It's naked Mao time!Episode 7 is out.
>>288136196>It's naked Mao time!proof?
>>288136234Behold
>>288136234That's what she said.
>>288136196Oh sick! I didn't realize. Of course, it won't be on Hulu for a few hours. I'm so glad we got to Hyakka though. We really needed the rest of the cast.
I predicted in the latest chapter thread that Hyakka would take up the latter half of this episode, but I wasn't expecting them to spend so much time on flashbacks to the previous episode and Shiraha shenanigans
A young maiden in love.
>>288136314I will now watch your show
Nanoka sees your benis
>Oh
>>288136196Huh, though it came out at 5pm.
Awkward.
>>288136664Some Asian services release it earlier, yes with English subs
Myao
>>288136314our hero!
>>288136573>beatings will continue until morale improves
From the opening I thought the fire guy will be more brooding and serious.
>>288136840Nope! We got enough of those. Otoya may be our mascot character, but Hyakka overlaps a bit with Shippo and Ten in some ways.
>>288136629I wish Nanoka saw my schlong and balls...
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>second episode without the Rumic Signit's so over
>no Nanoka fanservice this weekIt's over.
>>288137033>Nanoka making all those lewd faces>no fanservice
>>288137479Otoya is so dependable.
>>288136196Nobody constantly cumming inside of Nanoka is bad writing.
>>288137539Nanoka will be getting hot bodily fluids injected directly inside her eventually, don't you worry
Circus cutie
>>288137539Shiraha will take care of that and make Nanoka a mommy.
>>288136840the ending where he looks cute should've tipped you off that he's not
>>288136432wait so how much hyakka did they show?
>>288136314Inuyasha dyed his hair?
>>288138375he's izayoi's third cousin twice removed, hence the resemblance easy mistake to make
>>288138373Literally just the bit where he jumps around and summons a bunch of skulls
>>288137098Very female-oriented fanservice. Handsome boy naked, feMC blushing, then thinking he's confessing to her etc.
Master was voiced by Masaki Terasoma, since someone seemed interested in knowing
First batch of mysteries has been resolved, now it's time for the real meat of the series to begin with the disciples.
>>288138712She had cute feet. Nanoka should take notes from Tenko and show her feet more.
>>288139355
>>288136649otoya cute
Classic stuff
>>288138712Tenko-san is best girl like Kasumi was in Ranma
>>288140235I think I prefer the more deadpan delivery in the manga, however
>>288138463Damn it.
Is Hyakka voiced by Hiro Shimono?
>>288141512YeahHe's had the part ever since they did a voiced PV for the manga ages ago, long before the anime was even in the works
>>288141512Yes. He voiced Hyakka in the manga promo video and evidently Sunrise chose to stick with him.
>>288136432Poor Shiraha
>>288140276why are changes like this allowed in a so-called adaptation
>>288142406The anime giving him all these generic romcom reactions just makes it worse, in the manga he seems perfectly fine with just helping Nanoka out in a businesslike fashion every now and then. And did they really need to rub salt in his wounds by making Nanoka almost go with him when Uozumi runs into them (which wasn't in the manga either)?
>>288142547Some romantic tension and foreshadowing is needed.
I really like Otoya's voice.
>>288142747I don't know her.
>>288141723>>288141673stuck with all 3 promo vas at that
place your bets mangabros odds of us being shown nanoka at school and shiraha reappears?
>>288138037>ladyAnon...
Odds of us being shown naked Nanoka again this season?
>>288144699that one scene where she gives mao blood and she's naked in her mind's eye is coming up
>>288144473>hebi musumeAre you telling me the show would really lie like that?
>>288136500>>288136523If Mao confessed his love right then and there instead of offering to make her his apprentice, would she have stayed?
>>288140198I think mao's shikigami (otoya, uozumi, and genbu) are the only ones who's dolls we've seen among the reoccurring shikigamiI'd like to see the dolls for the others someday...
>>288139355Tenko only shows her feet in her casual clothes. She wears socks in her work clothes.
>>288138463that's what I feared when I saw the preview last week...>picrel>>288136432>spend so much time on flashbacks to the previous episodedoushite?!
>>288142547Poor guy
>>288142547It's annoying but at the very least putting the generic male romcom MC mannerisms on Shiraha makes it easier to accept that he won't get the girl
>>288139027He has a cool design
>>288146171>he won't get the girl>he doesn't know
>>288146580>he doesn't knowthat his last appearance was in volume 6?
>>288146989He's endgame material.
Mao got a rating of 76.0 for last week's episode with Japan audiences.
How does the time difference work in this setting.
>>288146580>>288147162Is this a joke I'm not getting or did you actually delude yourself into believing Shiraha is endgame for Nanoka?
>>288147770The time dilation seems pretty random. She goes to the past for a few hours, and returns like no time passed at all. She returns the next day, they say it's been a month. She goes to the past for a day, and a week has passed in the present. >random>and frustrating she's not distressed by this.
>>288147770dw it stops being a thing after this seriously, it does not come up anymore after the earthquake
>>288147908She basically just lives in the past now.
>>288147857>deludeNanoka can't end up together with Mao for plot reasons. He'll stay in Taisho and she'll return to the present. And Rumiko is old and bitter now. She won't write another fantasy for girls where the self-insert mc ends up with the handsome guy that's fighting for her like Inuyasha. 100% guaranteed she'll write a blackpilled ending and Nanoka will return to the present and settle for Shiraha.
>>288148363I don't necessarily agree with you, but for the case of Inuyasha, we got that ending mostly because Rumiko asked Satsuki Yukino (Kagome's seiyuu) how she would end the series.
>>288147609Not a great rating considering last week was the most important episode thus far
>>288136573A flesh window? There's no way that's a female onymouji, right?
>>288149477flesh window doko?
>>288136314Yamcha pose
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>>288145749This scenario is the boring one. It'd be more erotic if she had to show her feet at work when she normally wears socks in her personal time.
>>288149534everyone's hakama has that split at the hips that shows their under-kimono (kosode?) that's just a pink one showing through not skininuyasha those times he was shirtless was showing skin through there though
>>288149534That's not even the same color as his skin
Okay let me get this straight, if we map the timeline out like this>1. pre-earthquake past>2. post-earthquake past>3. sinkhole incident in the future>4. post-sinkhole futureThen the basic flow of events is>Nanoka goes from the future (4) to the past (1)>earthquake happens>young Nanoka travels from future (3) to past (2)>Byoki captures her and takes her from the past (2) back to the future (3), then just leaves her alone>Nanoka returns from the past (2) to the future (4)So basically Nanoka has been covering a greater distance of time in her travels for some reason? It's not like I'm not expecting a Rumiko story to be on par with Primer or The Sekimeiya when it comes to time travel fiction but still
>>288147609>>288148765To be honest, it not being at the bottom is enough for me to celebrate.
>>288151176I will be honest, I don't want to ruin anything for the anime onlies, but don't think too hard about the time travel. You did get what has occured so far.
>>288151261personally I'm glad that the ep ranked higher than the week before improvement!not sure how this one will rank though...
>>288151285thanks anon :-)haven't had the chance to watch the ep yet but looking at the end of your collage we're getting the intro of 2 characters next week
>>288151271I can't tell if you're suggesting there is or there isn't a reason for it but I guess it doesn't really matter to me either way
We'll be meeting lots of new characters next week, including this upstanding car enthusiast
>>288140201Otoya reminded me how cute and underrated Kikyo's shikigami girls were. They should've appeared more. There needs to be more cute shikigami girls.
I'm in favor of loudly demanding naked boys in order to eventually regain naked girls.
>>288138871You fool. Females want to see the handsome boy blushing, whether he's naked or not. They want his feelings activated, and to be the activator briefly without consequences.
>>288136500Why does she like Mao? He has been professional all this time and never showed interest in her. He is no jerk either despite what she said. Compared to most of her previous MCs Mao is very chill. He was only focused on her link with the Byoki. In Ranma, you can see Ranma and Akane's attraction for each other's even early but here there is nothing like this. If it's just because he is handsome and badass I wish they would say it. It feels forced.
>>288153445He's older, hot and part of a magical world she wants to learn about. It's the simplest thing in the world.
>>288153501>He's olderUnderstatement.
>>288153501>He's olderHe could be her great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great great grandfather.
>>288153445I wouldn't really say she likes him yet at this point. So far, Mao's just the only person she knows that has any idea of what's going on, so she doesn't really have a choice about working with him. But since he's cold and emotionless (plus things like the mantis or making her distract the fleas) she wants him to be a little more considerate of her, and the moments where he seems like he's doing so stand out to her.Also, Nanoka's a dunce, and that extends to her romantic instincts.
>>288153445She's not quite there yet.
>>288136840He's a hothead
I've been thinking that Rumiko wrote her 2 most entertaining fem characters in Urusei Yatsura and never surpassed that. It sucks when someone PEAKs right from the beginning and it's all downhill from there.
>>288136649Oh!
>>288157103
Too soon to die I reckon.
Nanoka keep hitting Mao, Nanoka not beating the tsundere allegations.
>>288160424What did you think about the tension of granpda possibly being an antagonist? I feel like that kind of lingering uncertainty is characteristic for the atmosphere in Mao. The resolution made for a nice emotional moment.
>>288160424I haven't actually watched the ep yet...but I'm a manga reader so I'm not at a lost
>>288160697Two smacks and one slap on the wrist in seven episodes is pretty weaksauce tsundere behaviour
>>288154845>>288155414She still has her delusions and thinks about how he could be nicer etc. It's clearly a crush already.
>>288161078The hits is what upgrade the tsundere to violent tsundere.
>>288148363There's always the chance that Mao is allowed to die and rest his soul for a century and reincarnate. He's got in common being studious and helpful and liking MC. The idea that all her adventures could feed into his soul so much as to come back wanting to return the help and admiration she showed him over the course of the story could be a way to square that circle. Fits the setting up your own destiny via time travel bit anyway. Or maybe that was an idea but got scrapped or out on the back burner
>>288162253hmm if shiraha's personality was different then it'd be kind of alright-ish but it's kind of lame as things are now
>>288153445>In Ranma, you can see Ranma and Akane's attraction for each otherCrackship headcanon
>>288161192she wants the twilight experience lol
>>288153549what's a few hundred years?
>>288161078violent tsunderes are out of style
>>288153445You really don't understand what girls are attracted to if you're confused about why Nanoka has a crush on Mao.
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Does this have race-mixing BBC cuckshit propaganda the way Inuyasha did or are there at least a few Demon female/Human male couples this time around?
maobros, since it's coming up, let us pray that the heart-ripping scene will be kept
>>288168935there are no demon mcs this time, they're supporting cast at best mao and nanoka were originally full human but have been cursed with a cat demon's blood
Nanoka and Sakura Mamiya before her seem really toned down compared to Rumiko’s usual annoying tsundere self-insert feMC, has she calmed down and gotten less bitter in her old age?
>>288168940I think that will be the episode after the nextPersonally I'm keeping my fingers crossed for the nipple next week
>>288168935fuck off cletus
>>288169015Whose nipple?
>>288166223It's not like she's particularly tsun in other ways, either. She's just pretty blunt about expressing how she feels at any given time.
>>288169572You'll see (or maybe you won't)
>>288169572A raped woman corpse
Sunrise won't do nipples unless it's some Gundam or Code Geass movie.
>>288148645>but for the case of Inuyasha, we got that ending mostly because Rumiko asked Satsuki Yukino (Kagome's seiyuu) how she would end the series.You are misinformed, Rumiko was always planning on having Inuyasha and Kagome be endgame. What Satsuki Yukino helped her decide on is which era they would live in.
>>288167238I am not confused. I just find it's not being written well.
>>288169311>fuck off cletusYou first Tyrone.
>>288168935
>>288170077the romance is the weakest part of this tbdesu
>>288170077>Currently airing Rumic anime>Dead threadHas Rumiko lost her touch in her old age?
>>288171093doesn't have the strongest hook at the start to be fair... anyways a major plot line of this series is basically highlander and i'm sad that this ep didn't get to that part :-(
So far RInne's adaptation was much better
>>288171297>RinneWas it done by Sunrise?
>>288172047Brain's Base. However Sunrise did the promo for the manga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dab6HY6xvrM
>>288168998>>288171093Notice how as soon as Rumiko tones down her feMCs her works stop gaining traction? I think that despite all the bitching about Shinobu/Akane/Kagome et.al you all secretly liked her bitchy self-inserts and were tsundere for them yourselves.Love em or hate em they certainly did garner attention and were never boring, the worst thing for a fictional character to be isn’t annoying or infuriating but boring and forgettable.
>>288172622Even Kagome was toned down compared to Akane and Rumiko's other works, like One Pound Gospel, didn't have violent or bitchy female leads either, she can actually write different flavors of FeMCs.
>>288169630Nanoka is so cute, second best looking Rumiko girl after Lum for me.
>>288171297Speaking of Rinne, are they ever going to finish the anime?
>>288173457No. :((
>>288170030There's no way Inuyasha was going to live in the modern era.
>>288172850Admittedly, One Pound Gospel isn't very good. I definitely find it worse than MAO.
>>2881734572029. Trust the plan.
>>288172850>Kagome>toned downIf anything she was worse than Akane.
>>288173661Kagome is way toned down compared to the previous heroines Akane/Kyoko/Lum, especially considering her guy is the rudest and most hostile one of them all initially.
>>288173789>LumNot one of her self-inserts, she’s of the yandere rival Shampoo archetype. The actual one you’re thinking of, Shinobu, is actually the most toned down and least tsun of the Shinobu/Akane/Kagome evolution line.
>>288173865Kagome isn't even tsun
>>288173882>Kagome isn't even tsunYes she is, she doesn’t stop denying her feelings for Inuyasha until like chapter 140 something, also she’s constantly disrespecting and insulting Inuyasha in favor of men she DOESN’T have feelings for such as Koga, which is like one of the staples of being tsun.
>>288171030>the romance is the weakest part You mean the strongest, for once Rumiko’s two leads are mature and don’t result to any tsun bickering. Their confession scene in the manga was actually very nice.
>>288173944>she doesn’t stop denying her feelings for Inuyasha until like chapter 140 somethingKagome was always upfront with her affections towards Inuyasha. Even chapter 140 is the Koga introduction arc which is still pretty early on.>she’s constantly disrespecting and insulting Inuyasha in favor of men she DOESN’T have feelings for such as KogaShe defends Inuyasha and makes it clear to Koga that the one she has feelings for isn't him but Inuyasha (and to Inuyasha but he still gets jealous).
>>288171030The romance is very well done, it just hasn't really even started yet. This isn't like Inuyasha or Ranma where there's romantic tension from the start, it really takes a while to build up as Nanoka gradually learns more about Mao as a character.
>>288175045>She defends Inuyasha and makes it clear to Koga that the one she has feelings for isn't him but Inuyasha (and to Inuyasha but he still gets jealous).Nah, she constantly takes Koga’s side over Inuyasha and puts him down in favor of the former.
>>288172622Of course we love Akane here. Lum is mid and Kagome trash.
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