Think I skipped past this one while doing my seasonal speedrun, and I missed this part one minute in. I think I need to review my decision.

>>5731
I don't blame you. It blends in with several other shows and doesn't have a strong hook. It shines in comedic interactions and those have been getting better every episode.

Hah! I thought that Azu-Azu would be the standout, but the rest of the girls serve to make it a riot as well. Some real cunty gossiping going on here.

>>5777
Yeah I can see where it'd lose people if they weren't paying attention as some of the more tongue in cheek lines would be missed for what they are.

If this isn't some sort of satire I'll be surprised.

>>5800
It's a bit strange in that it deals with teenage girl bullshit drama seriously while at the same time mocking it. It's actually pretty clever how it can highlight how things like follower count can mean the world to one girl while anyone even a single step removed from the situation realizes how pointless and stupid those concerns are.

The frog is pretty clearly a riff on kyuubey, but his mundane ways of taking advantage of their ignorance make him a much better representation of social and business constructs that promise big things and then nickel and dime people into functional slavery through the fine print. His thing about how hiring a bunch of mediocre people is more reliable than trying to search out someone talented is one of the most corporate things I've ever seen.

>>5804
He really is a great corporate exec stand-in. Absolutely no sympathy towards the girls or a shred of altruism in his body. But also it kinda feels like he serves as the author's way of making social commentary through calling out the girls on their behavior. Instead of letting the case of who used the mapo go on for long he almost immediately used the opportunity to rip into Mai for trying to feign ignorance and let the situation pass over.

On a meta level I do wonder how much of this was meant to be satirical given it's a Sunrise Idol-ish anime and they haven't done much in this vein before. But maybe that also makes them best poised to make the perfect vapid girl satire. It's certainly not making the girls appealing or trying to show off their good traits, all of them are deeply flawed in some regard or another. Even pink who would normally be the role model is nearly Kafuka levels of optimistic and that's not a trait you give the lead in sincerity.

Also
>highlight how things like follower count can mean the world to one girl while anyone even a single step removed from the situation realizes how pointless and stupid those concerns are
Found it hilarious how they reacted to Kyoka not being on social media.

Forgot to tell them about the 300 page employment contract before getting them to sign.

I get the theme of how it's wrong to try and live your life for others, especially 'friends' who'll use you up for whatever without doing anything in return. And also it tried to showcase somewhat how hard work and pure dedication can get your further than vanity and cynicism. But why in the world did anyone involved think this would work in the first place... And how did it even seem like it was going well at first. Yua and Mai have completely different body types and hair styles, and it's not like magic was even used to make the switch it was just handing over the account. People would have been wondering what was up the instant Ms. Long Hair posted.

Maybe it's a bit nitpicky but when it's the entire plot of the episode it's a bit tough to ignore the complete failure in logic. Also Yua is such a fucking cunt that it's hard to really even feel anything from her supposed 'redemption', if it can even be called that. Mai still is a bit obsessed on her own, but... I don't really know. I guess when you look at everything as part of some sort of cruel joke spun up with pure hatred for these modern bitches then it makes sense and is a bit funny how absolutely awful everyone involved is. I'm rooting for Kerope in squeezing every last drop of fuel from these girls he can. Or this needs some sort of plane falling out of the sky on all of them ending.

>>6284
I think it was more about superficiality and how it's fundamentally incompatible with anything real, especially in reference to influencers. Retrogamer-chan read way too much into the relationship when it was really just her getting used for material gain and becomes completely obsessed with supporting her """friend""" to the point of draining her entire magic bank account, stealing from her actual friends to get more, and giving away her own hard-won gains just to see her oshi succeed in internet popularity contests.

Yua is a reprehensible person, but she recognizes that she's a selfish cunt who doesn't have a single genuine desire or goal. That's why she never makes a real wish, everything she does is just going through the motions. And she feels put off when her cynical manipulation of someone creates real feelings of support because she feels guilty for being so successful and can't deal with someone who thinks she has a goal and is really pushing for her to succeed in it.

The optimistic take is that she ended up accepting Mai's feelings as a fan and reset things so she could restore the proper distance necessary for this relationship and start working on chasing goals in earnest instead of just doing it for the ego boost of big numbers. But it also clearly shows that both sides of this system are absolutely toxic as fuck and actually healthy relationships of friends playing vidya together (like guys would do) are lost forever because of this stupid girl bullshit. Their kind should never have been given social media.

The meta irony of this scene being paired with an emotional OST and being treated as some heartfelt moment was great. If it weren't satire I'd be absolutely disgusted.

¥ smartest and most capable girl is the one who wants to waste her life away on a retarded addiction instead of improving herself
Also it's totally unrealistic that she's into 'tubers but not on any social media platforms.

>>6672
Ugh, why can’t she just get with the times and accept social media. She seriously already is literally using it to donate to and watch her comfort vtubers. Seriouslymuri!

>>6672
From the perspective of she's overwhelmed by the societal pressure put on her by her parents and being forced to engage with society in that way it sorta makes sense that she'd hole up and not participate in social media and instead hide away in some corner of the web that for all intents and purposes is basically a safe hiding hole where she escapes everything through nice words.

>>6678
I think it's just because her parents shelter her from that stuff and make her focus on more meaningful things. She's clearly hiding her eceleb obsession from them and seemed totally ignorant of social media junk in the past. Unfortunately, you can only protect your kids from their own bad habits for so long.

>>6644
She found out what lies behind every vtuber...

I really love how it draws you in by treating all this bullshit seriously only to flip it around and show the dark side without missing a beat.

>>6975
What a hunk.

>>6975
So, was Kyouka asking for it?

>>6995
Definitely, women don't spend money on a man unless they're looking to fuck.

We Rebellion now

>>7272
I don't know what they expected after they completely left her out to throw a party for the fat cunt who vetoed all the other activities out of sheer fatness.