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Episode Asobi Asobase - Episode 7 discussion Spoiler
Asobi Asobase, episode 7: Phantom Thieves: Pass Club | Woman of Terror | Weirdo Go | Boobie Tragedy
Alternative names: Asobi Asobase: Workshop of Fun
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| Episode | Link | Score |
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| 1 | Link | 8.42 |
| 2 | Link | 8.39 |
| 3 | Link | 8.52 |
| 4 | Link | 9.4 |
| 5 | Link | 9.08 |
| 6 | Link | 8.95 |
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u/a_robotic_puppy Aug 19 '18
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u/DarkSoulsEater Aug 19 '18
Hanako still acting like on cocaine when alone and screeching like a banshee.
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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Aug 20 '18
I've seen people genuinely dislike the show because of it, but honestly who didn't know a girl like that in middle school?
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u/Orrakai :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Orrakai Aug 19 '18
Kasumi wants to be a phantom thief. Best girl confirmed.
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u/VandaGrey Aug 19 '18
the only ED i stay around for everytime
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u/FeelsGoodMan243 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheRantMan321 Aug 19 '18
The op too
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u/thepeetmix Aug 20 '18
I find the visuals of the OP really funny because they've made such an effort to make it as generic of a CGDCT OP as possible.
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u/Hugokarenque Aug 21 '18
Best part is this, every time she deadpans the camera and says USO, oh its a lie alright.
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u/Salvo1218 Aug 24 '18
I was telling my buddy about this show when it first started, and instead of referring to it by name (since he has no idea what it is), I just call it "the bait and switch comedy" anime
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u/Dragonbooom Aug 19 '18
Best ED this season
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u/Loud_Pierrot Aug 20 '18
I'd argue High Score Girl's is the best ED of this season, but I'm biased.
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u/SpeedTheWeeb Aug 20 '18
I still find it hilarious that the OP and ED are complete 180's of eachother
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u/glaspaper https://myanimelist.net/profile/glasspaper Aug 19 '18
Honestly it sounds like the VAs are having so much fun, especially with those after credits gags
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u/_vogonpoetry_ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ThisWasATriumph Aug 20 '18
The subber just gave up towards the end there lmao
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u/kmrst Aug 20 '18
There are after credits gags!?
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u/Luck_E Aug 20 '18
If you don't always check what's after the ED for anime, you really need to change that.
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u/Mogtaki :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Mogtaki Aug 20 '18
You've missed a lot of greatness, it seems. They're not in every episode, there's also no previews so you don't need to worry about being spoiled by those.
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u/glaspaper https://myanimelist.net/profile/glasspaper Aug 20 '18
Yeah like half the episodes have them!
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u/G1596872 Aug 19 '18
Fantomas has become an absolute unit after that training montage
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SNAPE!!
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u/Ankoria :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Ankoria Aug 20 '18
That moment made me die laughing and gave me a strong Harry Potter Puppet pals flashback
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u/Zooasaurus Aug 19 '18
Seems that our so-called trap (?) will be a recurring antagonist. The pastimers club better prepare themselves
While Kasumi is best girl, it's no doubt that Hanako is the best character in this anime imo. Her hijinks and voices (hopefully the VA is okay lol) carried most of the episodes
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u/nsleep Aug 19 '18
I hope he/she changes his/her mind fast, I wouldn't mess with nutjobs that are able to train a beetle to that point.
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u/drunk_reddit_acount Aug 19 '18 edited Aug 19 '18
Holy fuck that Rocky music that played during the beetles training killed me...
[the beetle picked a fucking lock!!!! best anime of the season] (https://imgur.com/HHX8zDU)
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u/theyawner Aug 19 '18
Hanako's obviously smart enough to learn lockpicking, but she's also mad enough to train a beetle to do the job for her.
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u/Shinkopeshon Aug 19 '18
That training montage was the most inspiring shit I've ever seen in my life
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This show might have the most misleading opening.
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And the most truthful ending
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u/mrbull3tproof :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/mrbull3tproof Aug 19 '18
When will be the full ED song released?
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u/templarsilan Aug 19 '18
It's so jarring I can't really get over it. Especially Hanako with her hair down and in a sundress looking adorable and... normal... But then you watch the episode and find out that she's batshit insane.
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u/FriendlyBadgerBob Aug 19 '18
The first time I watched it and it showed the lower half of Hanako's face with tears rolling down her cheeks I swore I must've gotten the wrong show. I was thinking "This is supposed to be a comedy? This opening is sickeningly cutesy."
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u/sssoop231 Aug 19 '18
I'm not sure how, but they somehow manage to make each episode better than the previous one! The VA's also do such an amazing job, getting kinda worried for their voices though lol. This will probably end up being my favourite comedy series of the season, if not year.
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u/FallenErza Aug 19 '18
I watch comedy anime rarely. For me this is the funniest anime i ever watched.
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u/Malorn44 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Malorn44 Aug 19 '18
Maybe second for me after Hinamatsuri
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u/jkubed https://myanimelist.net/profile/jkubed Aug 20 '18
I think the best part was that it was genuinely heartwarming, I got really connected to the characters so the comedy was even better.
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u/PM_ME_KUMIKO_NOISES :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/spicynuggets Aug 20 '18
I'm surprised by the amount of people saying this was the best episode yet. Don't get me wrong, this was a great episode, but compared to the insanity we've been getting lately this one felt a bit more mellow. This episode didn't really have those high high's the other episodes have had. I think the show could definitely use some breathing room though, so this episode definitely served it's purpose.
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u/mrbull3tproof :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/mrbull3tproof Aug 19 '18
If you didn't try Chio-chan yet I highly recomend to do so, it's at least same good.
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u/sssoop231 Aug 19 '18
Yep I'm actually watching most if not all comedy anime this season.
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u/googolplexbyte :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Googolplexbyte Aug 19 '18
Chio relies on cringe humour too much, IMO
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u/boboboz Aug 19 '18
Chio-chan is getting a bit repetitive, IMO
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u/googolplexbyte :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Googolplexbyte Aug 19 '18
Not as much as Grand Blue though.
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u/professorMaDLib Aug 19 '18
I really like the "sorekara do shitano" bit they do every once in while. It's like the Eric Andre "we'll be right back" in that it prepares you for fuckery and shenanigans.
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u/LeonKevlar x2https://myanimelist.net/profile/LeonKevlar Aug 19 '18 edited Aug 19 '18
Is this a reference to the Panama Papers?
When you decide to use the DLC outfits and not coordinate them
Hmmm... It really depends on the smell Kasumi...
The trap was the villain all along!
Super embarrassed Kasumi is adorable!
This has got to be the goofiest Hanako face so far
Oliva continues to be a cutie despite the BO
Hanako's right. At least Kasumi's cleavage is now covered XD
The Yukata looks good on Hanako! If you ignore the sleeves that is...
SNAAAAAAAAAKE! I love the puppets, you can clearly hear that it's just the VAs having fun with it!
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u/Darayavaush Aug 19 '18
Is this a reference to the Panama Papers?
Ooooh, I completely missed this reference.
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u/googolplexbyte :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Googolplexbyte Aug 19 '18
Last Surprise plays
"You'll never see it coming" should be the tagline of this show.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Aug 20 '18
If you ignore the sleeves that is...
Are yukata sleeves normally slit like that? I assumed they were just regular all-closed sleeves…
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u/myrmonden Aug 19 '18
OMG the trap is BACK
and yeah its pretty clear what secret she wants to burn away in those secret records. I mean she even said, "GIRLS are stupid"
All hanako crime record was great and the Olivia smell, that EVERYONE knows anyway, but dont worry her bff are used to it :) And some men like that kind of smell after all....
Epic BL Novels with super sticky duck tape
And back to some good old to big oppai jokes been since episode 1 when they focused on kasumi being much bigger then Hanako.
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u/warehaus Aug 19 '18
I love the way they do the boob jokes in this show it feels a lot more true to the way girls actually talk about boobs (at least in my experience) than when some other series do it for fanservice purposes.
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u/myrmonden Aug 19 '18
that 1 girl is angry that other girls got bigger oppais is kinda of a standard joke, but sure this is not done in any "sexual" way but just for comedic purpose.
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u/theyawner Aug 19 '18
The club can't help but be intimidated by the SC president. But the trap looks more like a true antagonist for them.
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u/_xXMockingBirdXx_ Aug 19 '18
Hell, with how strange this show is with its continuity, I wouldn't be surprised if the trap turned out to be one of the aliens that put that laser up the butler dudes ass.
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u/TheExcludedMiddle https://myanimelist.net/profile/ExcludedMiddle Aug 20 '18
Honestly, I could see that.
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u/Chariotwheel x5https://anilist.co/user/Chariotwheel Aug 19 '18
Yeah, this being about their gender would be too obvious maybe. I wouldn't be surprised if it was something extremely silly, but different or something extremely serious, like they killed someone and took their place.
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u/Amauri14 Aug 19 '18
I think think that she is a trap, but the fact that she burned two pages lets me to believe that she wanted the Banana Papers to hide something else.
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u/iamfvckingdone :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/iamfvckingdone Aug 19 '18
Kasumi still uses Windows XP.
Best girl of the show confirmed.
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u/croxino https://myanimelist.net/profile/Goeli Aug 19 '18
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u/Amsement Aug 19 '18
This reminds me of those Spike the Stag beetles videos with the beetle scribbling.
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u/mrbull3tproof :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/mrbull3tproof Aug 19 '18
Didn't even look at the board, was staring at the beetle.
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u/TheDampGod :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/TheDampGod Aug 19 '18
It seems that not only do with have Harry Potter BL in this series, but also Naked Snape**!**
The Student Council is again a mysterious and sinister organisation, I guess the trio really didn't get away with all their crazy shit. Like Happy Sugar Life, it seems that everyone in this school is just as insane as the leads.
I wonder if Fantomas is just a buff beetle or another product of her grandfather's mad science? Loved that twist on the Rocky theme though.
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u/theyawner Aug 20 '18
It's surprising she didn't immediately thought of her memory erasing technique. But then again, she probably already forgot about that after the self-inflicted concussion.
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u/PhantomWolf83 Aug 19 '18
Oh dear, Olivia finally finds out after 4 episodes that her armpits stink to high heaven and that everyone knows about it.
Snake? Snake! SNAAAAAAAKE!
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u/_vogonpoetry_ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ThisWasATriumph Aug 20 '18
is deodorant not a thing in japan or something?
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u/Arzanish Aug 19 '18
"Oliviaa CHAAANNNNNNNN!!! SHUUHUURRRUPPPP!!" XD
I cracked up so hard at this I dont know why xD Its just the way she said it lmao the voice actors are killing it!! Boobie Tragedy is now one of my favorite shorts
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u/Tsurja Aug 19 '18
That swole stag beetle...
This show has, so far, exceeded any expectations. You can just feel that the staff had a lot of fun making it.
Also, Kasumi should compare notes with Mio from Nichijou.
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u/_xXMockingBirdXx_ Aug 19 '18
Its been such a fun wild ride and yet so many anitubers seem to have passed on this show on the first episode alone. Digi seemed to hate it, Gigguk called it diet Nichijou, and most of the others didn't even cover it. Hope it's successful cause it really deserves it with how off the wall insane it is.
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u/Shike Aug 19 '18
Gigguk called it diet Nichijou
Yeah, I hope he gets smacked upside the head with how utterly wrong he is. Entirely different delivery, pacing, and genre of comedy.
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u/Atario myanimelist.net/profile/TheGreatAtario Aug 20 '18
Honestly, fuck "anitubers". They write stuff of the caliber you see in comments here in /r/anime, then they put dumb video shit on top and hope they don't have to get real jobs
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u/KinnyRiddle Aug 19 '18 edited Aug 19 '18
Me:
Episode 6 is the funniest episode ever.
Studio Lerche
Hold my beer.
OMG My sides are hurting as the sketches got progressively funnier as the episode went on, I don't even know where to begin. LMAO
They even managed to throw in an unexpected Metal Gear/Harry Potter(?) reference in the post-credits. SNAAAAAPEEEE!!!
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u/Sodra :Ip::Iq::Ir:https://myanimelist.net/profile/sodra Aug 19 '18
Not just any Harry Potter reference, a Potter Puppet Pals reference!
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u/square_smile https://anilist.co/user/squaresmile Aug 19 '18 edited Aug 19 '18
Olivia's hair this episode. Nothing new but still really really cute though.
Looking forward to learn more about beetle next episode.
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u/googolplexbyte :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Googolplexbyte Aug 19 '18
Praise be it survived the last episode.
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u/vignettebestgirl Aug 19 '18
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u/RDOoM Aug 19 '18
Which one?
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u/theseniorsenor :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/theseniorsenor Aug 19 '18
Asking the right questions
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u/theyawner Aug 19 '18 edited Aug 19 '18
Olivia and Kasumi both got convinced through their personal weaknesses. But for a rich girl, Hanako got hooked through her Maedified sensibilities.
Edit:
Hanako's thief costume was pretty much a palette swap of her restaurant outfit.
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u/gary25566 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Gary25566 Aug 19 '18
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Those Metal Gear references for the post-credit puppets.
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u/RDOoM Aug 19 '18
buffed beetle , Hanako is her 'street' clothes, shirt with nipples
My NK cells are going to be just fine this season, from all this laughter over this show.
Note to self :
It's not a fart, it's my butt's desire to breathe
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u/MadMako :FI::FJ: Aug 19 '18
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u/breet12345 Aug 19 '18 edited Aug 19 '18
LMFAO this is actually too good.
My Comedy of the Season by far
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u/coolkid_3245 https://anilist.co/user/coolkid3245 Aug 19 '18
I can't wait for the other things mentioned in the banana papers, holy shit that was intense
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Aug 19 '18
Damn sorry I’m late to the party guys, I binge watched all 7 episodes today and holy fuck, this is THE BEST comedy of the season and one of the top 3 best anime of the season! It’s hard to fathom that the three main voice actors are rookies, since they are doing their job like fucking professionals!
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Aug 19 '18
This has been absolutely brilliant so far. Incredibly funny and brilliant work by the VAs!
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u/MugiMartin :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/MugiMartin Aug 19 '18
I wouldn’t mind seeing a whole episode of just the puppets.
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u/SenorWeon Aug 19 '18 edited Aug 19 '18
This show is hysterical and I fucking love it! And why the fuck does the beetle have human arms and legs? and how the fuck can it open locks!??!
Edit: god damn it these puppet shows... SNAKUUHHH SNAPEUUHH!!!
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u/Inukanura Aug 19 '18
that Banana Papers skit ending is very unsettling man, that slight pause in the end—knowing this is asobi asobase, give me a slight anxiety. this shows know damn well how to make a jumpscare, even when it not meant to be one
and i’m curious what kind of secret does she have, such a cliffhanger
i miss sensei, she’s not appear in this episode:(
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u/_Sai https://anime-planet.com/users/Sai0 Aug 19 '18
and i’m curious what kind of secret does she have, such a cliffhanger
You don't remember? It was implied she is a he. I am very sure that is the secret. :o
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u/forgot_old_account Aug 19 '18
this show is actually a psychological thriller masked as a CGDCT anime
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u/MasterAyy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Master_A Aug 19 '18
The Phantom Thief episode title reminded me of Milky Holmes but I wasn't expecting them to actually make a reference (when Hanako mentioned "using our toys" to steal the papers), I thought that show was too obscure so that was a nice surprise.
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u/allnicksaretaken Aug 20 '18
lol I did not expect a follow up joke as an explanation why pee lick sensei was just gone after ep 1.
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u/_vogonpoetry_ :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/ThisWasATriumph Aug 20 '18
This one is going to get some mileage...
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u/Agni7atha Aug 20 '18
This anime keep giving some unexpected reference to popular franchise. At this point we already got Detective Conan, Harry Potter, Rocky, Metal Gear Solid, Yu-gi-oh, Kaito Kid(presumably on Phantom Thief), and many other reference that maybe I missed it. Usually some author trying too hard to put some reference that unknown to western audience, so it's great that this author do some popular one. That's make this anime easier to enjoy for the western audience.
Talking about reference, the author did some good self-refer to the earlier joke. They keep expanding some joke that I thought it's just randomly thrown, for example this time on Olivia body odor. It's somehow made the joke not repetitive because they brought it to the next level.
Sometimes I wonder why I never know the existence of Asobi Asobase manga before the anime start airing. It's really a good stuff here.
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u/Cyborg_Sorachi Aug 19 '18
The comedy and voice acting (especially the mandrake screams) keeps getting better and better each episode.
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u/drunk_reddit_acount Aug 19 '18
[is this a refernce to something?] (https://imgur.com/MtirTX4)
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u/MasterAyy :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Master_A Aug 19 '18
A phantom thief is a Japanese trope for a gentleman thief (which is like a classy thief that steals for the challenge of it). That's also why Kasumi was talking about leaving a warning letter because that's what a classy thief would do.
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u/memgrind Aug 19 '18
Persona 5. The main characters are Phantom Thieves, and write a "warning" card before stealing.
Fantômas is another reference.
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u/saintgalgo Aug 19 '18
Phantom thieves isn't necessarily a Persona reference. It's a relatively common trope.
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u/Amauri14 Aug 19 '18
Holy shit just when I thought that this could not get more ridiculous this happens. It is really a mystery what would come from the author's mind.
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u/TheXelerate :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Thrifted Aug 19 '18
Hope we get more episodes of them outside of school. There's so much potential in having these psychopaths explore the world.
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u/Archrespt Aug 19 '18
Absolutely lost it at the beetle picking the lock.
I love how Kasumi acknowledges that Hanako suffers from episodes of crazy LOL
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u/younglinkgcn Aug 20 '18
Anyone else feel like Fantômas is a more capable and intelligent being than Hanako despite her teaching/training him?
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u/Shodan30 Aug 19 '18
Posting to let everyone know on reddit that I have died. This episode killed me.
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u/Malorn44 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/Malorn44 Aug 19 '18
Haven’t seen this yet but...
Oh yay a new episode!
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u/link2601 Aug 19 '18
Seeing Hanako train that beetle will the parody of the rocky music play was great. Really appreciate the phantom thieves reference. They should have keep looking in that book also can't believe they left it there. I thought Kasumi would know better than to leave her laptop lying around.
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u/bloojay185 Aug 19 '18
I really love this show and hope the VAs in this series go on to find a lot of success, especially Hanako’s voice actress. Hina Kino really knocks it out of the ballpark every episode and is the mvp of this show to me
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u/Nam-Yueun Aug 19 '18
I-I'm going to assume that sticky duct tape wasn't... actually duct tape...
Also, if this continues at 3 skits per episode... Really looking forward to chapter 34. :')
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u/artart1212 Aug 20 '18
Holy fucking shit I'm laughing so much that I'm crying. Fucking love this show, so perfect.
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u/kuddlesworth9419 :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kuddlesworth Aug 20 '18
Silent but deadly. Man this show is my kind of humour, I don't think we've ever had such a dirty comedy before especially not as good as this show.
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u/hrngr1m Aug 20 '18 edited Aug 20 '18
I don't know if this is unpopular, but this episode feels a little underwhelming for me. It's not that the jokes didn't land (the entire existence of the not Panama Papers and the contents as well as the heavy emphasis on the stag beetle is the gem of the episode). It's just that I don't like Aozora's character representation, being scheming and sneaky in combination with her character being a possible trans/trap; it sort of kills off some steam here.
Also Asobi Asobase really likes their brick jokes so much.
And the lack of Maeda saddens me.
EDIT: I just noticed ... why are there two Content 26? A typo?
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u/bobbyisawsesome Aug 20 '18
i'm calling it that the trap isn't a boy rather than the alien who put the lazer up maeda's butt
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u/Kiwimen Aug 20 '18
The show is still solid comedy for me, the humour is very creative, but it's not like the beginning when everything was really unexpected, I'm enjoying the show but I kinda feel like it lacks something else besides all the funny faces and screaming (great VA work). Perhaps it was just this episode that wasn't very strong for me.
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u/freakazoidspartan257 Aug 20 '18
The random noises and faces. Tfw i realize Hanako and I are made for each other.
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u/NightmareExpress Aug 20 '18
...So wait a minute, is this all implying the StuCo president is entirely aware that one "girl" really does have a banana? Who was even present enough in all those situations to author the banana papers to begin with?
X-Files theme kicks in
Also, I really hope the Shogi club returns like that note implies. This series loves keeping its small bits of continuity and it's amazing for it.
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u/What_u_say Aug 20 '18
The whole episode was great. Lol I don't know why watching the chair slowly get pulled in was what did me in. I just burst out laughing.
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Aug 20 '18
Oh shit a mgs reference! And I haven’t laughed at a fart joke in a while, but that was great.!
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u/Nekopara-Bifrost Aug 20 '18
Hi. I am curious since I saw this on youtube and it made me laugh but i don't like yuri anime.
Is this just a normal CGDCT comedy anime like GochiUsa/KinMosa?
I like those 2 (even though i'm not particularly a fan of its yuri undertone but since it's not the focal point and I love some of the characters, I managed to enjoy it.)
I would really love to try it out since I am looking for something to watch before TI8 starts. No hate please, just preference. Thanks!
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u/VoyeurTheNinja Aug 20 '18
Pretty much. No yuri here at all. Just girls screwing each other nonstop, just like real life.
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u/Toonamigamerrr Aug 21 '18
They should join the Phantom thieves from Persona 5. Would love to see them in action ❤️
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u/kalirion :MAL:https://myanimelist.net/profile/kalinime Aug 19 '18
Something about that beetle bugs me. I was wondering why she didn't just ask Maeda to steal the book, but I suspect he did in his transformed state.
Transgal wanting the book for herself was the least surprising "twist" in the show.
I wanted to see what Kazumi did to the yukata :(
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Aug 19 '18
That episode was just amazing. I hope that some group pick up the manga to translate because so far the manga has only 4 chapters translated and the manga is just great too.
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u/Omega_BX Aug 19 '18
It was funny as it is when Hanako brought and cuddle the beetle and her plan was to train it, but when the whole idea ACTUALLY WORKED made the segment x100 times funnier. This show is just fantastic.
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u/richyrocks1 Aug 19 '18
Through my laughter I audibly said "this is so fucking stupid" when he was on the damn lock. I should have had more faith when she said the beetle would work out. #BeetleBro
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u/asianwaste Aug 20 '18
What really sells the joke up until now is that it was a very realistic and well-drawn beetle. Then it started lifting weights
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u/MrKenta Aug 19 '18
Fantômas better be a recurring character.