Best girl Fujita and best girl Asuka
>worst girl episode
And into the trash it all goes
Natsuki is the best girl because she's a slacker like me
>>149667568
>Generals
This is how cancer breeds
>>149667610
Why do you say Asuka is worst girl? Provide good and legit reasons, please.
Natsuki best
>>149669108
>>149669378
MY DICK
That ZR
Japan didn't like episode 6 as much
https://twitter.com/tmokhrs/status/797452795175518208?lang=es
Lowest rated Hibike 2 episode on Nico.
>>149670363
Kurosawa's voice is perhaps one big reason though. She must had caught a cold or something because Kumiko's talking through her nose
>>149670305
Her voice in this scene tone had me hard as a diamond.
>>149670585
I'm always hard whenever I see natsuki but somehow I avoid lewds of her
>>149670574
or forced het scene
>>149670363
Really? It was honestly my favorite of S2 so far.
>>149669378
My god
doujins when
>>149671003
It has a 92.8%, even if it was the lowest rated, it still was liked a lot.
>>149670363
>92% isn't much
Ok asd-kun
>>149670363
>>149671062
Actually it's not No.1 you have to see in Niconico polling though. No.2~4 are the real indicator
>>149670363
>Japan didn't like episode 6 as much
I'm marrying this clarinet.
https://u.nya.is/qlqykn.webm
Natsuki is going STRAIGHT to JAV after highschool.
>>149671275
Natsuki is going straight to my room after highschool
>>149671194
I think the boost has more to do with the reveal of all the goodies the BD will have, not this episode in particular.
>>149671003
S2 keeps surprising me. I like it better than S1 and I can't wait for episode 7.
>>149671318
>that natsuki
MARRY ME NATSUKI
Yuuko is a goddess.
>nobody likes the autistic girl
Post more Mizore
>>149671442
Since when does she have giant boobs
Do we need a Kumibutt compilation?
I'm glad someone finally told off this meme octopus hair girl.
>>149671566
I like the noises kumiko makes when she's with shoe
>>149671442
I can be a factory producing her staple food if you know what I mean
>>149671630
Baby making noises?
>>149671514
Kumiko's BUTT
>>149671840
Looks so round and plump
Child bearing hips.
>>149667648
Except when is a "retro /a/" thread, everyone loves one of those, right?
Neck yourself, hipocrite.
>>149672134
>replying
Come on now newfriend.
>>149671493
Everyone in this show has massive tits except Kumiko and her Who buddies.
>>149672821
Kumiko's ass is better than all secondary character tits in this show combined. No one can beat her soft tush
Kumiko is my wife
>>149673986
She is so precious I could cry.
>>149671233
Natsuki's VA was back to sounding really amateurish towards the end of that. I can't decide if I like it because it's more genuine or not.
KyoAni was a mistake. Hibike Euphonium novels is an Ensemble Drama with Kumiko as the POV. It's pretty serious and light on fluff. However as beautiful as the animation in the anime is they completey changed the tone of the novel. They marketed side characters like Midori and Hazuki because of the moe girl group appeal. They reduced the significance of male characters like Shuichi. They increased the yuri-bait compared to the novels(which was kind of shojou-ai to begin with). The competition parts and the scenes during the typhoon is actually a good representation of the novel's tone. They put too much fluff ant energy in the show. The only thing I like about the anime right now is the stunning animation and giving a face to the band. I think PA Works/Production IG/A-1 would do a better job with the tone.
>unironically suggesting A-1
Novelanon how does Mamiko art get resolved? Thats the only arc that hasn't gotten any spoilers.
That pasta's already gotten stale.
What kind of noises would Kumiko make during sex?
doot doot
Kumiko CAN NOT replace a real boy with a real damn dick.
>>149676590
Sex toys technically can, lesbians are not a myth you know.
>>149676590
I'm not sure what you're trying to say
>>149676624
Lesbians are not real. They are just attention whores and that's why all the minorities are so fucking vocal about their non traditional sexuality.
>>149676676
I'm saying that Reina needs a REAL DICK inside her PUSSY.
>>149676676
he's a homosexual
>>149676733
What if Kumiko was a futa?
>>149676814
Futa is a meme.
>>149676590
delete this
>>149670363
Seems natural for future scores to dip after the bandgasm that was episode 5.
>>149677887
just ignore
>>149678391
Just fuck off?
How did Ribbon's manage to eat all of this?
>>149679182
If she didn't eat it all then Natsuki wins, which is unacceptable.
>>149679182
It all went to her ass and thighs. Expect a THICC Yuuko next episode.
>>149679182
What you didn't see was Ribbons keeling over a toilet after this.
Kumiko!
am I autistic for not noticing any significant change in Kumiko's voice?
>>149675615
>>149667610
>worst girl episode
But this is not Reina episode, though?
>>149680044
>not loving the geh
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryVgde2Vcvg
>>149680330
>not the full one
https://youtu.be/fn9APnv3FcI
>>149674645
PA Works already did, and that's Haruchika. I only remember it for Chika being hot.
>>149680821
To be fair they barely put any effort into it, even the animation was bad. If they Hibike and put the effort in it probably would've looked like Hanasaku.
>>149681022
Hanasaku had a lot of outsourcing, more than the average PA Flops show, and was backed by a lot of companies including the government. They will never be able to do something like that at least for a while
It didn't look THAT good anyway.
>>149671318
why does Natsuki like burger so much?
>>149680821
I dropped Haruchika and deleted any caps I saved but I feel like I'm still going to be using the phrase KYUUUTO GAAARUUU for years to come
>>149681173
The government? I never knew about government funded anime.
>>149679182
she is a big girl
>>149681568
I think it was related to tourism
>>149681664
Now this is a good use of government funds.
>>149681022
PA's only good looking anime is Uchouten Kazoku
>>149671221
>>149681173
>It didn't look THAT good anyway.
As much as I love Hibike, I thought it looked much better.
>>149674760
I think you've asked this in like 3 threads and I feel kind of mean for ignoring this but the Mamiko arc is the one I didn't translate on purpose so far. It's probably the arc that'll affect the viewers the most, or at least it really hit deep with me so I'd prefer to keep it mostly unspoiled.
But for details on how its going to go down I can tell you.Mamiko quits college and stays in her room and enters the usual Hikki pattern you see in anime. At some point their parents will stay out late, and Mamiko decides to make Kumiko dinner which she fails miserably at so Kumiko makes them dinner. And then while they're preparing dinner they just start talking until they work out all the problems they have with eachother and themselves. And it's a Hibike talking scene so you know how heavy this will get. There's a bit more to this after they talk but I'll keep this unspoiled.
Also to that guy who keeps asking for BD scans, I haven't forgotten, I'm just lazy
>Ignored Hibike threads during S1
>Caught up like this summer, s'alright
>Decided for my mid-season catch up to do this and a few others
Fun show
>>149681465
She's a growing girl.
>>149681022
I liked Hanasaku but it looked mediocre.
>>149682181
Nice wrong opinion.
>>149683133
Not my fault that the shitty filters ruin some parts.
>>149683308
I don't see how they ruin anything.
>>149671566
Her making noises is around 70% of the charm of the whole series.
>>149675615
she "geh"s every other thrust
>>149683842
What about Reina?
>>149682398
So Kumiko saves Mamiko from a life of lust?
>>149683930
Who?
I'd like it if you didn't imagine these girls having homosexual sex, thanks.
>>149679182
She had help
>>149675615
the best noises
>>149684021
That's not what I intended. I mean Reina having fantasies of Taki, what noises she will make?
>>149675615
Squeeky spring matress noises
Hibikek would've been better if they removed ALL the forced drama shit and replaced them with K-On!! slice of life.
best couple
>>149684185
Agreed!
>>149684180
What about K-On! S1 episode 10?
>>149684403
Still more SOL than Hibikek
>>149684180
I really liked the slower, more easy-going first series. I wish they'd split this series over two cours or just two series. There's not much time to breathe cramming the last two novels into one cour.
Memedori and Tuba-chan actually had some time to act as comic relief in the first series.It's getting a bit monotonous with drama and winning. I kind of can't wait to see them lose just to switch things up.
As almost every single Hibike thread is complain g about the drama, I still think it is better than we see in soap operas (especially in the Philippines, where it is repeated over and over with too many cliches. And yes, I'm an Asian.)
post your top 3 hibike (doesn't have to be in order)
>Kumiko
>Yuuko
>Mizore
>>149684878
>Asuka
>Kumiko
>Reina
>>149684806
>I still think it is better than we see in soap operas
It's better than a soap opera, but it's not a soap opera. It just doesn't feel like the right mood to me.
Like I said in >>149684460, series 1 managed to split time between slice of life/comic relief and melodrama. For the most part, series 2 has been 2 serious, only being broken up by some mandatory yuri-baiting.
>>149684878
>Sleepy-chan
>Ribbons
>Sapphire Kawashima
>>149684963
>Mandatory yuri baiting
Which will end up in a possible Shuu win right?
>>149684878
Kumiko, Midori, Natsuki
>>149685096
Before Tuesday I would have said there was no chance based on everything KyoAni has been saying regarding it but now I can't be sure of anything.
>>149685157
What, please explain.
>>149684963
what scenes have even been actual yuribaiting past the first fireworks scenes
>Reina and Kumiko in bed
>man I sure hope Taki sensei wants to fuck me
>Reina and Kumiko in the locker room
>man I sure hope Taki sensei wants to fuck me
>Reina and Kumiko fireworks scene 2
>I hope Taki sensei notices me
>Reina and Kumiko at Kansai
>I should stop thinking about Taki sensei, I cant play while I'm this horny
>Reina and Kumiko at the school festival
>bitches be crowding my Taki sensei
I mean at this rate we might as well just remove Kumiko from these scenes since Reina is actually just going to Taki sensei on her own
>>149684878
>Ribbons
>Asuka
>Kumiko
Asuka should kill herself, she's so retarded
>Glasses are cancer
Kumiko and Reina are the best. Other are shitty and forced.
>>149685197
I don't want to get too off topic butUS Election
>>149685197
All of the polls said that Kyoani would make Reina/Kumiko canon, but after Tuesday, we just can't trust the polls anymore.
>>149685304
Why are Asuka haters always ESL spics?
So, will Reina's poor solo be addressed in the show?
>>149685290
I'm just saying that it's been the only thing to happen besides Kumiko's super-sleuthing.
Every episode has been
>Kumiko involves herself in more business/looks around for business to involve herself in
>Spends a minute with Reina to remind you that Kumiko totally has other things going on
>>149685465
Is Kumiko octopussexual?
>>149685506
as usual, /u/ has severe ADHD
>>149685368
What the fuck are those?
>>149685350
As if you don't trust the polls after Brexit.
why does kumiko hate shu1?
Fuck this Shoe/Reina shit, post Ribbons.
>>149685695
No, she doesn't hate him. She just sees him as a bother.
>>149685778
I want Ribbons to be the protagonist.
>>149685778
Can we post more Nozomi?
>>149685695
>be friends with someone
>they tell you to fuck off
>well okay then
Maybe if Shuu didn't act like such an awful friend he'd still be important to her.
Who was in the wrong here?
>>149686134
Mostly Nozomi.
>>149686134
Neither
Can Ribbons handle it?
>>149686667
Yes
>>149685695
He's a limp wristed bitch
>>149686978
lol wut?
>>149686667
Damn, I really love these two. Their interactions are great.
>>149675615
can someone do a webm of this entire scene
>>149684878
Asuka
Riko (The THICC girl)
Midori
>>149684878
Ribbons
Midori
Asuka
>>149688134
With Shuichi please?
>>149684878
1) Natsuki
2) Kumiko
3) Kaori
>>149672134
>Except when is a "retro /a/" thread, everyone loves one of those, right?
What the fuck are you talking about?
>>149682398
Am I correct in thinking that Kumiko getting to Nationals, something she never achieved because of her studies is making her feel insignificant? Her little sister became a literal symbol of her failings and inadequicies? Mamiko cant reconcile her obligation and her passion and someone she she mentored is now surpassing her?
>>149685008
>>149685149
>>149688900
>>149689095
>all these Sapphire Kawashima
Anon with taste indeed.
>>149689113
>>149688134
https://u.nya.is/yugxap.webm
Novelanon do wr at least get to see Mamiko pick.up the Trombone again even for one time?
>>149690129
I just realized that Takigawa was already scared before they even reached the first gimmick.
>>149690323
lol coward
>>149690070you're about half and half. It's not what Kumiko has achieved but the decisions Kumiko was able to make for herself. Mamiko right now is like s1 episode 1 Kumiko who never got the chance to grow yet except in her chest.
>>149690316unless Kyoani wants to animate something like that, Mamiko never touches the trombone again
Why does thinking of Novel 3 plots and spoilers make me cry?
>>149690493
>who never got the chance to grow yet except in her chest.
Already sounds like an improvement to me.
>>149690493
>Kumiko who never got the chance to grow yet except in her chest.
Funny enough, Kumiko's chest is never grow.
Asuka is guilty of the exact same thing she accuses Mizore.
Mizore is playing only because its the only thing that connects her with Nozomi.
Mizore was afraid of facing Nozomi despite being a classroom away.
Asuka is playing because it is the one thing the connects her with her father.
Asuka is afraid of meeting her father despite being only a few trainstops away.
Pottery
>>149684878
>Kumiko
>Yuko
>Nozomi
>>149690756
Shame is a powerful thing in Japan.
>>149690129
thank you
Do you think Reina involving her the Taki arc makes their realtionship less childish?
>>149689280
Great taste, anon
Hibikek. Asuka leaving the band
>>149686134
the pukey autist
>>149684878
Kumiko
Haruka
Natsuki
>>149695090
1000 hours in photoshop
>>149695090
Delete this.
Do you love kajiwara sensei?
>>149690493
Novelanon, is the part whereYuuko says something to Haruka (page 81-82 in novel, I think)coming up in next ep?
>>149672134
That's not how you spell hypocrite.
>>149690493
Thats kind of sad actually I hope this half Will make people who didnt like novel 2 drama like it again.
>>149692692
>>149695729
it's roughly inbetween these two shots but yeah it should happen in the first half. It's actually a pretty nice scene actually since its got Buchou
>asuka story
>>149696522
>>149695729
Spoil me glorious anons
>>149696522
Serious buchou is best buchou.
Final question: Is that scene part of whyYuuko get nominated to be next president?
>>149696981
>>Serious buchou is best buchou
That's not despair buchou.
>>149695729
Are you telling me Yuuko has even more parts to play?
>>149697747
Ribbon is love, Ribbon is life
reina a best
>>149696872
we have enough spoilers for one thread, I'll just let you watch and enjoy Wednesday
also say nice things about Buchou
>>149684878
>Natsuki
>Mizore
>Kumiko
best girl comin thru
>>149700421
agreed
>>149680044
>1169x1007
>.png
Why is this allowed?
just picked this up again. i forget, are they lesbian? is reina retarded?
>>149684180
The teacher drama was good because it's set up better and isn't laid on as thick from the get-go, and it's more believable, but the regular drama is a drag and the SoL bits are way better.
Taki's wife is depicted in the anime as having chin-length dark-brown hair. She was quite short in stature, and had a slight figure. In the light novels, according to Taki, she is similar in appearance to both Kumiko Oumae and Kaori Nakaseko.
>>149684180
>forced drama
>>>/mal/
>>149701131
He tells this to Reina
please tell me what this is about, not a MAL description otherwise I wouldn't ask you yurifags
>>149701224
Band drama with music and yuribaiting.
>>149701175
Forced drama is a sill buzzword, but you're out of your mind if you think the stuff with Yoroizuka wasn't silly melodrama.
>>149701131
Please just give me one good NTR doujin with Kaori and Taki Japan. I don't normally ask much of you but I need this.
Are 3DPD Jap schoolgirls as attractive as the UFO girls?
>>149701654
I live in Nippon and I'm a grad student. I also live next to a high school, so I see jap highschool girls and college girls every single day.
No, 3D girls are not as cute as 2D girls. Some are, don't get me wrong, but you're not going to walk around and see 20 different girls who are waifu material every time you turn your head like in anime. That said, one thing Japanese girls do really well is cute hair styles and accessories. They genuinely want to look cute and feminine, and the hairstyles here are adorable.
Was the bgms of the Typhoon half of the show in ost of 1st season?
>>149701760
How many schoolgirls have you fucked?
>>149701845
None. All my friends are in their mid 20's like me, or even early 30's, and I don't make a point of being one of the sleezebags who rolls around Shibuya looking for underage girls after school gets out.I did recently find out that I have a following among the third year undergrads in my building though. Apparently I'm the kakkoii gaijin they all giggle and whisper about and stare at when they see me in the halls.
>>149701913
Time to turn your life into a VN
>>149701913
>one of the sleezebags who rolls around Shibuya looking for underage girls after school gets outThis happens a lot?
>>149700856
>is reina retarded?
She has autism
>>149700856
watch till episode 2 senpai, you do not know the depths of Reina's autism.
>>149701941
It borderline is. Outside of being busy (grad school in the sciences is tough) my downtime is pretty anime-esque. At this point I'm just waiting for space monsters to show up and someone to tell me to get into a robot.
>>149701963
The gaijin who congregate around Shibuya are very shady, and the girls are very, very slutty. As for how many are actually underage, I'm not sure. I've met people I thought were my age or younger and ended up being 10 years older than me, so I can't say for sure. These fuckers basically don't age till they hit 40.
Novelanon can you at least tell if Reina and Taki interactions become less comical?
>>149701654
Somewhere like Midori probably is since she's from a private school her rich family sends her to
Though she's gonna look more like a cute dressed-up doll.
>>149702042
Do you need to know fluent nihongo to pick up underage schoolgirls?
I'm asking for a friend.
>>149702042
Do they hate the darks?
*toot* *toot*
>>149702046
the thing is that Reina's interactions with Taki sensei are comical right now because Reina is still afraid to take the next step forward. So you have this girl who boasts about never running away from things yet she's afraid to confront the man she loves so she ends up in these really weird situations like episode 6. Also Reina's just kind of silly in the first place because her love, like everything about her, is over the top. This is fine though because this is what we like about Reina.
There's an actual serious scene in a few episodes and you can kind of guess what triggers it. Reina'sconfessionscene will probably give you 2nd hand embarrassment though.
I guess you can never really make a romance between a young girl and an older man not seem a bit comical. Koi wa Amaagiri is one of my favorite mangas and its got a Reina-esque character although the older man is much different than Taki.
Reina's love is the real deal though, we just don't really understand it (also a line from episode 8)
>>149702826
Im watching it with a friend who iked the 1st season and he isn amused with this side of Reina.
>>149704040
Does this have drama too?
>>149704040
What is this? Is this Rikka?
>>149704040
Is there actual yuri in this or typical yuribait?
Imagine a straight up adaptation of the novels without tademark KyoAnisms addes in.
>>149704274
undertones between Azusa and Fluff. Glasses is paired with the boy though.
>>149704396
So this exact show without the yuri? No thanks.
>>149704040
Who's the girl who looks like she's ready to die?
>>149704480
The novel has enough shoujou ai scenes without compromising Shuichi
>>149704040
Twins are Oboe and Flute
>>149684878
>Blue Fagott
>Roboe
>Y.Y
>>149704480
>without the yuri
>he doesn't know that the second season toned down the yuri from the novel
>>149704692
What? They also toned down the yuri?
>>149690086
MIDORI DESUUUUU
>>149704827
Hand holding while sleeping replaced by high five.
Any translations of the books online?
>>149704396
Imagine if you weren't an ESL.
>>149684878
Natsuki, Asuka, Kumiko.
How one section can be filled with so many best girls frightens me
>>149704396
Please don't make me imagine such an unpleasant thing
>>149705315
Honestly the only thing I'd prefer from the books is that sweet kansai-ben.
>>149705353
I dont apreciate the downplaying of Shuiichi's confodant role.
>>149704364
>waterbottles
wew
>>149705391
Do you read the novels?
>>149705508
Novel 1. They gave some of Shuiichis scens to Reina or Midor or Hazuki. Theu reduced Kumiko and Shu's accidental hand holding during Kyoto Competition with a mere fisy bump.
>>149705391
That is a very good point and I should have mentioned that as well.
Why did they change Kitauji's Navy Blue uniform from the novel to brown?
>>149705555
Wish they didn't shoehorn Midori or Hazuki in S1, but S2 is thankfully not doing that. I like their decision to cut out any romance aspects of the series, though.
>>149705740
they should have changed reina's creepy yandere crush on taki too
>>149704040
Is that Junko and Mukuro down there?
>>149704040
Hory sameface
Bottom right is cute as fuck though
>>149705789
But what if we're not all yurifags?
>>149705789
>reina is legitimately threatened by middle schoolers
>>149705944
you don't have to be a yurifag to not like a creepy obsession
Episode preview tomorrow.
>>149706128
Ok yurifag.
>>149706128
Ok hetfag.
>>149706419
>>149706439
here's your attention
>>149668481
I assume he doesn't like because she's a psychopath with daddy issues.
But I like her because of that.
>>149706598
>she's a psychopath
?
>>149704466
Boy has great taste
Rikka twins vs Mizore/Nozomi
My perfect version of Hibike will probably a blend of anime and novel stuff in my head. I'll use the novel to fill in the gaps of the anime.
>>149706862
I want Rikka
I want to date Kaori.
Best senpai.
Kaori > Haruka > Asuka
>>149707390
Ribbons, plz
>>149707390
I wanna date this autistic girl instead. I find her awkwardness cute
>Shu makes an appearance
>ratings tank
Really makes you think.
Are we going to get anymore nice Yuuko moments in the third novel?
Will [OUR GUY] have more scenes next episode? I do love hearing yurifags complain about his forced scenes.
No Asuka casual sex friend.
Why even have a love life?
>>149707542
So he's the one?
>>149709252
comfy
>>149709252
What happened to cactus-kun?
>>149709252
>ywn sleep beside and cuddle with kumiko
Have a little live concert https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roHQZZkMcIQ
>>149710554
no, fuck 3d pigs
Did Yamakan ever comment on how episode 5 blew him the FUCK out?
>>149710659
They've been saying they are saving him for the movie; Kumiko Love Story
>>149710959
This
>>149710959
I can't imagine anything more boring.
Kumiko stopped being interesting a while ago and Shoe is a cardboard cut out. Reina is also almost entirely devoid of personality.
>>149710554
I wished I learned another instrument too aside from the mainstream ones like guitar when I was a child
>>149710959
This series is specifically pandering to yurifags. Why the fuck would they do that shit?
This season hasn't been as good as the first t b h
>>149710554
The OP and ED was good
>>149712303
This. It's been better t b h.
>>149710959
Hanada: Yes. We trimmed the points where he greedily went after things and changed his expressions. And we didn’t have him set an obvious “romance flag.”
Oguro: Since he set no flags, then his heart wouldn’t be broken either.
Hanada: We thought that he’d be really pitiful if we broke his heart too badly.
Oguro: The point of this work wasn’t to depict his love, after all.
Hanada: Right, it’s not. If we were to depict it, as has been done in many other shows where childhood friend doesn’t recognize his feelings, that would turn Kumiko into a thickheaded girl. While that may be good for a comedy, it’s not good for Euphonium. Also, if we were to do that, it would approach a shojo manga-type setting. We wanted both genders to be able to watch this show, so we decided not to push that much of a shojo manga romance setting.
>>149712605
They should have just wrote him off during S1. Their poor handling of Shuichi is damaging the series.
>>149712674
damaging the threads*
>>149712761
He's so underdeveloped why should we care about his one-sided crush? We have Asuka drama, Taki drama, sibling drama, and then we have this faggot.
>>149712674
He's not around enough to have any influence on the series.
>>149679182
Are those fucking OLIVES on a crepe?
Japan is disgusting.
>>149712990
They're blueberries you silly goose.
>>149681614
For Natsuki
post rares
What's your favorite kumiko noise?
Mine's
>Uuwaahh
>>149713212
>Geh
Also this "Reinaaa" is the cutest thing I've heard in a while.
>>149676419
>>149676419
I came.
>>149713212
Mine is when she tried to hueee with hands covering her mouth.
0:10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryVgde2Vcvg&
>>149676419
Thats kawaii as fuq
>>149713310
>>149713269
GEHH!!
>>149713846
>ZR ribbons
MUUUHHHHHH
>>149713846
i want to rip up that ribbon
Why does second years have the best girls
Help! I'm in love with Shoe.
>>149715007
Kumiko pls
>>149715007
Hazuki pls
>>149715007
Stop making weird noises, kumiko
>>149713212
When Asuka pokes her butt.
>HYAA!
>>149708147
Asuka is for marrying and raising wonderful children together.
>>149684878
>Asuka
>Natsuki
>Hazuki
Reina and Kumiko just barely missed the cut
>>149684878
Natsuki
Yuuko
Kumiko
>best episode director for hibike handles best girl's episode
>>149686134
They both were. The autist for using Yūko and Nozomi for not speaking to her friend for a fucking year.
>>149719129
Nozomi didn't really consider Mizore a close friend.
>>149719094
I didn't know we were getting a Natsuki episode
>>149704040
They look like they were drawn by Bryan Lee O'Malley
>>149667568
>Best girl Asuka
Man, this is some shit bait right here, or have you been fooled into loving a sociopath before anon? How's high school btw?
>>149719282
were you hurt by somebody who didn't tolerate your melodrama?
>>149719174
Obviously not, but she was close enough to lead her on. Mizore latched onto her like a fucking lamprey the moment she came back, I can only imagine they were that close before.
I walked away from that episode with a severe dislike for both of them. I don't even like ribbons and I felt bad for her.
>>149709252
where's the map that was above her desk?
>>149719494
>I can only imagine they were that close before.
It's not that they were close, the flashbacks prove that. Mizore is just too clingy, her autistic behavior is not Nozomi's fault.
>>149719820
So it's perfectly fine for her to disappear from her friend's life for a fucking year?
>>149719943
She's barely a friend to Nozomi. Mizore was the one who believed they were soulmates.
>>149719943
I really can't overstate how annoyed I am at this second-year rebellion shit.
They wanted a serious band and now the school has one. I know the Japanese take their clubs seriously, but Jesus Christ.
>>149719820
I want that light bulb head to be clingy to my dick.
>>149718097
A perfect angel
>>149709252
That fucking table.
They drew it at the wrong angle constantly in S1, and now that tissue box is off. They have to be doing it on purpose.
Say nice things about Nozomi!
>>149684878
>Kumiko
>Reina
>Natsuki
>>149721008
Who?
>>149713212
Her mmhms when she's tired/annoyed/etc. Especially when she does multiple within a short period of time.
>>149721008
She flutes well
>>149715007
Yurifags BTFO
>>149713051
>>149721481
This show is so schizo on the yuri. It's so damn weird.
>>149721511
>>149713051
Is it just me who was this episode really NOT good. It just kept jumping around, throwing things upon things right in your face with barely enough time to breathe. The voice-acting also felt pretty flat and unnatural.
I know I'm tired but shit, it really went bonkers, as if the producers were like "we need lots of fanservice but we also have a novel content margin to respect". It all felt flat, tasteless and without smell.
>>149721553
there
>>149721618
It was the lowest rated on Nico. I also think it wasn't that good.
>>149721858
It made me drop the anime. I just don't care anymore. Looks like the "KyoAni S2" syndrome isn't just a meme.
>>149721008
At least she's not Ribbons
>>149721940
>>149721858
>>149721618
First half felt that it was just there for fanservice. Second part with Kumiko going for a walk in the middle of a Typhoon was incredibly stupid. The way they're been advancing the plot has been very anime-ish so far, compared to S1 which I thought it progressed more naturally for the most part.
>>149713051
>>149721940
It's been better than S1 so far for me.
>>149721618
I wouldn't rate anything in this show as "not good" and for the most part, this season is better than the first.
>>149722311
in your opinion of course.
>>149722275
probably because s1 is
>nothing happens for 4 episodes
>5 is bretty good
>6 is crappy hazuki filler
>7 is when things finally happen consistently
>>149721940
I don't understand that. The only other KyoAni S2 that was substantially worse was Chuu2. Free, K-ON, and Clannad were all better in their second seasons.
With Haruhi I'd argue that the whole thing boils down to E8 being a bad idea so it probably isn't a fair comparison in this context.
>>149722381
I'm actually annoyed that Hazuki and Midori have been sidelined. Once she became friends with Reina they stopped being relevant.
>>149722478
I thought E8 was better than S1, though I hate Haruhi.
>>149722579
That's what actually happened in novels
>>149722381
>nothing happens for 4 episodes
A lot of things happen during the first 4 episodes, but they're all related to the band as opposed to character drama in S2
>Ep1 - Introductions and Kumiko joins band
>Ep2 - First years get to choose their instrument and sensei is introduced
>Ep3 - Lots of small subplots dramas are shown, with the band being a bunch of slackers, Reina having an autistic fit, Aoi hinting that she will leave the band
>Ep4 - Band practice, Reina and Kumiko relationship begins here, they play Taki's test song well
Compare it to S2
>Ep1 - Mizore and Nozomi get introduced, we get to see how much Kumiko/Reina relationship has grown
>Ep2 - Pool and band camp, more Mizore/Nozomi drama
>Ep3 - More band camp, more Mizore/Nozomi drama, Kumiko is told about Taki sensei's dead wife
>Ep4 - Nozomi/Mizore drama is finally over
>>149722816
It's a poor choice. They're interesting characters, give them something to do.
>>149722928
They aren't though.
Bless S2 for making them fuck off.
>>149723029
Well that's just nonsense. You're silly Anon
karee daisuki
>>149722928
There's more interesting characters that need screentime over them that's all
>>149723248
What are they?
>>149723248
Who are these boys?
>>149723310
You can probably get away with calling hazuki a cute boy but I doubt any guy would want to wear a silly girly ribbon like this
>>149723280
Like who? I haven't read the source material, so if you're going by the show I have to disagree.
Man, this show is just making me regret not learning an instrument
19 is way too late to learn anything
>>149723456
The idea of Midori being a trap is making me uncomfortable.
>>149723540
Ribbons, Asuka, Natsuki, Taki.
>>149723668
You forgot Nozomi and Mizore silly
>>149723618
>19 is way too late to learn anything
That's quitter talk. Your brain can learn things just fine until you hit your mid 20s, where it starts getting incrementally harder.
>>149723698
None of them are that interesting. I didn't like the first 4 episodes as much simply because those two were as underdeveloped as Hazuki and Midori.
>>149723618
That is absolutely not true in the slightest. Adults pick up instruments quicker than kids, they can just choose to do other things so it's harder if you don't have the self control to practice and do exercises.
>>149722275
>>149722311
Your memory of S1 is hazy. S1 actually had this sense of progression, we could see the character who really wanted to go for gold starting to get serious at it, you had the presentation of the teacher and his impact on the band. There wasn't this mess of a storytelling where you throw a big liveshow 5 episodes in after 4 episodes of halfassed drama before doing something completely unrelated and totally fanservice.
Natsuki teasing in maid teasing Yuko = double fanservice
Reina's dead eyes = fan service (oh come on, it's obvious it's played for the jokes)
School festival = obvious fan service
Can someone explain to me the meaning of the Shuichi scenes as well? Nobody gives a shit.
Nee-san quitting daigaku? Brushed but then, quickly glossed over and ignored, probably never to come back. There was no real conflict.
The Typhoon scene = 実にくだらない
It was BAD. I enjoyed the shit out of season 1 but season 2 is a mess.
I mean shit, who remembers Natsuki's "arc" in season 1? She was actually played for things other than "HEH NEW SHINKA/DEKOMORI". And I'll take Yuko drama anyday over the Yoroidzuka shit.
This show has become a fucking meme. They are all here 行こう、全国へ but it's blinding that it's because they don't know what the fuck they should talk about and therefore, they just throw some "一緒に頑張ろう" and we're good because it appeals to Japanese 部活 mentality so they'll like it.
At least, give SOMETHING to eat because the meat is already consumed and we're just left breaking our teeth gnawing on a bone.
>>149723751
>None of them are that interesting.
As opposed to what, Hazuki wanting to catch a dick and Midori upset at being called Sapphire?
>>149723795
S1 was as dull as this post
Maybe if kyoani portrayed this show as an ensemble drama rather like it should be in npvels we wouldnt have this problem. Literally nothing happens outside of Kumiko's POV in the novel.
>>149723800
Did you read the rest of my post, retard? They're all underdeveloped but those two got the spotlight for 4 episodes which made their conflict incredibly boring
>>149723843
Well fuck you too.
>>149723795
Mamiko Asuka arcs are related to Aoi arc of season 1. They are extension of season 1 themes.
>>149723795
I literally just watched S1 last night. It had a tighter narrative, but the character development was stunted. They're almost two different shows though.
>>149723618
Nope. I started teaching myself guitar at 21. This anime keeps me motivated. It's not too late for you. Go for it, man.
>>149723795
I think part of the problem is just how little time has passed since season 1 ending. S1 happened over the course of 6 months, while by the Kansai competition in S2 that was only 1 more month passing. There wasn't really a whole lot to show from the band perspective since they were just tightening up their performance of the same two songs.
I do agree that the Nozomi and Mizore drama was handled poorly but it's really hard to imagine what could have replaced it when there just wasn't much happening otherwise.
>>149723795
Why are you writing in Japanese? You come off as tryhard.
>>149724032
Just gotta fix my piano up because it's been out of tune since forever.
>>149723881
Mizore and Nozomi development still had more to do with the health of the band than Hazuki trying to get laid in season 1.
>>149724069
I don't know man. Novel readers were hinting at "ASUKA DRAMA INCOMING" all the time last year and in the end, 6 episodes in and still nothing interesting.
>>149724080
I wish you luck.
>>149724168
There's literally a shot of her mother coming to the school last week. It's imminent
>>149724080
Theres no way you tune your own piano.
>>149724324
I know, I'm paying a guy to do it.
>>149685695
>two high school kids being cold to each other because they actually want to bang
Pretty common
>>149724570
Literally the oldest trope in the book
>>149676419
>>149690129
What a mega cutie. I just love her voice so much.
>>149718097
She's to be cherished, like a fine cheese.
>>149723795
Kill yourself.
Is Kumiko well written?
>>149726216
She would be if she were a side character.
Figure this thread is as good as any, but what's the point of an orchestra conductor? Don't they already practice the song beforehand? Why do they need a guy waving his arms or a stick around?
>>149726403
Tempo. You can rehearse the song all you want, but when you get a group of people that big, without a conductor at least one of them is going to drift out of time and ruin everything.
>>149726463
>>149726403
To expound on what he mentioned, think about music where it can slow and speed up suddenly or often, it would be almost impossible to do stuff like that precisely without one person directing it. There's also the matter of the speed of sound making listening unreliable, everyone looking to one source of tempo prevents phasing where different parts of the band aren't playing exactly together.
>>149726216
Not really. This whole show is her reacting to the events around her. She's more of an audience surrogate than a fully fleshed out character.
She has plenty of potential, but she's not realized at this point.
>>149726216
Hibike isn't a complicated story, so some people would probably refrain from calling the show or its characters well written. Though I'd say it's fine.
It's more like Kumiko is well acted, by which I mean her VA, but also the way she is presented. So how she is animated at times, etc.
One example out of many would be this short webm >>149676419
The way her mouth is drawn, her slight forward tilt and her voice are what make this small scene feel "well acted" to me. This is just a very short clip, but with enough scenes like this your character will feel more believable and simply better, just like Kumiko.
>>149723618
It's never too late to learn anything. Who cares what other people think?
>>149727866
Good advice!
doesn't it hurt your ears to practice the cymbals extensively or do they wear earplugs/
>>149723795
You do realize that season 2 means to be the expansion on the story of the first season right?
First season already deal with the big problem that affected the band as whole so in S2, they focus on smaller problem that affect individual or small group of people in the band instead.
>>149723795
season 1 was too slow and the characters were boring. it felt more like set up for the much better season 2.
Episode preview in around 6 hours
>>149729227
Only plebs wear ear plugs.
Mizore/Nozomi was a mistake.
>>149730720
The pairing?
>>149730713
Because not wanting hearing loss when you're older is a bad thing. I'm 29 and I goddamned wish I had worn my earplugs more through the huge amounts of bands I played in because mine is already going to shit.
>>149727049
You didn't watch S1.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFu66ye6YWM
>>149731825
Describe Kumiko to me without telling me what she does or how she looks like.
>>149676419
I want this as a notification sound on my phone
>>149732048
She looks fluffy and she does toot toots.
>>149732048
Timid, secretive passive, cynical, tactless but well-meaning. Procrastinating.
>Before Reina
Stiffer, indecisive
>After Reina
More Determined and confident.
>With family and Shoe
Stubborn, outspoken, crude
>With Reina
Whimsical, loyal
>>149732048
She's like the Mediator from Jinrui, but less confident and haughty.
>>149674645
>They marketed side characters like Midori and Hazuki because of the moe girl group appeal
I blame Lantis and their idol groups
>>149719820
This autist can't be this cute
>>149723618
I remember joining band contests when I was on highschool.
I really miss those days, instantly dropped the band thing on college.
>>149730720
Mizore is a gift from god
>>149733059
What else can Lantis be blamed for?
>tfw just finished watching the first season
>tfw depicted orchestra accurately enough for anime
>tfw can relate to it and got flashbacks of playing in a music school's orchestra
>tfw those times are gone forever and will never get to play in one again
>tfw holding clarinet in my rusty hands that can't play anything anymore
I fucking hate this.
>>149706699
she's a psycopath cunt there are you happy
>>149733796
you could always join a community concert band.
>>149733746
I blame them for how half of all Post-Hyouka KyoAni shows are forcing some idol group in the ED.
>Black Raison D'tere
>Elementario
>Whatever the Phantom World's group name is
also ZAQ OPs.
>>149733893
kyoani and lantis are the heads of the same hydra
>>149733893
How is this somehow a problem?
>>149733893
PW doesn't have a group lad
>>149733796
I know this feel very well...
>>149733893
Phantom World's ED was the only decent thing about it.
I'd fuck Reina when she's still dressed like this.
>>149733746
>>149734032
>2016
>still being mad about idols
Who's the best autist?
Reina or Mizore?
>>149734171
I would too but I don't know why.
I get the feeling she'd beat you up while you were doing it.
>>149734234
I really think Reina is the bigger autist then Mizore
>>149733828
I love this thread.
>>149733796
There are symphonies and concert bands everywhere. Go practice and try out.
>>149734234
Reina has high functioning autism
Mizore seems like she needs to be baby sit by Nozomi
>>149734032
Japanese Illuminati Entertainment Company? (aka Bandai Namco?)
Also Flip Flappers is owned by Studio 3Hz which is also part of Bandai.
>>149734234
What is it that's on a level higher than autism?
>>149726403
>>149726463
>>149726776
It's not just about tempo - Conductor does not wave his hands just to play the role of a metronome. He breathes life and dynamism into sequences of notes made by a group of people. He guides you through a journey in another world bringing everyone together and allowing you to reach hearts of your audience and making them feel love, hate, alertness, excitement...
>>149733878
I haven't touched clarinet in years. My fingers have rusted away, lip muscles have weakened and lungs capacity is dead. It'd take me at least a year of retraining myself to regain lost skills and I am not sure if I've got what it takes to do that.
>>149734891
>I am not sure if I've got what it takes to do that.
But I believe in you Anon, just do your best.
Ribbons getting so much fanart makes me happy
>>149734891
Yeah he does all that bullshit by controlling the tempo and dynamics
>>149734954
Thanks anon, I'll try.
>>149676419
Can't believe she's the same VA as Sylphy
>>149734171
She won't fuck you unless you're Kumiko.
>>149734781
>ywn have an autistic maid
>>149735487
>maid that needs help to perform even the most mundane of tasks
I would rather not have a maid at all
>>149735568
I would rather have her in my room
>>149735617
I'll give you that, once you taught her what needed to be done, having her clean your room every day would be legit.
>>149734781
What would a date with this autist be like?
>>149735798
Always accompanied by Nozomi, never alone.
>>149735798
Go talk to a wall with eyes that won't look at you drawn on it.
Asuka likes it up the bum.
Don't ask on how I know.
>>149735798
I would probably find her autistic tendencies cute and I'd just warmly smile and laugh at her
>>149736051
I thought I knew what it was to have a waifu before, but I was wrong.
Asuka is love. Asuka is life.
>>149736121
>tfw autists will never be this cute
>>149736121
???
>>149736159
But I'm a cute autist, anon
>>149736196
Cutest autismo.
How can reina even compete
>>149736373
She understands a few emotions.
>>149704040
Sasaki Azusa, Nase Amika, Hiiragi Serina, Togawa Shiho, Matoba Taichi
Saijou Kanon, Saijou Mion, Sezaki Mirai, Koyama Momoka
Morioka Shouko, Kanda Minami, Takagi Shiori, Hashimoto Anna, Kumada Sachie
Mikawa Keiji
>>149734171
Fucking a ghost is one of my major fetishes.
>>149736628
b a s e d
>>149736133
Agreed!
I've always loved the classics, but this show has given me reason to appreciate them all the more. We have a symphony orchestra in town, I should go to their concerts.
>>149734891
Sounds gay
>>149684878
>Asuka
>Kaori
>Kumiko
Twintail Hazuki cute
>>149737377
Like KumiRei?
>>149737540
No these are abominations
>>149737557
Kumigay.
>>149737540
that Hazuki would actually not be the ugly abomination currently in the show
>>149738753
You shut your dirty whore mouth
>>149737540
Midori should've kept the long fluffy hair
>>149738753
This is what we call a wrong opinion
so now that our boy shoeichi and kumiko are practically dating, can we remove /u/ from the equation?
>>149737250
>yfw you realized there are no Kumiko, no Nozomi, and no Mizore
Why even live?
>>149741386
To see this thread hit 500?
>>149742062
what happens next?
>>149742308
THE FUTURE
Remember when Hazuki got screen time?
>>149734851
You can function better in social situations and make eye contact.
>>149742536
Reina has no problem with making eye contact
>>149738753
Every single thread mate, I will fucking find you
>>149742627
>Shuu turned this down
Unforgivable.
New thread with PV
>>149743004
>>149743008
He's not into boys I take it.
Goodbye bump-san.
>>149743019
>general cancer
>>149743113
It's technically not a general. There's a small, but important distinction.
>>149743920
No offence, but what's that?
>>149743951
The culture mostly. Generals are circle-jerks and filled with tripfags; they only exist to perpetuate themselves. Creating new threads just mean people aren't done talking about a subject.
That's been my experience anyway. When people start posting the same unfunny memes, then you know we've reached critical mass.
>>149744033
Thanks /a/non!