TakeP, on the other hand, is a very professional guy and yet his biggest problem was having trouble with socializing. I think TakeP is more interesting in that his development is closer to the universal iM@S theme of "danketsu" or "togetherness". Plus I can listen to that voice for hours and not get sick of it.
DeviantProtagonist:
>no swimsuits
Woes aside, that ended as expected -- a grandeur setting sustained by thunderous applause. More importantly, it left me an open perspective to Cinderella Girls, what with alienation being a key reservation prior to my interest of anything outside 765. As far as Producers go, I'm still partial of AkabaneP since I relate with his dopey courtesy, but TakeuchiP definitely has charm built from the get-go -- the latter has growth more in line with reality, too. He also happens to be easier to make fun of, given those police skits, yet he just won't compare to our lovable PuchiP.
Moving on to antagonists, I'm still on Kuroi's boat solely due to how over-the-top he was; Mishiro on the other hand felt like she was around to subvert the living shit out of things people did or tried doing; it's almost inane, but I'll still give her points for that level of pragmatism. Funnily enough in retrospect, Miku wouldn't last a single hour after that cafe stunt had she-Kuroi been around. For all the gripes people have with this anime, though, here's to Million Live picking up those leftover pieces. I'm interested in exploring that universe proper once the time comes.
Hopefully with swimsuits because my P-side demands it. ;~;
mariokirby:
--- Quote from: MetalPredat0r on October 16, 2015, 09:11:04 pm ---I am possibly gonna get crucified for saying this, but I think this was slightly better than the 765 anime back in 2011. A-1 improved some things such as the art style, despite the still frames and QUALITY moments (Episode 3....), the story was more of a forefront, and the characters were represented better here than with 2011.
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Well, I actually agree with you on that point.
I’m only a fan of 765pro (plus characters with direct story with them such as Kuroi, Jupiter, and Leon).
Even with this mindset I still find CG anime to be a bit better than the 2011 anime for a few reasons with the biggest reason being that the CG producer is way better than the 2011 producer.
I find TakeuchiP to be pretty cool even though he has trouble socializing. Still, I felt he was “closer” to his idols than AkabaneP. I guess he kind of represents the fairy Godmother. Plus, he continues to provide emotional support to his idols.
AkabaneP, on the other hand, I find him to be lame and weak (like your typical harem protagonist). He kind of ruined the anime for me to the point I ranked him lower than the Break manga producer. Unlike the game producers, he doesn’t provide much direct emotional support for Chihaya. It was Haruka and the other 765pro idols that did all the work. So, basically at that moment in the story Haruka was a better producer than AkabaneP himself. I think the 765pro idols may have been a bit better represented had there been a cooler producer.
--- Quote from: ChocoCats on October 16, 2015, 09:44:00 pm ---Somehow, they do a slightly better job at representing the characters here than 2011 and I find that a shame.
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Yes, I agree with that.
--- Quote from: ZetaFlare on October 16, 2015, 09:59:49 pm ---I found TakeuchiP a lot better than AkabaneP.
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--- Quote from: MetalPredat0r on October 16, 2015, 10:13:48 pm ---To be honest, yeah, I agree wholeheartedly that he was more interesting than AkabaneP,
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Agreed.
ZetaFlare:
I still can't believe TakeuchiP is voiced by a 17-year-old with that deep voice of his!
nastynate:
--- Quote from: MetalPredat0r on October 16, 2015, 09:11:04 pm ---I am possibly gonna get crucified for saying this, but I think this was slightly better than the 765 anime back in 2011.
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I haven't heard much from other fans comparing the two, but I would feel that would be the general conscience. They just had more to inject into the story here than with what 765Pro already did in the games and such. I don't think fans would appreciate seeing their favorite 765 character portrayed as selfish and crybabies like what they could get away with with CG idols (and as demonstrated from someone else a couple posts back, you can't win 'em all ;) ).
It ended they way as anyone would expect. I just wish the climax paid off more. Some great moments, especially the acting and music, so it did its job. Could the story be a little more daring, sure, but with the large cast it had I think they did a pretty good job letting about 89% percent of the idols get a fair amount screen time, and about half of that lot getting a more serious look at during the series.
That said, I can't help but feel slighted by all those still shots of the units during the last 5 minutes of the episode. I really, really wished they has used the previous episode start with the concert and then let the idols have their moments on stage. If you know Overdrive you know they made an OVA based off the bands featured in their visual novels and it was pretty cool. Imagine that with this cast and a respectable budget that they had here. Kohime Muso even had an OVA where they had the characters spent the entire time doing a "live" concert. It was fun.
Just having so many still shots... Hoo boy. It's a tease, at best. I know they're using the anime to sell fans on the music/CDs, but give us a little more fanservice with the anime on that regard, too.
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