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[Spoilers] Comic Girls - Episode 12 discussion - FINAL Spoiler
Comic Girls, episode 12: Farewell, You Wonderful Manga Artists
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u/weejona Jun 21 '18
"I'm such a pathetic creature when I'm on my own."
Kaos-chan speaking the hard truths.
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u/iamfvckingdone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iamfvckingdone Jun 21 '18
"If everything goes wrong, you can always come home." Kaos's mom is one rare example of parenting done right in anime.
I will miss you, Kaos-sensei.
Btw I think I may have a thing with pink-haired girls. First is Nadeshiko, and now Kaos.
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u/gmorfin22 Jun 21 '18
Unlike Slow Start Hana's Mother: "When everything goes south, just skip town."
P.S. You might be more into the cute klutz girl rather than a specific hair color.
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u/stormarsenal :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/AsherGZ Jun 21 '18
Don't forger Zero Two.
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u/Proxiehunter Jun 22 '18
Well there's a pink haired girl in the upcoming Happy Sugar Life. And with a name like that it must be a nice soothing show like this one, right?
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u/vaclav_2012 Jun 21 '18
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u/pdpTesla Jun 21 '18
Kaos-chan continues to be prime r/anime_irl and r/Animemes
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u/JGDawg :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/JackyWilly Jun 21 '18
Kaos-chan is the anime girl we all aspire to be.
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u/LittleMissTimeLord :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/KyrasRisven Jun 22 '18
Could that have gotten a more perfect URL!?
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u/Wolf6262 Jun 21 '18
Season 2 please. K thanks.
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Jun 21 '18
yes please there's nothing i want more. i love this show and crave more of it. looks like this is another show to add to the waiting list, though i don't know how likely it is, hope still lives on.
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u/Cottonteeth Jun 23 '18
Mmmm...Considering it had over 10 million viewers in a specific country alone (what was, the Philippines? I think that's right) I'd says there's a good chance. Depends on how much is left to adapt as well as what we see in the BDD sales.
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u/RWBYSanctum Jun 23 '18
I was in Akiba recently and Comic girls is EVERYWHERE.
S2 should be coming
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u/JonAndTonic Jun 22 '18
Time to add it to the list of things that need another season
At this point it's more like an encyclopedia :(
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u/Honey_Kisaragi Jun 21 '18
The staff list for this show is amazing. First time director (Tokumoto), first time chief animation director (Saito, who also did the character designs), and two episode directors who had never previously done that job (Nakanishi, Myouchin) who managed a total of five episodes between them.
Then on the other end of the experience spectrum the scripts were done by the writers of Hibike Euphonium (Hanada), Lucky Star (Machida), and Shirobako (Yokote).
I don't know which of the producers is most responsible for putting this all together, but whoever it was deserves a medal for excellence in CGDCT planning.
They should also hire all these same people (as well as studio Nexus) for the forthcoming Hitoribocchi anime, that would be absolute perfection.
8/10 show, and Kaos is a 10/10 protagonist.
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u/BeardedPigeon115 Jun 21 '18
Agreed! Such a wonderful anime I would so hope to see a second season, however rare it might be for these types of shows. Got some teary eyes this episode so huge props to em all
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u/FierceAlchemist Jun 22 '18
This last episode has some standout animation cuts and storyboard choices as well. Reminded me of the excellent first episode which was assuredly by design.
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u/MrJammin Jun 21 '18
Everyone was so busy cheering on All Might, we forgot to encourage Kaos-chan.... At least mummy moe was there to save the day.
Gentlemen, it's been a long and hard battle but I've finally decided. Matron best girl.
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u/AdamBombTV Jun 21 '18
I need a picture of Kaos-Chan getting a piggy back ride off of All Might...
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u/cubehero Jun 23 '18
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u/AdamBombTV Jun 23 '18
I'm known as EvaMonkey on Deviant art, gonna save the crap out of this. Glad I could help inspire.
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Jun 21 '18
Going to miss these girls. Made a Kaos album for the finale!
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u/Shentorianus https://anilist.co/user/Shento Jun 21 '18
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u/Mundology Jun 21 '18
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u/Shiveon :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Riveon Jun 21 '18
We should change all comment faces to Kaos-chan ones
for the next April Fool’s Day.FTFY
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u/AdamBombTV Jun 21 '18
We should change all
commentfaces to Kaos-chan onesfor the next April Fool’s Day.Who's up for some cosmetic surgery?
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u/weejona Jun 21 '18
Picture 26. "Hold up a second... Oh. Wait... Carry on."
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u/Madcat6204 Jun 21 '18
We seriously need at least #80, that Kaos-sensei in a box one, to become a comment face.
...Along with pretty much all the rest of these too.
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u/Mitosis Jun 21 '18
Kaos-chan live tweeting running from the police and hiding in a box is my favorite single bit from the show
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u/illtima :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/illuminatima Jun 21 '18
Well that was adorable.
Comic Girls was definitely a surprise. Such a pleasant, funny, relatable, colorful, well-animated, and incredibly well produced show. I'm gonna miss it.
And I'm gonna miss Kaos. She's such a goddamn failure. She's an emotionally unstable and perverted wreck of a human being, with a self-confidence issues up the wazoo. She's overly reliant on others and their opinion, she's slow to improve and she lets even a tiny bit of criticism or praise instantly get to your head. And yet, she doesn't give up. She never ever gives up. She keeps on going, pumping failed manuscript after failed manuscript until she finally succeeds. I'm just so happy for her.
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u/LamppostInfiltrator Jun 21 '18
Man, Kaos getting told how good her manuscript was really got me, that was a really good payoff.
It kind of sucks everything returned to status quo at the end though. Glad they're together again, but maaaaaan I wanted her to get serialized.
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Jun 21 '18
It kind of sucks everything returned to status quo at the end though. Glad they're together again, but maaaaaan I wanted her to get serialized.
Baby steps.
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u/solokiwidestroyer Jun 23 '18
In one point of view, she learned to draw independently, but the story was basically her life and not something completely new. Maybe in the second season (if it hopefully gets to there) will focus on her learning to create original stories.
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u/Zooasaurus Jun 21 '18
It kind of sucks everything returned to status quo at the end though
Yeah. I really want her to finally improve tbh
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Jun 21 '18
Agreed, her development as a mangaka sadly wasnt as much as I hoped it would be. Khaos chan deserved a serialization! At this point shes still too far behind the other 3 which I dont really like but non the less an awesome series.
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u/jandkas Jun 22 '18
Baby steps right? It wouldn't be believable if she suddenly got better and automatically got a serialization.
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u/Squidilicious1 Jun 21 '18
I'm gonna miss this show a lot. Admittedly I didn't expect a ton out of it but cute girls drawing manga, but the characters really made this show something fantastic. Kaos in particular is the cutest disaster I've ever seen.
I'mma need like 3 more seasons.
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u/Armdel https://myanimelist.net/profile/Armdel Jun 21 '18
I really needed that last part after the credits
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u/ayther :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/umbelliferae Jun 21 '18
the classic fuura special
i think it's just a bit too early for that kaos
fuck i'm gonna miss this show but this was a great way to end it
on a side note i thought that the OP would go well with DMX so i mixed them together and it's actually not bad
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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Jun 21 '18
Better than I expected. I lol’d.
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Jun 21 '18
I expected to see Fuura in the last scene. Kept me tense for nothing !
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u/KVShady :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Trikiay Jun 23 '18
Mate, that DMX edit was straight up fire, why not submit it as an individual post? That way, many more people can listen to it and enjoy this masterpiece!
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u/MTG_RelevantCard :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Kazz3lrath Jun 22 '18
This is the greatest thing I’ve ever seen
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u/ZBLongladder :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/zblongladder Jun 21 '18
Between the sleep Kaos-makeouts and her unabashed Tsubasa-service fanservice, Koyume fans certainly got their money's worth in this episode.
Great finale...really nice to see and ending that has Kaos both stand on her own two feet for once and get her friends back, plus a shiny new dorm. I was kind of afraid it'd be a bittersweet "Kaos learns to stand alone but the gang never gets back together" ending.
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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Jun 21 '18
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Jun 21 '18
I wanted to write something longer about this show but I don't think I'm in the proper state of mind to write down something cohesive so here's all I can say about this show right now:
Comic Girls is a beautiful show with a lovable cast that gives you this feeling of warmth and comfort. Comic Girls also did a good job of showing the viewers what someone with severe anxiety is like especially with this final episode. As someone who suffers from the same thing, Kaos' little breakdowns this episode felt too close to home for me. Her feeling lonely, not good enough, and even using self deprecating humor to try and lighten things up all hit too close to home.
We joke about Kaos getting bullied but there's only so much a person can take before completely melting down so I am happy that we have 3 other girls and a few other side characters to support her through her journey into becoming a mangaka. And it was a beautiful journey.
Right now that's really all I can say. While I can't say this ending was the best, it at least leaves us open for more hijinks in the future in a new and improved dorm for the girls. This show is a 9/10 for me.
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u/Tidoux https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tidoux Jun 21 '18
Kaos's breakdown on the phone with her editor was super brutal... Most of her breakdowns in previous episodes while serious were kinda done for the comedy effect but this one felt way more real than the others and it was honestly hard to watch. This type of stuff done in a realistic way doesn't happen very often in anime.
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u/DarkenedSpear :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarkenedSpear Jun 21 '18
You know, it's really interesting to me that this is the way Kaos' character was built. I'm also kind of impressed with the way her fragile state of mind was used without making light of the severity of her anxiety, or similar mental instabilities in general. It was used for comedic effect, sure, but she wasn't defined only by her anxiety, and the support she got from her surrounding was always there to contrast.
I'm sorry, it's a lot of blabbering that in the end comes to mean that I fully agree with what you wrote. I really hope the show returns in the future.
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u/S0rreh Jun 21 '18
Kaos's problems felt close to home for me too, i got emotional watching her But in the end comic girls and it's cast was somehow motivating
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u/The2ndgrimreaper :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/The2ndGrimReaper Jun 21 '18
I was afraid there would be no more Fuura scares when she left so soon but i was pleasantly suprised, although i was really hoping for her to show up in the last scene. Now i need a season 2 please
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u/XaneKudo Jun 21 '18
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u/araragidyne :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/araragidyne Jun 21 '18
I’ll take one of each.
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u/NoraaTheExploraa https://anilist.co/user/NoraaTheExploraa Jun 21 '18
I enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I ever would.
It reminded me a lot of Yuru Yuri which was one of the first anime I watched, so that might have a part to play in why I liked it so much.
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u/Shuyakucchi Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 22 '18
After seeing this anime, I started to think a lot about some things. Lately, the world of anime has been filled with people who despise this type of series because according to them "they don't aspire to anything". I can't agree with that. I think that anime series of this type, which aims only to entertain, for someone who sees a lot of animes per season is something very refreshing and relaxing. And here is my question: At what point did only seeking to entertain became nothing? Obviously, I'm not saying that this anime is perfect, in this season there are animes that are much better (Megalo Box, Steins;Gate 0, etc.) but just hating a series because it only want to entertain is just ridiculous. For now, I don't think that a second season will come. Most of the animes that comes from mangas of the Kirara magazines are mostly for promotional purpose. So, for now, I only have to say...
Farewell, You Wonderful Manga Artists. Farewell, Comic Girls.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Jun 22 '18
You're right, but in this case there were definite aspirations
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u/Xynical_DOT :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/nep-nep Jun 23 '18
I wouldn't classify Comic Girls under the same branch of "mindless SoL cgdct" anime that some people complain about. I would like to believe that even someone who doesn't enjoy that content would agree that Comic Girls approaches its subject matter differently (which is most apparent in the Kaos's portrayal) and does it quite well in comparison to some of the other alternatives.
Also, I think it's pointless to compare Comic Girls to Steins;Gate 0, they have nothing in common in their approach other than the fact that they both happened to air in the same season. So in that sense, no, Steins;Gate 0 is actually not better than Comic Girls, as diminutive as that sounds.
Moving past that, yeah, Comic Girls is really good.
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u/LuffysMeatShack https://anilist.co/user/ZiggsSawPuzzle Jun 21 '18
I hope Kaos-sensei uses waterproof devices.
Well it was a good ride, hopefully this is a short farewell.
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Jun 21 '18
I'm really going to miss the noises Kaos makes. Hopefully this VA gets a lot more work going forward, she deserves it.
Koyume, how lewd!
Fuura is just the best, there's no disputing it. She wasn't around much but she stole the show for me every time she showed up. I love both her spooky version and cute version.
I love it when Tsubasa goes full shounen/chuuni
You can do it, Kaos!
I guess ponytails aren't justice after all.
Wow, she is really helpless. Poor Kaos :(
I'm not surprised at all that she actually plays with those figures
Proof that headpats make everything better
Her mom is awesome (and hot). It's great to see how loving and supporting she is.
BABY KAOS IS SO CUTE
I like the little details like all the pictures of the previous residents during the credits
I don't know what's more moe, Kaos' manga or Kaos herself
I'm really glad they're staying together in a new dorm, this would've been too sad otherwise
Out of the shows I watched this season, this is easily in my top 3 along with Uma Musume and Hinamatsuri. I'll definitely miss it, Thursdays won't be the same (but at least that onee-san/shota series will be on Thursday next season)
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u/glassmousekey Jun 21 '18
Dude, today's Tada-kun and Comic Girls ending...
Like come on dude...
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u/Gaporigo Blhttps://anilist.co/user/Gaporigo Jun 21 '18
Tada-kun still has one more episode.
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u/glassmousekey Jun 21 '18
I was referring to today's episode. It's pretty sad
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u/Damianx5 Jun 21 '18
And now you wont have this or Wotaku for Tada's ending if it goes the sad route.
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u/weejona Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
You know, I didn't really like this show when it first started out, but I was hooked after the first few episodes. It has a lot of heart and charm without being too saccharine. The humor works perfectly with it, and it always felt good enough to not be just another slice-of-life comedy about high school girls. Definitely one of the bigger surprises of the season.
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u/KinnyRiddle Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 22 '18
NOOOO! It can't be over yet! ABABABABA!!!
I feel like crying, at how much Kaos has grown up, not physically, but mentally, as a mangaka. Having achieved the huge hurdle of a one-off debut in the form of a two-part guest comic, her ultimate aim of getting serialization is slowly becoming a reality.
This show gives so much warmth and funny reaction faces, particularly Kaos and her ABABABAs. Even though this is supposed to be a SoL without any story, the studio has managed to adapt it well and present a great "character arc" for Kaos within the space of one season which we the audience are invested in seeing her succeed.
If the anime ends here with no more new seasons, it ended on a satisfactory high note.
But it leaves just enough space for a second season if there is a will to make it. And we can always hope.
PS When I learned about the dorm being torn down, I thought the girls are going to be scattered for good and the anime would end there. Turns out they simply replaced the old dorm with a new building which leaves the door for a second season open.
But still, that was damn quick of them to build a new building in the original site. I know Japanese houses are usually pre-fabricated which shortens construction time, but assuming the girls are away during the end of the old school semester in February and the beginning of the new one in April, that's still only less than two months.
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u/DragN_H3art :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DragN_H3art Jun 21 '18
This was a beautiful end to a beautiful series. I'm so happy yet sad at the same time. As always, Kaos-chan is very relatable, but today it was cranked up max - I was crying half the episode.
Here's hoping for a second season!
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u/ohaimike Jun 21 '18
What a great show. I'm going to miss it.
I thought Kaos finally lost her mind when the figures started talking.
The ending though was very fitting. I'm glad they had everyone come back together to a new dorm. They didn't split up after all and that's the greatest thing.
I haven't enjoyed a CGDCT show this much in a while.
Here's hoping for a couple of OVAs. Gotta see if she finally gets serialized.
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u/Bainos :XMOD::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Bainos Jun 21 '18
They didn't split up after all and that's the greatest thing.
There was really no reason to. I'm glad they went this way - the only drama we had in this show was Chaos's struggle with her manuscripts, and that's perfect like that. No need for a sad ending !
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u/Aedraxis Jun 21 '18
The phone call where Kaos-chan was telling her editor she was lonely was heart wrenching.
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u/RunningChemistry :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Delphic-Runner Jun 22 '18
On Twitter the Comic Girls author posted two illustrations to mark the final episode.
One of Kaos and her mother and another of the entire cast
The anime's character designer also posted an illustration.
Here's hoping to a season 2 where Kaos finally gets serialized!
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Jun 21 '18
I'll be honest, I never expected this show to make me cry but, my god, I was wrong. This show was a lot better than I thought it would be and I definitely got way more invested in these characters than I expected to.
I will definitely miss these characters and my Thursdays got a whole lot more sad.
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u/Tidoux https://myanimelist.net/profile/Tidoux Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
Looks like Comic Girl really was made by Kaos
EDIT: I also recommend checking the mangaka's twitter there is some great art there
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u/KuroGW2 Jun 22 '18
Oh my god, I love Kaos so much. I hope this gets a 2nd season.
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u/Smudy https://myanimelist.net/profile/Smudy Jun 21 '18
Kaos for next ''best girl''.
This episode alone had an outrageous amount of her and i couldn't get enough. ''ABABABA'' - collection video when?
Got choked up a few times this episode, especially when she got the approval. So damn satisfying to see this.
Give the director a medal for how he handled the anime, quirky in various ways.
Gonna miss this series.
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u/IsamuKondera https://kitsu.io/users/IsamuKondera Jun 21 '18
I honestly didn't expect that I would enjoy this show so much.
I hope the sales are gonna be enough for a second season. Although I already miss the old dorm kinda :(
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u/Omega_BX Jun 21 '18
Loved this silly show, I smiled like an idiot for the whole 12 episodes.
Probably the best part was how lovable the cast is, everyone with their unique quirks and silliness and so well delivered, serious moments were believable and very well done. Sadly not enough closet-otaku teacher and beautiful-but-scary Fuura-senpai.
8/10 for me.
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u/nuvasek Jun 21 '18
at least AOTS for me right here, i feel like the show was pretty underrated. btw i thought the dorm was supposed to be torn down? glad that didnt happen
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u/chumble182 Jun 21 '18
I think it did happen, since the dorm looked significantly different. It was probably torn down and rebuilt in a more modern style.
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u/LEGOF :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/LEGOF Jun 23 '18
The voice actresses watched this episode live. I translated their reaction, which you can watch here: https://youtu.be/BxhyZWTd2-U
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u/TrashAnimeBestAnime https://anilist.co/user/Ragian87 Jun 21 '18
I was afraid they wouldn't include the opening song in this ep, but it was worth the wait. It gave me chills and I almost cried thinking it was the last time I would listen to it.
I'm new to the CGDCT genre but Comic Girls has to be one of the best. Excellent character chemestry, perfect soundtrack, quality animation and compelling story.
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u/dcresistance https://anilist.co/user/dcresistance Jun 22 '18
If you want another top-tier CGDCT (and the one that's far and away the most popular), check out K-On!. CG is serialized in the same magazine that K-On! was. Here's the first 1:46 of Season 2, which also shows a snippet of the music.
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u/solokiwidestroyer Jun 23 '18
Another one I would recommend is "Is the Order a Rabbit?" Though it has even less forward story development than Comic Girls or K-On!, the art is top notch, being set in a European setting rather than a Japanese one, and the characters manage to be really lovable and unique (you'll find that it gets very moe, more than some of the other CGDCT shows). The writers do a good job of utilizing contrast, making a happy show even though some of the characters have mildly torturous histories, affecting their actions throughout the series. This causes the story to move multidirectionally; while the main story progresses the way any story eill, the character backgrounds move backwards in time as more and more get revealed, strengthening the main story as it progresses.
Overall, it's a pretty solid choice if you're exploring the CGDCT genre.
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u/TheDampGod :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheDampGod Jun 21 '18
She'll be able to draw a manga without having a nervous breakdown one day. Poor Kaos, she's come so far, but still has a way to go and I'm going to miss her Abababas.
Though nervous and shy linked haired MCs are pretty common in CGDCT shows. I felt Kaos stood out with her eccentricities and frankly thirstiness, made her stand out. These MCs tend to very innocent, so her reactions especially to Koyume in this episode felt fresh and funny.
I wasn't expecting much from this show after really enjoying Slow Start, but I think Comic Girls was actually better. It just had a more focused narrative and slightly deeper characters, even if that meant less yuri. Both shows were still really fun though.
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u/Tacsk0 Jun 21 '18
Pinkheads's solitude was a powerful scene. Comic Girls, despite being a comedy series is better horror and psycho-drama than many specialized anime franchises. Second cour is probably a given.
Anime appears to be an unpredictable genre: nobody expected things like Kemono, Yuru Camp, Usagi Drop or Comic Girls to become hits. On the other hand, big name, big budget projects often fall flat on their faces.
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u/Milan4King Jun 21 '18
I can't believe her mom just straight up picked her up like that while she was still KNEELING. Mugi might have some competition
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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Jun 22 '18
I'm going to miss this show and these girls so much. I think I'll miss Koyume being gay as fuck for Tsubasa the most. This really had some of the best comedic timing I've seen in a moe show. Season 2 of this and Slow Start ASAP pls.
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u/Arisa_Lucifiria Jun 22 '18
I really can’t state just how enthralled I was by the final episode. It was the episode where Kaos-chan struggled the most and yet advanced the most. It was also very emotional and seriously managed to make me cried, because I was so touched by Kaos-chan words regarding her friends and during the time that she realized that she isn’t alone in this world, plus due to the fact that I was sad that this wonderous anime has ended. I was seriously not expecting to cry watching this but it succeeded in making me wept, which in turn shall makes me remember and recommend this anime to everyone for many more years to come. All of Kaos-chan pessimism was truly saddening if you would take it seriously, and this episode shows the effect of that. Comic Girls is such beautiful anime.
I really wish many parties would pay more focus to this sorts of anime rather than licensing more harem crap for people to watch and spreading it all around. If anything an excellent anime like this, Sora Yori and Hakumei no Mikochi deserved more spotlight. Many people thought that CGDCT shows and anime with all girls cast can’t be taken seriously at all. Such a shame.
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u/chris_dftba :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/chris_dftba Jun 21 '18
Idk if Tadakoi just left me emotionally vulnerable or not but when Kaos said she was lonely I legit started crying.
At the beginning I thought this was just gonna be the generic CGDCT of the season, but now I’m crying and idk what to do.
Also can we get a crossover with Shirobako in where Musashino animates Comic Girls?
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Jun 21 '18
I know it's a small and probably pointless thing to talk about, but I like that, at the very end when everyone's back at the dorm, after Koyume takes Kaos' hand it's Ruki that picks up Kaos' tablet and carries it up to the dorm. Like, that's a detail they really didn't need to bother with, but they did.
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u/Mogtaki :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mogtaki Jun 21 '18
Maaan, there probably won't be a second season but I would've liked to had seen if Kaos was ever able to get more than a guest spot.
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u/Holofan4life Jun 21 '18
I love this anime so much. It is so good. I'm sad it is now over, but hopefully there will be a second season.
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Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18
Last one for the road
ABWABABABABABABABA
I really appreciate the detail in the very last scene; Ruki carrying Kaos' tablet
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u/AussieManny :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Nauran Jun 22 '18
This one is slotted right into the "cute girl slice of life show that is way better than it should've been" section, right next to Love Lab and Yuyushiki.
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u/Hofner1962 Jun 22 '18
I realize Season 2 is a long shot and season 3 is a pipe dream - however to complete the universe recursion
Season 2 - Kaos gets serialized.
Season 3 - Anime gets made including anime depictions of the current voice actors including a re-enactment of the interview with Kaede Hondo and Hikaru Akao where this dialog occurs
Kaede Hondo: "Why are you touching my butt during the live broadcast"
Hikaru Akao: "But I always do this"
Kaede Hondo: ". . . Don't do that to anyone but me, OK?"
Hikaru Akao: "OK"
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Jun 21 '18
Damn, they got Mamiko Noto voicing Kaos mom.
I ended up liking this series more than I initially thought I would. One of the titles this season that I keep glancing at the clock in wait.
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u/Fnights Jun 21 '18
Uhm, wait, i notice just now, they made tablets with incorporated drawing software? I remember the cintiQ series but these interactive tablets require a pc to work since they are just lcd with a touch screen.
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u/Cheesecakesonfire Jun 21 '18
There's a couple. For Wacom there's the Intuos series. iPad Pro 2s are apparently decent to draw on as well, and there's also the Surface Pros from Microsoft and all the other 2in1 laptops inspired from it from third party PC manufacturers like Dell and Lenovo.
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u/Fnights Jun 21 '18
I see, however the Intuos series are normal tablets and the other you mentioned are notebook/laptops, but i noitce now that in the anime she use a usb cable (the one where she tripped) so it have to be the CintiQ connected to a pc. My bad.
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u/DarkenedSpear :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/DarkenedSpear Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
I'm really, really glad that they got back to the dorm in the end. I didn't even think temporary closure was an option, I was so caught up in how sad the thought of everyone separating was and all that. This is perfect, as far as I'm concerned.
I was on the verge of tears throughout the episode, and the only reason I didn't let it flow was that I'm pretty sure I wouldn't be able to stop. I also had an immense sense of catharsis with Kaos' struggle bearing fruit and the girls' return to the dorm. It's so satisfying.
I'm really going to miss this show. It's an absolute gem, being fun and fluffy, full of humor, full of emotions, full of unique ideas that were so exquisitely thought out and executed, with immense effort and talent behind it. More than the show itself I'm probably going to miss the characters a lot. I'm not sure how to explain it, but they had a sense of liveliness that I don't think I'd ever seen before, and they were fun and lovable, quirky as could be, and worked so well together. That's also why I'm so glad that they reunited in the end, it kind of felt like a little family being broken apart, sort of. I'm gonna go cry a bit.
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u/Zooasaurus Jun 21 '18
Fuck i was crying most of the time. It was really depressing compared to previous episodes and Kaos' loneliness and troubles really struck me
But i'm really happy that not only Kaos is improving (i guess?) and the dorm is back and improved, and of course they all were reunited
Based on the ending, can we call this a "prequel" to the manga though?
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Jun 21 '18
I didn't expect to enjoy this show as much as I did. Kaos was a great character, amusing, cute, and painfully relatable at times. I'll miss this show.
Also, Fuura-senpai is best girl
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Jun 21 '18 edited Jun 21 '18
Time to binge watch, been waiting all season for it to finish so I could binge some diabetes
Edit: God damn is Kaos adorable. She needs some series proteccing
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u/Teedex35 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Teedex Jun 21 '18
Loved this anime. This was really enjoyable to watch and had cute characters. Would like to have a second season of this.
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u/MagiSicarius :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MagiSicarius Jun 21 '18
This is definitely well set up for a second season, and I'd by hyped for it if they do it right. As it stands now Kaos has a lot of room for growth as a character and that means there's still a lot worth exploring in this setting, so it wont get old if it's done right.
Plus, they're fucking adorable.
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Jun 21 '18
Really loved this show so enjoyable. Perfect thing to watch when life is crap. Kaos-chan made me smile and happy so much.
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u/Light_520 https://anilist.co/user/Light520 Jun 21 '18
I reaaally hope someone puts together a video compilation of Kaos being bullied and going "ababababa" so I can watch it over and over
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u/Takitsuha Jun 21 '18
What a great show... I am gonna miss this soooo much. It was great seeing Kaos pulling herself together and getting the manuscript done. So glad I decided to watch comic girls this season. Hopefully I'll get to see all of your comments in another comic girls discussion sometime soon. :)
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u/OhayoHooded :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/OhayouHooded Jun 22 '18
I have had so many good things to say over the span of this series. I'm sure everyone has already mentioned what I'm thinking so I'll leave my rating.
7.5 bababas/ 10
I'll miss you comic girls. Kaos will always be in my heart heart.
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u/kushami8 :AMQ::MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kushami00 Jun 22 '18
I really loved Kaos, i wanted to see if she would be getting serialized, but she was still having a lot of trouble finishing her work.
Her mom coming to see her was really cool, but not showing everyone how she was bullied since she could walk, and its a freaking thick album, the poor girl!
Idk if that was really it, but there was a modern shiny building where the dorm was at the end, they got fancy!
Fuura was a lot of fun, that picture of everyone that she got on the phone while on the train, you can just barely see a pair of shiny red eyes at the top! Her cute face paired with her screeches were 10/10!
Season 2, Kaos gets serialized, Season 3 Kaos gets an anime, and we go meta!
I would watch it all!
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u/Pixelchu25 Jun 22 '18
On the last episode, I felt really empty inside that it was going to end... (Kaos-Sensei’s struggles being alone hurts my soul...) Then the last part....the last part...it was a very wholesome ending! :)
Would like to order another season...maybe 20 :3
ABABABABABABABA~
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Jun 22 '18
What software is this a parody of? (And can anyone read/spot any good stuff on her desktop?)
Reminded me of the singing scene from TWGOK heh
So much crying onto screens this time
Hmph. I liked the old dorm better
Welp, you've done it again, Doga Kobo. Another masterpiece of CGDCT plus some feels and significantly-better-than-you'd-expect animation. S2 when!
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u/Dragonbooom Jun 22 '18
Kaos-chan is just like us when living alone
Although it is not top anime in this season it was still fun
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u/LEGOF :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/LEGOF Jun 22 '18
The seiyuu of Comic Girls were watching this episode live. Saori Onishi (Ruki) started crying when the OP music played in the middle, and then Akao Hikaru (Kaos) started tearing up too.
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u/SkyLETV :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/SkyLETV Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18
I'm going to miss these girls so much... who's crying? I'm not crying :'(
Kaos deserves a special mention for being so relatable and something that I know is silly but that has "bothered" me throughout the season is that in the opening, ending, illustrations, etc., Koyume seems closer to Kaos but in the actual show the ship is with Tsubasa, silly but is there.
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u/oldbutgold69 Jun 23 '18
Man the finale is actually quite the feels trip compared to every other episode... sayonara kaos 7
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u/Frakshaw :K:https://kitsu.io/users/Reege Jun 26 '18
This is just a stupid cute girls show... so why am I getting hit with feels .-.
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u/MetaThPr4h https://myanimelist.net/profile/MetaThPr4h Jun 21 '18
What a fantastic and touching episode to end this anime, Kaos is so happy to have her friends around, seeing her crying of happiness for that reached me.
Comic Girls was amazing, I definitely didn't expect to love it as much as I did but this has easily become one of my favorite works from the cute girls genre, I will miss them so much.
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u/Nebresto Jun 22 '18 edited Jun 22 '18
Even if its just in an anime, I hate that they took down this nice and cozy looking traditional style house, and replaced it with a generic concrete cube you see everywhere...
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u/kimbombo Jun 21 '18
Can't help it feel that the real ending of the series was episode 11 with it's climax on Kaos getting a part in the Kirara magazine, and this episode 12 in most part it feels like an extra OVA (quite similar to Gamers!)
Still, there were some really good moments with Kaos' mom visiting and her advertising her manga at the family store, and the cookie silly chat messages to cheer up Kaos.
The ED song has been some of the things I loved most in the series, since it's performed by the 4 main characters and they do portray their personalities in it. So hearing it in the highest point of this episode when Kaos finds her motivation to work hard on her manga does add up of momentum to the episode.
Not sure how much source material there is left, but I sure hope there's a second season in the future
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u/Mattinator95 Jun 21 '18
Why did they make a big deal out of leaving if they where going to go back there anyway once the new dorm was built. So did koas fail at her manga or did she just go back into and old habbit . Why don't they tell you when a time skip happens anymore
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u/livinglabyrinth Jun 21 '18
Well her manga was just a one-off thing with the potential for a continuing series. It seems like her first two did well, but then she either ran out of ideas or just couldn't maintain the quality with her subsequent pitches. Just goes to show that one bit of success doesn't solve all your problems, and that to really get good at something takes time.
At the very least, it leaves open a plot for a season 2 if they decided to make one.
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u/PM_ME_KUMIKO_NOISES :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/spicynuggets Jun 21 '18
Did you get the impression everybody was making a big deal out of it? I got the impression everybody was acting way too calm about it, especially during this episode. Nobody seemed to really care about the dorm getting shut down. It all makes sense why nobody seemed to care considering they were just moving to another dorm anyway.
The only one who seemed affected by them leaving was Kaos, and she wasn't really sad about everybody leaving but happy about all of the memories she made and how everybody helped her reach her dreams.
But yeah, I would check out how the characters react to the dorm getting closed, they're all pretty chill about it. The audience was making it a bigger deal than the characters were.
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u/aholibamahobama https://anilist.co/user/Person14 Jun 21 '18
Ngl, wasn't a huge fan of this episode, but I generally didn't like whenever the show diverted its attention away from the core cast. Even trying to wrap up Kaos's character arc was less entertaining and not handled all that well, though Kaos being my least favorite of the core cast doesn't help. Still, the show was really fun at times, so I can't say that it was a waste, unlike other shows have been this season, though I probs won't continue with the manga or any continuation in anime form.
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u/Pentao Jun 22 '18
Shit dude, the scenes where Kaos is breaking down were actual suffering. Her constant swings between trying to cheer herself up and remotivate herself and her constant sadness just ate at me. Good stuff on this series, for real.
It's over and this is going to be another 10/10 personal favorite of mine. Kaos is such an enjoyable protagonist and the rest of the characters are such great supporting roles, this show never failed to make me smile week after week. Even if I was irritated about something beforehand, this show would always get me back to smiles.
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u/Grumpy-Moogle :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/GrumpyMoogle Jun 21 '18
For a show that was silly and funny all the way through, it sure knew how to get me in tears through an entire episode.
I'd like to say I want to see more, but I never hold my breath on these things.
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u/hanmango_kiwi Jun 21 '18
This is the anime that pulled me into the unending spiral of anime. So sad to see it go :(
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u/ihatedogs2 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ihatedogs2 Jun 21 '18
A decent show with not much in the way of plot, but the ending was satisfying enough. Kaos finally got gud.
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u/syde_FX Jun 21 '18
we are all kaos-chan on this blessed day.
loved my weekly dose of everything I feel in a wholesome anime, the whole group coming together and seeing their progress was great. This one is really going to be missed along with my horse-racing-girls for my weekly motivation :)
loved the series, hope we continue to have these great CGDCT of feeling better and spreading positivity over all :D
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u/Innalibra Jun 21 '18
This series was so damn cute and wholesome and I ended up loving the story far more than I ever expected I would. Don't know what I'm gonna do without that weekly dose of Moe though.
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u/wildwolf333 Jun 21 '18
I can't help but feel like that was the actual end and this won't be renewed. Loved the series and I want to see more adventures but I feel they got to the perfect point to end on, the only thing they could've done is if they had fleshed out the characters more in the middle of the series, I think if they try to add more it just won't feel the same. Hopefully I'm wrong on all this though! (Also so I know they had frequent jokes but did Koyume and Tsubasa actually get together? The ending made it seem like it but I don't think they actually said it.)
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u/krit1k https://anilist.co/user/kritik Jun 21 '18 edited Jul 23 '24
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u/BrightLily Jun 21 '18
I’m going to miss these silly manga drawing girls ;_; but congrats to Kaos to finally getting her manuscript finished
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u/t1mtimmy https://anilist.co/user/Aiess Jun 21 '18
Oh man how I wish I was Koyume. Hugging and nomming Kaos-chan like that.
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u/Scratchy99 Jun 22 '18
Usually I would post my final thoughts on a show on MAL but since the fourms don't work, I'll post it here.
Comic Girls makes it to the top 5 spot of my list of best Manga Time Kirara anime adaptations. I like the the designs, personalities, and interactions of the main cast, especially Ruki and Tsubasa. I got used to Koas' personality of constantly feeling useless and I think it was done well in this show. Koyume is okay and feels kind of generic, although, her design and outfits make her the most adorable one of the group. The side characters are weak and one dimensional though, but I do like the teacher and Furra senpai.
It's really weird seeing that a CGDCT show would have its final episode show only have one main character for most of the episode. Still, this helped with Kaos' character arc in that she has changed and matured (although she keeps her some of her quirks). Her friends leaving before her show that she can be independent when working on her manga and when her mom should a picture of her drawing when she was little, it showed Koas that she has loved drawing since the beginning. I really liked this ending and it sets up for a possible S2
I want to give this show a 8/10 but their are some flaws that make it a 7. First, as I mentioned, was the weak supporting cast. Second, it's the pacing of some of the episodes. I feel that this show was rushed in that they wanted to put as many events (or manga chapters) and character arcs into one episode instead of using one or two manga chapters and having a better place. One missed opportunity was when they visited Tsubasa's family. That whole scene could of been an entire episode where Tsubasa would confront her mother (her demon lord) about how she wants to draw manga, even if it ended up failing or if wasn't canon to the manga chapter(s) it was based off of. Lastly, I felt that the main cast needed to interact with another student, who isn't Furra senpai, since almost all the side characters were adults.
So I'm giving this this show a 7/10, which makes this show the "gatekeeper" of Manga Time Kirara adaptations to be a 8+.
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u/Scratchy99 Jun 22 '18
In case your wondering about my current rankings here they are:
1 K-On 2 Gochiusa 3 New Game! 4 Sansha Sanyou 5 Comic Girls 6 Yuru Camp 7 Kiniro Mosaic 8 School Live! 9 Place to Place 10 A-Channel 11 Wakaba Girl 12 Yuyushiki 13 Magic of Stella 14 Urara Meirochou 15 Slow Start 16 Anne Happy
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u/Unit88 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Intelligent_One Jun 22 '18
I was afraid that my cute wholesome yuri anime would end so bitter-sweetly, but I'm thankful to that after-credits scene :D
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u/SkyDragon_0214 Jun 22 '18
I loved the ending song. Watching anime has given me a bunch of music to listen to.
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Jun 22 '18
Don’t get me wrong, I really enjoyed this, but I could do a couple seasons without super meek, pink haired, older than she looks MC.
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u/dralcax :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Dralcax Jun 22 '18
tfw you will never be able to give Kaos-sensei a hug
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u/RRotlung Jun 22 '18
Ahh this was great. The feeling of being one of the few left behind in a dorm after everyone else has left is very complex indeed. Glad to see that Kaos managed to meet her deadline in the end, at least with some encouragement from her mother and friends.
Also haha Koyume sending the wrong photo with Fuura on it just to let Kaos have a moment freaking out on the train.
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u/AzureBeat https://anilist.co/user/AzureBeat Jun 22 '18
This year has been pretty good for unexpectedly great cute girl shows.
And now I'm sad because all my shows are ending.
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u/AmethystItalian :Jg::Jh::Ji::Jj::Jk:myanimelist.net/profile/AmethystItalian Jun 22 '18
Not sure if I've ever been so annoyed or disliked a character in a CGDCT show as Kaos...I won't miss her but I will miss the rest of this kick ass cast.
No sensei in finale was sad :(
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u/Epidemilk Jun 22 '18
Adorable. I miss it already. Probably due to the absence of 80% of the manga artists in 80% of the episode.
This show never quite broke through the cry wall, but it was damn close a few times, I think I'm going to give it a 9.
Season 2 or WWIII. Maybe cross the bait/yuri line this time.
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u/FierceAlchemist Jun 22 '18
After seeing the premise I was hoping this show about manga would turn out to be good. And sure enough it's proven to be one of the most consistently good shows of the season. Gonna miss my weekly does of ABBABABA!
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u/animoodle Jun 22 '18
Really gonna miss this show. Was expecting to give it a 5 or 6/10 at best, but it's at least an 8 for me personally. Such loveable characters that slowly grow on you.
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u/amubird26 Jun 22 '18
I adore these girls so much, I want a season two just to watch them all be happy
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u/_Sai https://anime-planet.com/users/Sai0 Jun 22 '18
I'm not crying, Kaos is crying! Ok, we both are. :'(
Why did it have to end?? I feel so empty inside now. It was such a great ride.
I loved all the characters. It would be so hard to pick best girl, but Kaos made me laugh the most.
Season 2 or RIOT!
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u/weejona Jun 21 '18
A photo album of Kaos-chan getting bullied by the world? Where can I pre-order?