No.120982
>>120981It gets way more lewd
No.120983
>>120981>I feel like it could get repetitive quicklyYou'd think, but it actually keeps itself quite varied and constantly evolving.
No.120985
>>120984Amateur-tier. I've heard AI-generated art cover ASMR do better.
No.120986
>>120985Yeah, it's not an amazing ASMR. Think some people are just more naturally talented at it than others
>Amateur-tierIs kinda funny to say because Utena's VA is actually a complete amateur
https://anidb.net/creator/59120 and despite this I feel she's killing it as Utena.
No.120991
>>120989Oh I didn't even listen to it for more than a minute, yeah that's kind of a weird ASMR idea...
No.120994
>>120993yes that's my point
No.120995
>>120908Utena is wife material.
No.121560
This show is great and I'm sad we're only getting a few more episodes this season. I wish they would have had the funds to do 24 episode season and adapted more of the story. I've been holding off on reading more of the manga until the anime finishes. Since I don't want to spoil myself more than I already have (I got up to the intro to Lord fight).
I know I'll burn through the rest of the chapters in a half day a few weeks from now.
I got several people to watch this show which was kind of surprising since they don't usually share my taste in anime. My friend's girlfriend has already banned him from watching any more of it. I told him not to watch it with her because I knew she'd get jealous. But he wouldn't listen.
I'm so happy they used protection during the intense hand-holding last episode. This show promotes good values.
No.121561
>>121560Is the studio even big enough to do that many episodes at once?
No.121564
>>121561My worry is despite being a break out hit they won't get back around to doing a season 2 any time soon. Even if they do they might not be able to get the same cast back for it. I really hate when something like this gets adapted then they stop making new episodes right as the story is getting good.
They did 12 on a shoestring budget. I don't see why they couldn't do 12 more with the merchandise, BD and other forms of profit they've made off this project. It has already paid for itself many times over along with boosting the careers of everyone involved.
Sometimes I wish anime in Japan was managed like western cartoons were back in the 90s. Where they'd sometimes do 36+ episodes over the course of a couple of years. Then green light another run of 24+ after a couple of years of showing reruns. I do like the variety we get with so many 12 episode anime series per season. But most of the time I'd trade the 3-4 bottom-tier shows each season for 1 good continuation. There are tons of series that never got a second season that would have done very well simply because it was impossible to get some of the original cast back due to other obligations (or the fact that they waited 10+ years and everyone involved is already dead)
No.121565
>>121564This is not about budgeting, but about actual people doing actual work.
They divide into different teams each of which then tackles an episode. Of course, they share some of their labor force. But some key members will be busy from beginning to end of the episode's creation, and can't be employed elsewhere.
The anime industry of today consists of lots of small studios, and when they aren't actively hired to work on something, they work as subcontractors for the studios that are. It's a system designed to mass-produce single-cour anime.
There are still a few giants, of course. But outside of shonen, there is not actually a lot of demand for long-running anime.
No.121566
>>121565Shonen and those family anime that have been continously running since like the 70s
No.121567
The powerlevel stuff in the last episode was dumb.
No.121569
If Utena wore panties, do you think they would gain more stripes the more excited Utena gets?
No.121572
An interesting touch is that you can see her count going down as punishment progresses. Very subtle, I hadn't noticed it but it's in the manga too. Chuuni not so chun after being molested.
It's a nice collage, don't you think?
>>121567I do dislike the constant mention of stars in the Gigant and Enorme fights as well as their leadup, it's my least liked part of the story, reminds me of Kaminaki's second half talking about follower count all the time when none of the fights are won based on raw power levels. But, after this it becomes established that power and transformations are based on exploring one's feelings and passions and it flows much better. I also think the impact of Kiwi's first transformation is much weaker than everyone else's later la Verità.
>>121565That sounds really interesting, do you have any material going deeper into it?
No.121574
>>121572>>121573The difference between png and jpg compression is insane. The png one is literally ten times bigger.
No.121579
>>121572I do not, unfortunately. Most of my understanding stems from Shirobako, with a few tidbits from discussions with other anons, such as when people asked about split-cour shows.
I remember seeing a chart that nicely visualized the different episodes being worked on in tandem, each demonstrated a by a bar that was several months long (but I can't remember how many months exactly) and, barring accidents, finishing just in time for airing.
>>121574It is partly the fault of anon (though I don't blame him since he never planned on publishing the png in the first place). I managed to compress it to 6.37 MB, which is of course still too big for its purpose.
No.121580
>>121572Whats the point of breaking down a woman like this if she never loses to the cock
No.121581
>>121580sounds like a you(ri) problem
No.121582
>>121580Cocks do not appear to exist in that universe, so the question of how girls are impregnated is still up in the air.
But the point of breaking a woman like this is so
she turns into a bratty loli with a weak butt. No.121584
>>121583It is a spoiler in context
No.121585
>>121583No, that's a legitimate spoiler box. Do not read.
No.121587
dumb surprise boxtard.
No.121588
>>121587The mistake is understandable since the content of the spoiler could also be seen in the episode being discussed.
No.121589
>>121582This is truer than you think.
No.121590
>>121589I don't think scissoring among the clouds can be an explanation for yuri pregnancies. Otherwise, how would they have procreated prior to the invention of aeroplanes?
Or are you suggesting that men were only eradicated after that point?
No.121592
Although the scene is rather confusing, what happens is that
the lolification occurs purely inside of Utena's mind. Other people
still see her as spanking an adult woman.
>>121590Oh, no, I mean about the spoiler. The current scientific consensus is that procreation happens when ahoges touch in an intimate setting. The course of events in the absence of ahoge continues to be a source of heated controversy.
No.121593
I thought she bent reality like Alice does with her dollhouse.
No.121594
>>121593She just hypnotized herself so that her opponent's mindset wouldn't seem so dumb and boring, but instead cute and bratty.
No.121595
>>121594i'll live with my headcannon
No.121908
>>121902The manga does very much have inbetween chapters of lower stakes or sillier stuff, like Korisu's playground encounter with Magenta that was moved to way earlier, or yesterday's episode whose first half is chapter 21 while the second is from 42. A concern with this is that the future pacing for S2 is kinda screwed, but it's self-evident that they did a good job. Also, Utena's fundamental goal is to keep the back and forth going, that's the entire reason she came to be at odds with Enorme. Her akogare is eternal.
>Also Baiser is getting more and more brazen with her horniness...An observation most pertinent to the events as they later unfold beyond the adaptation. Consequences await.
No.122411
>>121908Coming off the final episode, the inbetween chapters made for a perfect finale to the season that left open the chance of a continuation while also wrapping things up in a satisfying manner. Venarita's scheming and the wider world of Mahou Shoujo are still out there, but for now in Utena's hometown she's satisfied with having achieved an ideal balance. She can peacefully play out her role as the villain while toying with her idols. Glad they didn't try to go for an anime original end so the massive success can be capitalized for a second season.
Although here's hoping that they can upgrade to a better studio with a larger budget in S2, since that was probably my biggest gripe with the anime.
No.126505
>>126490Yeah, I'd imagine the moans add a bit more to the scenes to give you a complete experience.
No.126543
>>126490Damn, no wonder that guy cares about banding.