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EroKing · 2021-10-05, 10:00

Stark700 · 2021-10-06, 11:52

First episode is out and we got a beautiful OP song

Alchemist007 · 2021-10-06, 18:36

Cute show.

Guardian Enzo · 2021-10-06, 18:36

Boy, the ability of Netflix to kill English discussion of any new show no matter how much buzz it has is truly remarkable.

serenade_beta · 2021-10-06, 20:38

Spoiler for ep1:

stray · 2021-10-19, 19:37

So yeah I'm not sure how I feel about Komi yet. It took me a few tries to really get into the manga though and Rumiko and the second year cast really elevated it beyond gag manga so I'm mixed about revisiting the early chapters again. Sucks that its stuck in Netflix jail though.

frubam · 2021-10-21, 09:18

Man, the quality of the animation feels through the roof D0=! Definitely one of the prettier anime this season. Pretty much enjoyed the episode from start to finish. The only thing that was lacking was the blackboard lines. I remember in the scanlated manga, all the lines were translated; it was pretty heartwarming for me, but the lack of translation in the anime feels like I missing out on something(which it did; its a whole conversation between them).

Spoiler for scanlated pg from manga:

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Boy, the ability of Netflix to kill English discussion of any new show no matter how much buzz it has is truly remarkable.

At the very least, I'm SO glad that they're FINALLY implementing a weekly schedule for the current anime shows(at least for BP and this, which is what i'm watching), so viewers have a chance to digest what they've watched. There has been a least a few shows that dropped the whole season that killed tons of potential discussion, and I absolutely hated that.

Frontier · 2021-10-21, 13:59

That was a terrific premier! The production values are amazing and they're really adapting and expanding on the material perfectly

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I love how Aoi Koga's Komi is just her making breathing sounds and surprised noises. "Aoi Koga noises" were a thing and now that's embodied by Komi. Even when we actually hear Komi's voice, the deliver and sound is believable of someone who really doesn't talk that much

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The chalkboard writing scene being completely silent was perfect

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I guess my only issue is Netflix's subs where there's a lot they leave unsubbed and sometimes they're slow or don't flow quick enough...would've been nice if they had translated more of the chalkboard writing

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The Opening is really fun, catchy, and atmospheric showcase of Komi, Tadano, and the rest of the gang

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Man, showing off all the other eccentric characters makes this look like a school battle anime, but I'm glad they fit that moment there

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Dextro · 2021-10-21, 16:19

Anime is saved! Or at least this Anime's time budget looks like it was saved because those shots looked stunning! We're really getting a AAA production for this. And I really feel like Aoi Koga was indeed the perfect casting for this. If there's one recent actress that's been great at acting through simple grunts was her.

EroKing · 2021-10-29, 09:43

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BWTraveller · 2021-10-29, 10:54

They really got the perfect VA for Najimi. Absolutely perfect voice to leave you wondering boy or girl.

Frontier · 2021-10-29, 14:14

Poor Tadano thought it'd be easy for Komi to make friends not knowing how obsessive the class is over her and how they all hate his guts

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We finally meet Najimi Osana, Or Osana Najimi, or just straight up Osanajimi because that's basically they're entire gimmick of being childhood friends with or just plain friends with practically everybody. Where Komi can't communicate, Najimi can fit in anywhere. Najimi even jumps into whatever gender they feel like, and Rie Murakawa does a surprisingly great job capturing that vocally

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Najimi is also a giant tease, especially when it comes to Tadano. Childhood friends are fun until you realize they remember your dark history and know enough about you to mess with you immensely

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Although even Najimi is intimidated by Komi as the one person they weren't able to make friends with, not understanding how difficult it is for Komi to interact with or react to people. Social anxiety is a killer. At the same time though, Najimi seems to understand Komi in the end

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I guess props to that guy for willing to get together with Najimi even if Najimi was a boy, although he should learn that no means no. But thankfully Komi is there for a hilarious misunderstanding that sends him packing :innoncent:.

Najimi basically puts Komi directly in the line of fire by having her go to anime Starbucks to get them an absurd drink...and poor Komi goes through with it. Dude at the counter thought he was so proficient that he could give her what she wants and she ends up with the wrong drink. Nice try though, for the both of them

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The Ending is really cute, showing middle-school Komi and Tadano (?) in their school days. Almost like they're walking towards each other in high school

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Swimsuit Komi

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BWTraveller · 2021-10-29, 16:25

One thing I liked is how Netflix managed to avoid pronouns entirely with Najimi. Rather than using "he", "she" or "they", any of which may have gotten a rise out of someone, they just adjusted their sentences so that pronouns were pretty much nonexistent where that one was concerned. Kind of clever really. And kind of fitting. "They" is kind of explicitly "no gender" or "unknown gender", not to mention plural. In Japanese, the pronouns "aitsu" and "koitsu" are very common and completely non-gendered. It's one of the difficulties in translating from Japanese to English: a Japanese conversation can go for a long time with no mention of a person's gender or indication that anyone is aware or unaware of said gender. As such, someone could talk about Najimi for any length of time without any indication of what gender said person has or doesn't have. Can't do that so well in English, so really just avoiding pronouns altogether is possibly the best possible solution.

frubam · 2021-10-30, 07:20

Hard to guess what s/he really is. I would bet boy, and s/he kinda sounds like one, plus the way s/he looked when s/he was younger, but then again that could just be a tomboy phase. Then again, s/he does a lot of feminine stuff, outside the obvious "I'm gonna act girly to make myself more ambiguous" stuff, so its hard to tell.

Did they ever figure out what Hideyoshi was? Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm curious....

Guardian Enzo · 2021-10-30, 09:03

Hideyoshi being a guy was never in doubt as far as I remember.

BWTraveller · 2021-10-30, 09:12

Hideyoshi is and always was a guy. He's a typ-2 trap. For reference, I define traps in 3 types. Type 1 is "Ha! You had no clue I'm actually a dude!", type 2 is "I keep telling you I'm a dude!" and type 3 is "Go ahead, take a guess." Obviously Najimi is type 3.

Frontier · 2021-10-30, 09:40

Hideyoshi not being a guy kind of defeats the point of the joke and the existence of his sister

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Dj0rel · 2021-10-30, 10:51

Hideyoshi always was a guy. It was just a running gag that he got mistaken for a girl.
On the other hand the nobody knows whether Najimi is a boy or a girl (except maybe Najimi). Najimi is Schrödingender.

Frontier · 2021-10-30, 11:28

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Hideyoshi always was a guy. It was just a running gag that he got mistaken for a girl.
On the other hand the nobody knows whether Najimi is a boy or a girl (except maybe Najimi). Najimi is Schrödingender.

Najimi is whatever gender Najimi needs to be (or feels like)

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Kanon · 2021-10-30, 18:59

You guys are all wrong. Hideyoshi's gender is Hideyoshi. That was clearly defined in the series.

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Stark700 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Somewhere on Earth	First episode is out and we got a beautiful OP song <p>No iframe support, please <a href="http://youtu.be/pRFgMtHtvYY">watch on YouTube</a>.</p> __________________

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serenade_beta そのおっぱいで13才 Join Date: Dec 2006	Spoiler for ep1: So the problems are 1. What is with the parodies? Does Komi-san like games? Manga? Is there any connection between these parodies and this story? 2. It is clear that the whole writing thing does not work well with anime adaptions and feels much more natural in the manga. And the anime does not do anything to make it feel different. However, what was definitely avoidable were those Jojo-ish sound effect things constantly used in the episode. You already have too much writing in the anime, and you are gonna plaster even more words on the screen? 3. Uhh... No. Just because you use emotional music doesn't make a scene emotional. BGM needs to be the spice, not the main dish. 4. And no, she's not cute. I guess the art in the manga simply isn't that good, but it becomes hard to ignore when there is so much focus on her beau.......ty...? despite looking ugl... uhh... not cute. At least most certainly not to warrant the praise she gets in the episode. Hmm, I can see why it was never adapted until now. People realized that maybe the transfer from manga to anime wouldn't really work. But apparently it is popular, so some idiot thought, hey, it totally will be fine as long as we give it a good budget. ...Uhh, sir, about that... Also, by the way, there is literally already a term コミュ障 and it isn't necessarily used in a pleasant way. Surely the protagonist isn't gonna just tell her she is Comyusho, right? He's gonna keep it in his head, right? __________________ -Blog --> http://tdnshumi.blogspot.com/ (Mainly about video games) -R.I.P. Hiroshi Yamauchi, Gaming wouldn't have been the same without you (9/19/13)

2021-10-21, 13:59	Link #48
Frontier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013	That was a terrific premier! The production values are amazing and they're really adapting and expanding on the material perfectly . I love how Aoi Koga's Komi is just her making breathing sounds and surprised noises. "Aoi Koga noises" were a thing and now that's embodied by Komi. Even when we actually hear Komi's voice, the deliver and sound is believable of someone who really doesn't talk that much . The chalkboard writing scene being completely silent was perfect . I guess my only issue is Netflix's subs where there's a lot they leave unsubbed and sometimes they're slow or don't flow quick enough...would've been nice if they had translated more of the chalkboard writing . The Opening is really fun, catchy, and atmospheric showcase of Komi, Tadano, and the rest of the gang . Man, showing off all the other eccentric characters makes this look like a school battle anime, but I'm glad they fit that moment there . __________________

2021-10-19, 19:37	Link #46
stray Speedy Sea Cucumber IT Support Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Philadelphia	So yeah I'm not sure how I feel about Komi yet. It took me a few tries to really get into the manga though and Rumiko and the second year cast really elevated it beyond gag manga so I'm mixed about revisiting the early chapters again. Sucks that its stuck in Netflix jail though.

2021-10-21, 16:19	Link #49
Dextro He Without a Title Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The land of tempura	Anime is saved! Or at least this Anime's time budget looks like it was saved because those shots looked stunning! We're really getting a AAA production for this. And I really feel like Aoi Koga was indeed the perfect casting for this. If there's one recent actress that's been great at acting through simple grunts was her. __________________

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BWTraveller Born to ship Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Texas	They really got the perfect VA for Najimi. Absolutely perfect voice to leave you wondering boy or girl.

2021-10-29, 16:25	Link #53
BWTraveller Born to ship Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Texas	One thing I liked is how Netflix managed to avoid pronouns entirely with Najimi. Rather than using "he", "she" or "they", any of which may have gotten a rise out of someone, they just adjusted their sentences so that pronouns were pretty much nonexistent where that one was concerned. Kind of clever really. And kind of fitting. "They" is kind of explicitly "no gender" or "unknown gender", not to mention plural. In Japanese, the pronouns "aitsu" and "koitsu" are very common and completely non-gendered. It's one of the difficulties in translating from Japanese to English: a Japanese conversation can go for a long time with no mention of a person's gender or indication that anyone is aware or unaware of said gender. As such, someone could talk about Najimi for any length of time without any indication of what gender said person has or doesn't have. Can't do that so well in English, so really just avoiding pronouns altogether is possibly the best possible solution.

2021-10-30, 07:20	Link #54
frubam simp for Lyria Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: on the Grandcypher Age: 40	Hard to guess what s/he really is. I would bet boy, and s/he kinda sounds like one, plus the way s/he looked when s/he was younger, but then again that could just be a tomboy phase. Then again, s/he does a lot of feminine stuff, outside the obvious "I'm gonna act girly to make myself more ambiguous" stuff, so its hard to tell. Did they ever figure out what Hideyoshi was? Now that I'm thinking about it, I'm curious.... __________________ Pure of heart, precious as life (^,^ )

2021-10-30, 09:12	Link #56
BWTraveller Born to ship Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Texas	Hideyoshi is and always was a guy. He's a typ-2 trap. For reference, I define traps in 3 types. Type 1 is "Ha! You had no clue I'm actually a dude!", type 2 is "I keep telling you I'm a dude!" and type 3 is "Go ahead, take a guess." Obviously Najimi is type 3.

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Frontier Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013	Hideyoshi not being a guy kind of defeats the point of the joke and the existence of his sister . __________________

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Dj0rel True Believer Join Date: Jun 2008	Hideyoshi always was a guy. It was just a running gag that he got mistaken for a girl. On the other hand the nobody knows whether Najimi is a boy or a girl (except maybe Najimi). Najimi is Schrödingender. __________________ Not afraid of having a different opinion.

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