Board Thread:Anime/@comment-26032509-20161001145949/@comment-28250781-20161002184229

Thoughts! I have them! (Apologies in advance for the inevertable wall of text >.<)

I'm not expecting miracles from this show, just happy fun times with our boys (+ a light sprinkling of existential angst for seasoning) and that's pretty much what we got so yay! The op made me do the sqeaking/clapping like a demented seal thing (I expected to see Kogi/Mika + the original R4 but we're gonna get Hakata too! and Sunshine Son Urashima!! and my Rai boys!!!) and the first half was all cute cute cute A++ this is what I'm here for. Ishipapa's tired "Haraitamae, kiyometamae" was my personal mvp moment. I also liked Kashuu mentioning he's been there since the begining, he was my starter so it kinda made me feel all proud there. You've come a long way bby!

I do worry that it's gonna fall into the same trap as the Kancolle anime did with being unable to balance it's tone though. The comedy/drama mix worked okayish here, but it's a hard titerope to walk and I'm not sure they'll sustain it. We have the Ufotable show for the dramu guys, your job is to handle the fluff.

Also, related to that complaint I don't necessarily mind not showing the saniwa, but I hope it doesn't do to Hasebe what not showing the ttk did to Nagato, ie. making him look like an idiot for blindly going along with the stupid plans of an unseen person. We got a bit of that here (everyone knows you don't take an oodachi to Ikedaya you dunce). It was played for comedy so I'm sort of okay with it? (showing the ingame chuushou tag was fun) but if it becomes a pattern it's gonna drag.

Still, like I said, I don't expect miracles. Just seeing my boys animated is enough for me.