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「ネトゲと、それぞれの夜」 (Netoge to, Sorezore no Yoru)
“Online Games and Their Nights”
Man, this week’s episode was freaking awesome from start to finish.
General Impressions
Boy where do I even start? Between a fantastic depiction of what it’s like to play games with friends to an almost too realistic scenario of what happens when you hang out with people other than your significant other, this week’s episode may have been one of the better episodes. And honestly, that’s saying something when you consider just how freaking good every single episode of this show has been.
Starting with the game-centric part of the first half of the episode, I think I’m in love with how the showrunners handled everything about it. With a good mix of game and real life constantly clawing at each other to be the main focus, we were treated to this whimsical masterpiece that showed off what it would be like if our characters were somehow whisked away into some “other world” scenario. But as if that wasn’t enough, the show even tossed in Nao as a fresh reminder that normies live a very different life compared to Otakus. God, can you guys imagine some kind of spinoff that animated did everything in this kind of style? It would be fabulous.
Changing gears, it was nice to see both couples get a chance to flaunt some of their stuff without their significant other there for once. Looking back at it, there haven’t been that many opportunities to see what happens when you split the couples up — something that I thought may have been a bad thing until I realized too much of that would probably push this show in the wrong direction. Because if there was one thing I learned this week, it’s that the dynamic between everyone is definitely where the magic lies since it’s kind of tough to keep things going when the people talking are too similar. Luckily, I think it’s something that works well in moderation and given the situation, felt reminiscent to something like a palette cleanser. Still, you have to give it to the show for giving it a shot since it’s never bad to try something new, especially if you’ve been doing the same thing over and over.
Anyways, another great episode that did just about everything right. From reinforcing the relationships between our two couples to demonstrating that the show can successfully dive into different types of presentations, there was more than enough to have a fun and engaging episode. With only a handful of episodes left though, I hope the show isn’t afraid to try things like this more often since it definitely feels good to change things up every now and then. In any case I’ll catch you guys next week — see you then!
A cute elf wearing a pink kimono but is actually an assassin. That huge gap makes Naru the best girl of this season
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The first half made me miss Netoge no Yome and Netojuu no Susume so much.
Lol when the boys trying to protect their girls from behind, the girls gleefully made their boyfriend as BL sacrifice.
“Man, this week’s episode was freaking awesome from start to finish.”
My opinion is the opposite.
That online game was bad, didn’t felt like a “real game”. The mechanics didin’t resemble a functional game and the social interactions… méh.
The second half was a honest idea, the women playing with their partners while the men refused to do the same, but the dialogues on the male side weren’t really good and overall the timing was weak. This was the worse episode thus far, which is disappointing because this anime is good.
Hope we’ll have some real relationship between Hirotaka and Narumi now.
It also goes to show how even though they are all otaku, they still have their own individual, personal tastes and beliefs and aren’t simply some general hive mind.
Looks like at the rate they’re going it’s gonna be episode 9 when Kou is introduced. That and Nao is too pure for this world.
Did … did they just do a shoutout to Bleach!!?!
Wotaku’s bluray releases postponed to September-December 2018 due to production issues.
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-25/wotakoi-love-is-hard-for-otaku-anime-bd-dvd-volumes-delayed/.131991
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“I am the bone of my sword…” (Eh, feel free to complete the rest.) That being said, it’s nice to see a throwback to old RPGs where the RNG was only used to determine random drops from defeated monsters instead of being used in those damned
“gambling simulators”loot boxes. Though that mention of Hanako in that outfit…”premium” paid content or randomized drop from loot boxes? I hope it’s the former.https://randomc.net/image/Wotaku%20ni%20Koi%20wa%20Muzukashii/Wotaku%20ni%20Koi%20wa%20Muzukashii%20-%2007%20-%20Large%2028.jpg
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Huh, I feel like I’ve seen these scenes before… Oh, I remember!
Kae Serinuma and Shima Nishina’s own “yaoi pairing” arguments in Kiss Him, Not Me / Watashi ga Motete Dousunda! Incidentally, Shima also has green hair, also makes one hell of a “bifauxnen” when cosplaying, and is also voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro. Makes me think Hanako is basically a grown-up Shima. XD Some things never change…