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I thought you guys said this wasn't /u/?
It's bait, like your post.
>Takeda: Shuichi is special as well, but for Kumiko, Reina is depicted as a presence that is above him. Before Kumiko met her, he may have been her special guy, but now her relationship with Reina is eternal.
>>133385837
/u/ haters blown the fuck out
>>133385690
It isn't. It's called a sismance.
>>133385837
>i am cum
that night
>>133385690
You need to remove the goggles.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0RMxnTQVnM
>But the music, the framing...
that's called baiting.
>>133389224
I DON'T CARE
I SHIP IT
>>133385690
If the many world interpretation of quantum mechanics is the true nature of everything (which sadly is unprovable) then there is a universe in which this turned into full /u/ after this episode and maybe even a world in which it got explicit h-scenes.
Why even live?
Don't they end up with dudes in the LN?
It's a show about music, and the lesbians who play it.
>>133390293
There is no LN so no.
>>133389689
Girl on the right is actually gay correct? Haven't watched the show but she does some gay shit in the gifs & webms I've seen.
>>133390652
>There is no novel so no
FTFY
>>133390694
They're both very gay.
>>133390838
Are you implying that crack-kun is behind the Kumirei threads? Why would he do that?
>>133385690
It's not, but the majority of everyone who watched the show thinks it should be. I know this because my dad is Japan.
>>133390838
And yet here you are.
Replying to it as you always have done.
You're the same.
>>133385690
It is. /a/ is just in denial so they can make this look like a special series.
I want to be fucked by Asuka
>>133391107
That was my first post this thread.
I was pointing out your hypocrisy you autistic shitposting fuck, remove yourself.
>>133391107
Well, I had no idea these were supposed to be shitpost threads. I just unironically post my OTP here anyway
>>133385690
It is, they'll be dating in S2.
>>133390293
I heard someone say that there was a LN page that blew this pairing out but I've never seen it. Anyone got it?
>>133385837
That sounds pretty gay what do you guys think?
>>133391600
you don't need a page when it was in the damn anime
>>133385837
>leaving out the rest of the quote
>Takeda: It’s not just those two; that type of relationship is throughout this entire story. I wanted to show fellowship as this vastly important thing that gets cultivated by mankind depending on each other and working hard in that closed space of club activities.
>Takeda: (laughs) In almost every work, not just novels, there’s so many that put romance above fellowship, aren’t there? I wasn’t satisfied with that, so I wrote this work thinking of making fellowship above romance.
>>133391681
Fellowship above romance is still romance.
>>133391610
The difference between 恋 and 愛 is real.
Reminder
>>133391992
Taki never loved Reina. He rejected her when she confessed to him, and now he hates her for being a creepy stalking bitch.
Can someone explain to me how KumiRei and anticrack posting are related to one another
Why is this so difficult for some people?
In the anime they are gay.
In the novel they are not.
The anime is simply not a faithful rendition of the novels.
Kyoani liked the setting and some of the characters, so they bought the story, but they did their own thing with it.
>>133392157
>Why is this so difficult for some people?
I don't know.
People find it hard to accept that companies want to make money off of their fans.
>>133391681
>making fellowship above romance.
My fucking african brother. After all romance is tainted by lust which makes it an inferior feeling.
>>133392149
The yuri community on /a/ is really fucked up. There's tons of shitposting, and legendary trolls like Crack-kun, Homuhater, and Chagen, and it all gets mixed up together like this.
>>133392157
>In the anime they are gay.
oh you /u/shitters I swear
>>133392303
Yasuna is gay as well.
>>133392233
Plato pls
>>133392157
>In the anime they are gay.
/u/ man, surely the most delusional board .
>>133392299
Why does yuri attracts so much autism
>>133392445
>He says to the /a/ anon, on /a/
>Whilst Hibikek threads are banned on /u/
/a/ man, surely the most obsessive board.
>>133391610
Personally I think it's just Takeda's way of saying she's okay with what KyoAni is doing. As if to say "this is also an acceptable interpretation of their relationship, because I always meant for Reina and Kumiko to be this close".
Because Takeda never included shit like >>133390785 in the book herself.
>>133392512
>>Whilst Hibikek threads are banned on /u/
Seriously? Since when?
>>133392512
>>133392586
Stop talking to yourself, Chagen.
>>133392512
Well yeah, I never said /a/ wasn't obsessive. What you said doesn't invalidate anything that came from me though.
>>133392609
I wish I could be so crazy.
>>133392686
Hello, me
>>133385690
>>133385837
Picked the fuck up
>>133391910
no, because Kumiko still dates Shuuichi
>>133392881
I don't see how that relates to my post at all, senpai.
>>133392532
>>133392990
>Because Takeda never included shit like
they do shit like this all the time in the later novels, it's just nobody ever reads them so they think there's no yuri in it. There's literally a scene where Kumiko and Reina fall asleep with interlocked fingers
>>133392989
The author confirms that Kumiko and Reina have a fellowship above romance. She's outright saying that Shuuichi can't satisfy Kumiko, so she cheats on him with her eternal love Reina.
>falling for Class S
I though /u/ would, at least, be better than that.
>>133393046
Cool.I'm actually trying to avoid spoilers, butI admit I should have been a bit more specific to what I meant when I said "never" (although I did say "book" and not "books"), but I meant what was included in the first book that the first season covered, which is all I've read. I'm in fact only bothering to bring that one into comparison, because who's to say that KyoAni won't ramp up the "fellowship" in future scenes, as they've done so far.
Kumiko?
The writing of this series in a nutshell
>>133393100
Sounds more like a cop-out or an indirect denial of romance than a confirmation of it. It's just saying that their relationship is very close but it's not romantic or amorous or anything like that, so to me it sounds like the author just teases the yuri crowd while at the same time denying that the girls are a couple or ever could be. The digest would be that the author said, "they're nakama and that's better than being lovers," and the /u/-boats cite it as proof of the exact opposite of what it actually meant.
How can two girl make love to eachothers.
>>133393601
How can they not?
>>133393320
It actually is pretty funny how Shiuichi becomes practically a non character half way through the show
>>133393767
He was basically a non-character the entire show, as far as I remember
Wasn't last chapter too short? Like half?
>>133393551
It sounds like the author is a closet lesbian writing a very sexual and romantic "friendship" but unable to go all the way. Doesn't really make sense that she's just teasing yuri fans, it's not an LN or an otaku-oriented work that could benefit from that.
>>133394055
>It sounds like the author is a closet lesbian writing a very sexual and romantic "friendship" but unable to go all the way.
Maximum projecting.
>>133394055
>It sounds like the author is a closet lesbian...
Oh wow
>>133394099
>projecting
So that anon is a closet lesbian, then?
>>133394099
That makes no sense. I'm a straight man.
The fact is there is literally no other explanation for scenes like this
http://pastebin.com/ffUGM7Ac
The author is deep in the closet.
>>133394205
One of the gayest things I've read.
Warn me next time jesus.
![[HorribleSubs] Hidan no Aria AA - 06 [720p].mkv_snapshot_22.03_[2015.11.11_00.32.14].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/UqlOPwO.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Hidan no Aria AA - 06 [720p].mkv snapshot 22.03 [2015.11.11 00.32.14]")
>>133394205
Hot.
>>133394205
I meant that you're projecting your desire for yuri onto the author specifically, not yourself entirely, though obviously I phrased that poorly. Taking the author's explicit denial that the characters are romantically involved and spinning it into "she's a closet lesbian" seems like a massive leap to make.
That said, that excerpt is actually really gay, so I can see where you're coming from now, though I don't think your conclusion is as certain as you say.
>>133395152
He probably doesn't know what "pandering" even means
>>133393525
It might say something about you that you jump on something being 'reddit' while everyone else is actually thinking about the subject.
>>133395211
Pandering to who? This is an obscure novel for normies, not something the mysterious "yuribait otaku" audience would ever take notice of. It makes no sense that she would write this homoerotic relationship in order to increase sales, but it makes perfect sense that she wrote it to let out her latent homolust.
Here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_S_%28genre%29
They act and look gay all you want, but at the end of they day they'll go with a man.
>>133395578
>this homoerotic relationship
Just because you think it is, doestn't make it so
>>133395607
This doesn't fall under Class S because it's not just a temporary schoolgirl phase. In fact, the author says the opposite, that Kumiko and Reina are eternal, while Shuuichi is temporary.
>>133395760
It's not a matter of opinion. That pastebin is gay as fuck, and so are many other scenes
/u/ won the war, not only is there a season 2, but season 2 ships them together.
>>133395846
Eternal as fellowship, not as romance.
If the author wanted them to be thought as gay, there's no reason to be roundabout regarding this.
Hell, as the other guy says, this isn't even a mainstream novel or something aimed at otaku.
If the author would be writing a story about lesbians, she would very well know what her market is and there would be no reason to beat around the bush.
>>133395991
This is where the "closeted lesbian" explanation comes in
>>133395955
Look up what erotic means. Where I come from a hug isn't erotic.
And that scene could still be read as an intimate hug between friends. Especially since it's a short scene with no context, typical /u/. There's a fuckton of ways to make the scene romantic or sexual in both subtle and obvious ways.
Shuichi was a mistake.
>>133391681
>there’s so many that put romance above fellowship, aren’t there? I wasn’t satisfied with that, so I wrote this work thinking of making fellowship above romance.
TL: they're not gay, they're just really good friends.
>>133396281
Yeah, it's just a very intimate hug between very close friends. Kumiko was aroused, but not in an obscene way. Nothing gay about it.
So is this /u/ or not?
>>133396500
Was she aroused or did she see something arousing? There's a difference.
Also you might want to do some research on female sexuality. It's science fact that women can be turned on by things that don't denote their sexual preference.
>>133396558
/a/ is discount /u/ but the actual dykes seem stay on their board. It's the weird /u/ guys that hang out on /a/.
>>133396719
Sexual preference is determined by the sum of one's sexual experiences. So Kumiko is a raging dyke since she spends all her time being touchy feely with Reina and ignoring Shuuichi
>>133385690
It's not yuri until there's a kiss, at least according to /u/.
>>133395961
Not only that, but they'll have an explicit yuri sex scene.
>>133396402
shuichi is the weak link of the show kyoani soulf have just written him off from the start or give himsomething to do in season 2. He and that girl from Rika can hangout and get her to help him with the trombone or some shit.
>>133396871
>Sexual preference is determined by the sum of one's sexual experiences
Then how do virgins know what their sexual preference is?
>>133397605
>Q: Can I fap to this?
>A: Yes. Indeed I can.
Sequel where Kumiko breaks up with Shuichi and gets back together with Reina when?
It's just a friendship story like every other KyoAni SoL.
>>133397808http://archiveofourown.org/works/4532841/chapters/10315497
REMEMBER TAMAKO MARKET!
>>133398038
Disgusting.
This is how the author tries to explain their relationship.
Kumiko admires Reina because Reina is driven and seems so superior. She shine's brightly to her, but later on in the novels she realizes that Reina isn't as strong as she thought. She realizes that they're both equals.
That feeling of looking up to her and admiration was played up as sexual tension. When Kumiko realizes that they're equals things get more hetero in the romance department as a symbol of that growth.
Also, Reina's in love with Taki throughout the entire Novel, but she still acts the way she does with Kumiko because Japan is a different place and Class S relationships and all that.
The truth is though, I think the author is either bisexual or a lesbian. KyoAni really only adapts works that are centered around their location in Japan. They're usually pretty high-strung about getting the original author's intention out. When they adapted it that yuri showed because the author put a lot of it in there by accident or subconsciously.
In the end, it can definitely be considered a yuri or shoujou ai anime.
Ah. Disclaimer. I don't like that stuff, but this is what I got from participating in threads regarding it back when it was airing.
>>133398103
What a kek
>>133398384
Since when can we not say that, I've only been away a couple of weeks damn
>>133398038
I love yuri and even I find shit like this embarrassing.
>>133398611
Why?
>>133397779
What about virgins that don't fap? Those exist, generally among girls.
>>133398329
>In the end, it can definitely be considered a yuri or shoujou ai anime.
>>133398712
It reeks of denial and desperation. Like when someone who likes trap doujins but insists it's not gay.
>>133398764
good
>>133391681
Why is Takeda so fucking based?
All you shitters in this thread going on about whether or not Hibike is yuri or yuri bait or whatever, you're missing out on a great fucking show.
>>133398824
But traps aren't gay.
>>133398979
Lol dude are you serious.
You probably put yourself in that bubble where you only watch SOL shows or something.
That theme is the most common fucking theme in anime. Friendship is usually more important than love in anime, and the nuances of friendship have been WAY more important than romance in manga and anime for forever.
If she/he honestly thought that way they wouldn't put all that sexual tension or physical innuendo in it. She's making up excuses after the fact that her work was interpreted in a way she didn't originally intend even after she noticed it herself.
>that moment when Kumiko said good things about Reina's crush
Takeda said what she said in order not to scare away the yurifags because you know 2nd season.
>>133399225
>Anime/manga are the whole world, nothing exists outside of it.
Typical /a/?
>>133399538
Who the fuck are you replying too?
>>133399609
>>133399225
I thought that was pretty obvious. I'll also add you completely misunderstand her quote about friendship and romance and their relative importance.
>>133392736
>>133392686
You gotta do that in under 60 seconds if you want the ruse to work.
>>133399225
>friendship
These characters are great because what they have isn't just friendship. Kumiko is friends with Hazuki and Sapphire. That's friendship. If I want a show about friendship I can go watch K-on or Aria or whatever. Kumiko and Reina go beyond friendship.
>but if it's beyond friendship then it's just yuri
Nope. Relationships are complicated, and Hibike is great because it shows complicated, messy relationships. I could go on about Kumiko and Reina but probably my favorite character moment in the entire show isn't even about them. It's when Hazuki says she knew Kumiko was into Shuuichi but she went after him anyway because she also knew that Kumiko was timid. This made her character truly three dimensional. It was incredibly human. And the way Kumiko reacts is also incredibly human. She doesn't freak out, or panic or whatever. She's befuddled, starts to deny it, and then tries to work out whether there's something to it. And it fits perfectly into the show's theme of everybody hiding their true feelings.
Anyway, it's not the greatest show of all time. But it is really good. The characterization is interesting and strong, and the direction is some of the best in years.
I guess I'm just a faggot.
>>133399717
More like Kumiko gave zero fucks about Hazuki asking Shuichi out.
Go beat off to some doujin, women are incapable of love, especially towards another woman. Have you ever met a lesbian irl? There is a reason they have the highest rates by far of domestic abuse.
>>133399717
Again, when you mention all this stuff about the small nuances of the frienship and about how human it seems, I agree but I don't think it's something so rare, that being hung up on the yuri is supposed to be an irrational reaction.
Hyouka had these same type of multifaceted characters. The protagonist's blonde friend going on about what it feels like to have expectations was incredibly nuanced.
The Legend of the Legendary Heroes has it with Sion and Ryner. Ryner can't seem to like people because he's hated so easily but he finds himself really caring about Sion and putting in actual effort to help him obtain his dream. That friendship was more complicated than Kumiko + anyone.
Gundam IBO's two main protagonist have a nuanced friendship.
DARE I SAY, Naruto and Sasuke's friendship in the beginning where Sasuke feels he needs to be at "least" better than Naruto while Naruto doesn't want to be looked down on by him is a nuanced friendship that changes the two characters.
Fregin Shomin Sample has an interesting friendship between the girls that come in to play later on with nothing to do with Kimito that I wont spoil.
And there's more. I mean. Berserk. Come on.
That stuff is super common. It's not in every anime, but relationships that go past face-value and seem human are normal as everything, but close up 2 minute panning shots of girls brushing each other's lips isn't common.
>>133399914
Yo!
I've never seen so much denial.
You shouldn't be hung up about how things look upfront.
You're del/u/sional right? Put that imagination away and just look at the show as a whole.
>>133399914
Nah, the whole point is that Kumiko doesn't know what she feels about Shuuichi. It's made totally clear that Kumiko has been saying to herself this whole time that she doesn't like Shuuichi, but when it actually happens, when Hazuki actually asks him out, she becomes incredibly anxious. Even Reina picks up on this. The truth is that Hazuki was right, Kumiko really didn't know that she had any kind of feelings for Shuuichi. Not until the opportunity was being threatened. Then all of a sudden she felt it. She still doesn't know what she's feeling, but she knows there's something there.
>>133387349
Reminder that Kyoani have can full fucking JJ abrams with their dogshit post processing
>Why even draw backgrounds if they're going to be blurred to shit
>>133400233
>1.29 MB
JPG that shit anon
>>133400248
get a better isp
![[HorribleSubs] Hibike! Euphonium - 08 [1080p].mkv_snapshot_11.21_[2015.05.26_19.21.37].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/RpOqCpC.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Hibike! Euphonium - 08 [1080p].mkv snapshot 11.21 [2015.05.26 19.21.37]")
>>133391681
Most anime has very little romance in it, though whether or not fellowship is given higher priority over romance is another argument. Either way it doesn't matter since the majority of the cancerous anime fanbase (in the West at least but I assume it's true for Japan) only cares about their best girl contest for harems and shipping wars for anything else.
Euphonium was really a great show and if the source is as good as it is Takeda is probably a great writer. But unfortunately for her KyoAni turned the bait up to eleven and the vast majority of viewers turned on their goggles and loaded their shipping rifles and stopped caring about anything else.
>>133400230
Are you one of those mentally handicapped people I hear about?
KyoAni's backgrounds are fucking fantastic. It's almost always the best part of their shows. Every scene is wallpaper material, and usually pretty clear.
>>133400312
Check out this joker.
>>133400038
I'm certainly not saying it's unprecedented. But I also think there's a bit of a double standard here. I mean look at your first example. Like nobody ever called gay on Satoshi and Oreki? Dude was in the damn sewing club. I definitely think a relationship like their's would have ALMOST gotten as much attention if they had been female.
And it's not just about seeming human. Kumiko and Reina have a classic dichotomy going on. Kumiko is a realist and Reina is an idealist. They clash again and again, until finally coming together via a grand gesture of Reina's idealism. Reina inspires Kumiko, and Kumiko supports Reina when she falters. In the end Kumiko stands up before the judgment of all of her peers and unequivocally takes a side, in contrast to not even being able to participate in a vote earlier on. Her arc is great, and it's not just about being friends or some dude or making it to the tournament or whatever. It's about believing in something, and standing up for that belief.
And I find the way those themes are expressed to be inspiring and triumphant. Those are the things that I find so uncommon about Hibike. Personally, in terms of how inspiring it was, I'd put it alongside The Tatami Galaxy (though I have other qualms with that show).
Anyway, again, I realize all this makes me a faggot.
>>133400532
Yes, they're very clear
>>133400525
>Best girl and shipping wars
Those are only the vocal fans. Remember that the best selling anime are Full Metal Alchemist, and shows like Parasyte and Hunter X Hunter are super well received.
Don't let the fans of anime ruin anime for you, but hibike isn't a show I can defend. It's a show that you can't even watch with a close group of friends without one or two of them getting uncomfortable at all that sexual innuendo. You can even watch the Fate series or shows like Nichibro/jous with friends, but watching a dumb SOL about music is uncomfortable? KyoAni fucked up.
>>133400700
I'm just marveling at the detail in this background
>>133400700
>WHAT IS FOCUS BLUR? IS IT DELICIOUS?
>>133400700
Name a more gorgeous anime than Hibike not by Kyoani.
>>133400738
I can just count every tile on the pavement, it's so fucking detailed!
>>133400745
>FOCUS BLUR
You mean depth of field champ?
>>133400769
It's like I'm looking at a picture!
God this detail in the backgound is just to die for
>>133400745
It's called bokeh, plebian
>>133400769
Every grain of dirt, every piece of bark, it's all so clear and focused
>>133400889
>>133400800
>>133400769
My sarcasm detector is off the charts!
>>133400783
It's called bokeh, you bakka.
tfw plebs don't understand bokeh
/a/ would shit on a picasso painting
>>133399969
Why are you blogging about 3d?
Projected appearance of Kyoani's anime in 2025
This is an image of 3 girls
>>133400657
Satoshi and Oreki are probably called out by fujo's but that's an extremely terrible argument. Those two aren't as "physically" intimate as Kumiko and Reina.
Ok I'm just going to point out a couple of things you said in your last post.
>It's about believing in something, and standing up for that belief.
Dude. Come on. You should read what you're writing before you post it.
>Kumiko supports Reina when she falters
Again. Holy shit. That stuff is common as hell. You even used the word classic to describe it.
All I'm noticing here is that those themes hit you harder in Hibike than in other shows. I've found that most people usually REALLY don't pay attention to male characters in anime so they just miss that stuff when it happens anywhere else, but it does happen. A lot, and it's usually presented tastefully and more extremely carefully in other shows too. I mean off the top of my head, do you remember Tiger And Bunny? Every character's relationships and struggles were something relatable.
>it's not just about being friends or some dude or making it to the tournament or whatever.
Your bias is showing.
Also. Yuyu Hakusho. Look, whether you want to believe it or not, you're either shutting yourself out of actual character development in other shows for some reason or your bias towards SOL has made you actually pay attention to Hibike and you finally actually noticed it happen.
>>133400708
Of course I don't let what the fans think affect my opinion of the show, but really it's become completely impossible to discuss this series without shipping wars completely taking over the discussion. From what I've heard at least every other major community aside from /a/ is completely one sided on this issue and it's all they care about, and even here the two sides are probably evenly matched and constantly fighting. Even with my friends who watched it the first point of discussion is always "I hope they go for a yuri end."
I'm happy with the show for being good but it being impossible to discuss is still something I can't just ignore.
>>133400738
>>133400769
>>133400889
Hey! If I didn't know better I'd think you were implying that the backgrounds WEREN'T awesome!
>>133401030
>>133400889
>>133400800
>>133400769
>>133400738
>>133400700
Are you the same autist that kept spamming pictures of peace-chan and Reina's hair flip back when the show was airing? Your inappropriate use of sarcasm reminds me of him
>>133401038
>We are so fucking unoriginal that we're just going to copy paste real backgrounds
gg Kyoani
>>133401105
Now THIS is shitposting!
Reminder that every still of a KyoAni anime has as much artistic value as a Louvre painting.
>>133400536
No, he's right. You must have the oldest version of nike shoe box there is. STEP UP YOUR GAME.
can we get some distortion webms in here
>>133401037
Sounds to me like your friend's are shit people who want to project their fetish onto drawings.
They'll probably enjoy more anime than you.
No but on a serious note, I can see where you're coming from. If one my favorite shows like Gatchaman had massive amounts of fanservice and I couldn't talk about all the socio-political aspects about it with anyone I'd get pretty miffed too. Still. Hibike's about a band, and people struggling to understand themselves and their art. It's a theme I feel like I've seen a lot of.
>>133400708
What kind of shit bros do you have that get uncomfortable about lesbians?
>>133400937
!!SSXdvR3LCoa
>>133401171
>Can't even see the background because it's just a wall of blurry shit
>>133401279
>>133400937
derp_commander !!SSXdvR3LCoa AKA the biggest troll/newfag on /a/ that you're STILL responding to.
>Has been tripping for less than a year
>Has been on /a/ less than a year
>visits /pol/ yet regularly tells people to go back there
>Has only seen 6 series to completion, has only been seen discussing KLK and other Toonami shit
>loves dubs
>loves Toonami
>Contradicts himself more than /b/ (which he still uses)
>Name is fucking derp commander
Supports cross boarding
https://desustorage.org/a/thread/130809391/#q130823457
"Not" Toonami threads
https://desustorage.org/a/thread/130817127/#q130817127
https://desustorage.org/a/thread/132703825/
https://desustorage.org/a/thread/132703825/#132704020
https://desustorage.org/a/post/132989194/
Admits to have only seen 6 series in their entirety
https://desustorage.org/a/thread/132899032/#132903092
Crying on /qa/, admitting to being a newfag on /a/ and did his homework on ED to prove his epic oldfag status
https://desustorage.org/qa/thread/316518/#q316518
https://desustorage.org/qa/thread/316518/#322039
https://desustorage.org/qa/thread/316518/#322121
In conclusion, don't reply to him, don't tell him to fuck off just filter him and move on
>>133391681
good so Shuichi still gets in her pussy. im fine with Reina having a "more meaningful" relationship with her as long as it's clear she's hetero and loves dick.
>>133401301
Nothing wrong with any of this. You can't dox people with such harmless info senpai
I just wish they stopped the obvious pandering. Seriously nobody actually does this weird shit >>133393037 with their friends.
It just generates all this retarded discussion. Why not just make them behave like normal close friends so we can tell /u/ to fuck off or just make them kiss and give /u/ the bone they want
>>133401035
I'm not saying they're incredibly uncommon themes, but you definitely can't say they're standard "friendship is magic" fare. The important thing is how they're executed, and Hibike executes them incredibly well. The writing is nuanced and the direction is creative and tells a compelling story through its visual language. The way that it continually brings up ostensible antagonists then gives them the most pathos of any of the characters? I mean, Ribbon-chan is almost fucking shakespearean.
>>133401350
They're autistic chuuni lesbians. That's why they don't act like normal close friends.
>>133391681
I missed the broadcast threads
>>133401301
You're a butthurt little fella, aren't ya?
>>133401224
Not every guy has a fetish for lesbians?
If it was a mostly boy show with 2 dudes getting that intimate you'd probably get uncomfortable too.
Oh wait.
If it was Free you'd probably get that uncomfortable too.
>>133401295
>he does not understand the artistic value of simulating an actual camera in an animated medium
>>>/v/
>>133401350
>Why not just make them behave like normal close friends so we can tell /u/ to fuck off or just make them kiss and give /u/ the bone they want
Why risk losing part of the audience to completely please the other when they can b8 hard and keep both
Well, at least I know my Hazuki is straight and pure.
>>133401321
Shuichi doesn't get shit. Kumiko just takes his money and goes out to fuck Reina everyday while he's at work.
>>133401460
Yeah, about that...
>>133401443
>He does not understand that simulating a camera, that is to say hiding low detail qualities behind a low F-stop is a an easymode technique used by hacks
>This very technique will net you a maximum of a D or pass in Film school
Get a Bachelor of Film and TV before you spout this bullshit kid
![[HorribleSubs] Hibike! Euphonium - 06 [720p].mkv_snapshot_20.37_[2015.06.01_01.20.21].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/SIHFeVF.jpg "[HorribleSubs] Hibike! Euphonium - 06 [720p].mkv snapshot 20.37 [2015.06.01 01.20.21]")
>>133401460
She's super cute, too. I feel like I'll get shit for this, but I hope she wins the Shuu. He doesn't deserve to be stuck with a pseudo-lesbian who'll keep him keked for her super special friend, anyway.
>>133401372
Hibike's execution is girls getting weirdly close to each other.
Antagonists given pathos is common even in the most generic shounen like Bleach.
Nuanced writing eh. I guess I can give you that if we're talking about anime since most studios outside of KyoAni are deathly afraid of slow pacing nowadays, but in the world of Manga or LN, I can't defend that mindset. I mean. Look at Sakuranbo Syndrome. Or orange yane no shita? Spirit Circle.
I mean. I can sort of kind of see where you're coming from but the way you're elevating Hibike really makes me want to not take you seriously.
>>133401525
I'd call >>>/tv/ but
honestly i don't get it, yuri is literally the fetish for closeted beta faggots, you're admitting you like watching without having any action, you're all literally c u c k s in denial
>>133401628
>honestly i don't get it, the romance genre is literally the fetish for closeted beta faggots, you're admitting you like watching without having any action, you're all literally c u c k s in denial
>>133385690
it is, /a/ is just triggered because they can't self insert into a loving relationship without imagining sticking a dick or having a dick stuck in them
>>133393046
>There's literally a scene where Kumiko and Reina fall asleep with interlocked fingers.
Thats close friendship right there. Not gay.
>>133401476
>>133401508
The del/u/sion is real.
Reading this is actually making me sorry for you.
Let's just be honest here for a second. Put yourself in Kumiko's shoes. Would you choose Shuuichi Betabucks and his life of mediocrity, or would you choose the beautiful pixie goddess Reina who will make you feel special?
I think we can all agree that we'd choose Reina in an instant.
>>133401704
That's retarded obviously nobody would chose a guy. You'd have to be gay.
>>133396281
Because when I hug someone I touch their underwear and whisper their name.
>>133401665
nice mental gymnastics c u c k
romance works as a genre because you're emotionally taken by the kind of relationship which in turn means it has to be something relatable to yourself
hetero romance works for hetero watchers
yuri romance works for closeted faggots like you
>>133401673
This is what happens when you go around thinking everyone's head is like yours.
For men, yuri is a fetish. You don't have to understand fetishes to like them, or hate them. That's why it's a fetish. You can't explain why you like it or hate it.
Saying shit like "self-insert" or "imagining a dick" is basically the same as calling yourself retarded.
>>133401793
Oh, word?
>>133401787
Where's the action that you get when you watch an anime about a hetero relationship?
>>133401609
>elevating
I mean, I'd probably call it like 8/10, is that really so crazy?
>>133401793
>For men, yuri is a fetish.
Wrong. Yuri is much more beautiful and precious than that. It can't be described with a vulgar word like "fetish".
>>133401704
>And his life of mediocrity
What are you a gold digger?
Shuuchi and Kumiko were friend's since childhood. Shuuchi's personality is chill and he's willing to support Kumiko in her endeavors. It's just that their relationship doesn't make Kumiko grow. He doesn't really inspire her. Reina does. Kumiko's feelings of love towards Shuuichi is basically, "I can't really imagine my life without him" while her feelings for Rena are, "She's so bright, I wish I could be like that."
Of course since the anime is about Kumiko learning that she actually has a passion for music, Rena's role is pretty big in the anime.
Transitioning that to her sexuality only says that it's your fetish, or you're bi or a lesbian.
Disliking Shuuichi's character in Hibike
makes
absolutely
no
sense.
>>133401699
Typical fellow doomed to be ntr'd
>>133401909
bland and irrelevant characters are easy to hate
>>133401891
And this is why people hate /u/tards.
You wont even admit it's a fetish you have.
Don't you get it. You hate male characters just because they're guys even though they're usually pretty good characters. You push girls to be together in you del/u/sional imagination even if the content on the screen doesn't intend it.
That's the action of a fetishist forcefully trying to shape a media his way to get off.
>>133401835
>thinking about/projecting = getting
literally 0 reading comprehension, /u/ faggots are really something else
>>133401957
Wow.
You're very easily trolled, aren't you?
>>133401953
I wont deny what you said, but he did do one thing.
He asked Kumiko if she was going to do band, at least getting her to think about it.
Granted it was her friends at school who actually did 99.99999% of the work getting her into it that year, but we wouldn't have gotten to see her starting baseline in the show if it wasn't for him.
>>133401949
You know nothing about him.
You just want to hate him for the sake of hating him or you've got some sever case of androphobia.
>>133401980
Who are you quoting?
Here's how you're supposed to quote, Anon.
>>133401628
>you're admitting you like watching without having any action
This is true for any romance, ever.
>>133401957
>That's the action of a fetishist forcefully trying to shape a media his way to get off.
Is that really all there is to these faggots? I just don't understand what it is that causes these guys to be so autistic about characters being lesbians. I can understand why dykes need everyone to be a lesbian, but why guys? It has to be more than just the fetish thing.
>>133401949
he's not the one who gets aroused by the thought of being left out of a relationship with a woman, they should just rename /u/ to "c u c k s in the making"
>>133401909
>Kumiko's feelings of love towards Shuuichi is basically, "I can't really imagine my life without him"
She had no problem abandoning him after he insulted her. They failed to convey a sense of him being a longtime childhood friend and essential part of her life, if they even intended to. More like he's just some annoying guy who happened to be in the same classes as you over the years.
>>133401981
Only when the discussion was pretty civil. If random trolls butted in more often I wouldn't have been caught.
I feel pretty dumb now.
Still though, I honestly feel like it's something someone would say with a serious face.
>>133402020
I know he's CuCk material
>>133401350
This so much
Hibikek threads are fucking trash on both boards because of the series trying to pander to both sides. Kumikek and Reina's relationship is stupidly close yet they still followed through with Reina confessing, and clarifying, her romantic love for Gary Stu Teacher.
If this didn't have KyoAni's name and 500 overworked background animators behind it, it would have been completely forgettable.
>>133402066but I'm a lesbian
AAAAAAAAAAGHGHGAAAAAA
IM SO TIRED OF ALL THE SHITPOSTING
ITS A FUCKING FINISHED NOVEL. NO STUDIO, LET ALONE KYOANI, WOULD DEVITAE SO FUCKING FAR IN THE PLOT AS TO FUCK WITH THE WHOLE RELATIONSHIP DYNAMICS OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS. I ACTUALLY THINK IT WOULD BE COOL IF IT HAPPENED BUT IT WON'T. KYOANI FUCKED YOU POOR SAPS HOOK LINE AND SINKER WITH ALL THE BAIT, AND NOW YOUR ALL DOOMED TO SHITPOST, AND WERE ALL DOOMED TO SHITPOST, AND EVERYONE IS SHITPOSTING, EVEN AND ESPECIALLY MYSELF. ITS NOT EVEN S2 AND I FEEL LIKE RIPPING MY HAIR OUT, SOMEONE GOD PLEASE JUST PUT AN END TO ME
>>133402126
and? that's exactly what i'm talking about, all the /u/ shits here and yuri fans in general are either lesbians or closeted faggots
>>133402181
Gotta schlick to something anon. Don't hate the life.
>>133402174
It will happen anon, Kyoani will change it to yuri. They aren't stupid.
>>133402174
Don't break your capslock now, senpai.
>>133402174
Everyone's pretty civil and then you show up.
>>133402093
So, first you hate him because he does nothing and you know nothing about him, then you call him a kek because you know he's kek material?
Fucking >>>/trash/
>>133402248
yeah man kyoani will surely deliver this time and atone for all their past mistakes
I believe
>>133402313
They have no past mistakes to be frank with you my brother
>>133402313
>their past mistakes
Like what?
>>133402365
>>133402350
We obviously disagree, no point in going futher.
>>133402302
Alphas can recognize betas. It's instinctual. They know to teach betas their place and give their women a better partner. Reina is an alpha. And sadly, your fucboi is a beta.
>>133402425
>Reina is an alpha
It's always funny when idiots on /a/ think they know what alphas are.
>>133402074
It's not like "I can't really imagine my life without him" like, if Shuuichi dies I'll die too.
Just more like, Shuuichi's always been around kind of "I can't really imagine my life without him."
It's not that romantic. Hibike isn't about romance.
Shuuichi and Kumiko really only get together because Kumiko realizes that every step of the way during the turbulent times she goes through (now and in the future-more in the future though-), he's literally always behind her supporting her. It's why she's nervous when her friend wants to confess. She realizes that she might lose that.
Again. The romance in Hibike isn't it's strongest point. It's nice and cute but isn't ever a main focus.
>>133402499
The fantasizing is so strong they don't pay attention to the actual show.
>>133402499
I could teach you a thing or two, fuccboi
>>133402174
I think the bottom line is that anime has become too expensive and too commercialized.
Artists are afraid of the audience and wants to tell their story while appeal to the most demographic as possible.
So we get weird ass adaptions like this.
>>133402499
I think the rest of that Anon's post is nonsense, but the part about Reina being an alpha certainly isn't.
>>133401460
But when she gets down and dirty...
>>133402563
>author says Reina is the most important figure in Kumiko's life, more than Shoe
Yikes.
>>133402676
>Ignoring the author explicitly stating it's not romantic in nature
You guys even trying anymore?
>>133402676
Don't worry, I know enough about women now that I can safely say that Reina'll be mostly forgotten once Kumiko gets herself a baby.
>>133402688
Reina>Shoe
Simple.
>>133402766
>you will never understand the intricate relationships between women
That's pretty sad tbqh
>>133402775
Look you guys. Stop bullying the lesbian.
She really wants this to be gay.
Like really really badly.
Just nod and pretend she's right.
>>133402528
Kyoani doesnt even mention that Kumiko and Shoe are neighbors and their parents close with each ither. Kyoani keked him hard and will continue to do so in the next season and that's a fact.
>>133402826
?Hunh?
We're not the ones who'll cry if she's not gay.
Her relationship would be substantially more interesting if their relationship surpassed that of sexuality.
Kumiko's straight.
Reina's important to her.
Got it.
This is like some Naruto debate.
Naruto's straight.
Sasuke's important.
Got it.
>you will never be Kumiko
>you will never be hopelessly depressed until Reina steals your heart
why go on
>>133402873
Yep.
Hibike's totally getting a second season.
When it does, Shuuichi will DEFINITELY stay a minor character. Kumiko will Absolutely NOT fall in love with him. It wasn't hinted at, at all. The romance is the MOST important thing about Hibike.
>>133402826
Why would I need to understand the relationships between women when I'm not one? It holds as much intrest to me as the intricate relationships between snakes.
>>133402907
>Naruto's straight.
Sauce is pretty gay though.
>>133402935
>you will never have a romance so breathtaking and painstakingly animated by Kyoani
Suffering has reached new heights
>>133402948
>Shuuichi will DEFINITELY stay a minor character. Kumiko will Absolutely NOT fall in love with him
Shoe barely appears in vol 2 and Kumiko doesn't reciprocated the fuccboi's feelings til vol 3. So yes, you're correct.
so are all of you just going to kill yourselves when they adapt the season 2 Reina Taki scenes?
>>133402956
BEST WEBM
E
S
T
Doesn't Japan have that weird idea of being gay but conforming to society's views?
They can be gay without having sex with each other, they can be gay even though each of them marries a guy of their own, all they really do is get really close and sensual without actually doing anything sexual.
Not a /u/fag but this is seriously how Japan thinks gay people work.
>>133403075
I've never seen a jealous Reina so I'm excited. Hey we might even get some yandere vibes going on.
>>133403285
I know, right? Seeing Reina get all bothered by that substitute teacher is what I'm looking forward the most in season two.
Autistic girls are adorable.
>>133401350
That's just Reina being autistic.
>reina
>lesbian
lol
>>133385690
E/u/phoni/u/m is merely inn/u/endo.
>133392299
>legendary trolls like Crack-kun, Homuhater, and Chagen
Not even worth a (you)
>>133403219
sex is only penis in vagina
sticking your dick in a butthole is not sex
>>133403956
Confirmed.
Source: Not gay.
FLOPPY REINA TITSFLOPPY TIT SOUNDS
>>133385690
It's excellent bait because it makes dumb people like you think they are dykes when they have canon male love interests.
The shitty cheap yuribait ruined Hibike.
But we already know Kumiko will end up being Syuichi's gf
Life is suffering tbqh
>>133404803
>>133404780
>Being this colon crushed about dykes™
I would like it if Kumiko/Reina entered a romantic relationship but I know they aren't into each other romantically, won't end up together, and KyoAni won't change that. KyoAni will, at best, further downplay their romantic interests or increase the subtext between another pairing to compensate, but even that's unlikely.
>>133401953
If you hate Shoe you're a newfag.
>>133404948
>stop hating characters that I like
Start liking notable things, pleb.
>>133404887
Disliking forced shoehorned pandering scenes to bait yurishits doesn't equal hating dykes. There aren't even any.
>>133405002
No it's true. If you hate irrelevant and bland characters you're a newfag landwhale that needs to fuck off.
>>133405024
The denial of shit taste is almost frightening
>this whole thread
>>133405584
It's ironic. I'm just making fun of shiteaters in general because that's what they seriously say.
Have /a/ considered that Deko-Sanae coupling in Chuu2 has been a social experiment for /u/-ing HIbike?
>>133405974
Kyoani are just masters of baiting.
>>133405974
It's just shitty fanservice. And /u/ is dumber than /a/.
>>133405974
Truly the highlight of that series. And everyone knows it.
>>133406236
Heheh, yeah they are.
>>133406534
I frequent /u/, and you meant “some of /u/”
>>133406705
But it changes when there is a het rival and the role is for the main heroine.
>>133405974
No one corrected me for should have saying “Deko-Shinka”?
The fuck are you talking about, It was one of the biggest Yuri baits ever to be seen while not being full on /u/ but it was just mindless teasing.
>>133406886
Is larethian still working on this? I saw what seemed to be people conversing with him on his talk page about helping out with Eupho over a month ago.
>>133406705
Only because the main couple was so terrible.
But the previous Anon brings up a good point. Shinka, as desirable as she was, never got together with Yuuta. So what does Ishihara do? Put her into a yuri relationship with his original character donut steel.
And of course, what's Ishihara directing now?
>>133406927
ILLEGAL TRANSLATIONS
>>133407158
Yuuta x Rikka was cute.I never watched season 2
>>133385837
That only translates to "chicks before dicks", fem version of "bros before hoes".
>>133409128
That's alright, you didn't miss much other than the biggest blueball ever observed
>everything ITT
All this shit can easily be solved with OT3 ending.
Every male-girl-girl relationship MUST have this option, everybody is happy.
>>133401350
>nobody actually does this weird shit with their friends.
It's because they're not friends you retard.
>>133406915
>it was just mindless teasing.
Lelouch everyone. If this guy is on your side, it's time to seriously rethink your position.
Shuuichi x Kumiko is canon in the LN
>>133411016
Sometimes Hitler can be right.
>>133391681
You know, it's possible to make friendship stronger than romance without being fucking gay.
>>133411138
No, it isn't. Romance is just closer friendship, so fellowship above romance is a closer romance. Takeda is confirming that Shuuichi can't satisfy Kumiko, and she truly desires for Reina's eternal love and very special pussy.
>>133411290
Yes it is. Since friendship isn't complicated by romance, it's one of the few kinds of relationships that can withstand the tests of time and several events, eventually earning a "basically family" title that you pretty much never truly realize with most romantic partnerships, since most people don't want to fuck their close family members.
>>133391681
/u/fags BTFO.
>>133411345
No, this is propaganda from the forces of modern culture trying to destroy love, romance, and marriage. Romance is greater than any other relationship by definition. Your lover is your best friend. So what the author means by "fellowship above romance" is just romance, but a true one, not the phony one with Shuuichi which is only to keep up appearances. The author and her self-insert Kumiko are obviously closeted lesbians, just dating boys to avoid the shame of Japanese culture, while staying faithful to their eternal love.
>>133411326
>journalism/pseudoscience
>>133411326
I've seen other studies like this, and believe there's likely a lot of truth to this, but that is a shitty sample size.
>>133411326
>>133411677
>>133411868
Women acting a little gay around each other can make them more likely to attract a male, he doesn't feel the same unconscious level of threat as he would if it were a male and a female due to pregnancy from the other male and he figures it's a two for one deal. This is why men like women being gay, as long as they're actually bi and want his dick as well.
>>133403019
Either you are a girl or you're a sad man almost coming off as if you're threatened by a fictional male character.
>>133412168
>Women acting a little gay around each other can make them more likely to attract a male
Is this a real post?
Am I reading actual words?
>>133400525
Kyoani literally does an anime about gay romance and you want me care about other things? Blame the studio, not the fans.
>>133411868
>345
>shitty sample size
>>133412168
>>133412251
I don't know about what he says, but there's evidence that men with more feminine brains and women with more masculine brains, if not gay, tend to be much more successful in reproductive success than normal, leading to current theories for homosexuality continued existence being that those who are similar to homosexuals but not actually homosexual themselves have a lot of success in mating
>>133412236
Or he just recognizes that Reina is based and Shitichi a shit.
>>133412468
>proof by 'neuromania'
You can't make this shit up
>>133411601
what the fuck are you on about
I never brought up their relationship specifically, I was speaking in general from start to finish. And that said, again, what the fuck are you on about?
In theory lovers can surpass friends but the disgustingly high divorce rate and number of unhappy marriages suggest otherwise. That said, I've seen it happen myself. Once.
Going by success rates and general satisfaction, the "best friend" is superior and no, it doesn't have to be sexual obviously. How full of shit do you have to be to believe best friends MUST have homoerotic under or overtones?
>>133412741
The high divorce rate and number of unhappy marriages are due to modern cultural forces actively trying to destroy them, as well as force the "bros before hos! sistas before mistas xD" culture. Even so, friendship almost never lasts long either. You're being dishonest by comparing the mythical lifelong close friendship to the average shitty marriage. The fact is that ideal romance is always superior to ideal friendship.
>How full of shit do you have to be to believe best friends MUST have homoerotic under or overtones?
Did you forget that Kumiko and Reina already have homoerotic overtones? There's no mystery here, they want to fuck, and furthermore, they are eternal soulmates.
>>133412417
>345
>Out of however many billion are on earth
>sweeping statement like 'No woman X...'
Fucking awful sample size that doesn't merit any conclusion.
>>133391681
Basically, blood brothers but for chicks.
I don't even know that exists
The animu version is definitely better simply because of pouting and foot stomping Kumiko.
>>133412490
>hating based Shoeitchy
Why? He draws the tsun tsun side of Kumiko while Reina draws her dere dere side.
>>133385690
Still Dropped
>>133413881
Blander than rice cakes
Not a bro character
>>133413818
>修一も緊張してるのに
>ぎゃっ
>!?
She wants his D
>>133385690
You were lied to.
They have a lot of sweaty lesbian sex on top of that hill.
>>133413818
Manga version Kumiko is a total dick slut
>>133413930
>修一も緊張してるのに
>ぎゃっ
>!?
So something about the pleasure of cumming inside right?
>>133413818
Surprised no one's picked this up.
>>133414312
Is that supposed to be Azusa on the left bottom?
>>133414312
Why is that boy next to Kumiko wearing a dress?
>>133414444
That's Reina
