This week, we're blessed with bathing Nanoka.
>>290164019I'll accept this to make up for the fact that there was no chapter this week
Cute Nanoka socks.
>>290164174Nanoflexible
Aieeee
>>290164400It's a shame that the first season won't reach them confessing
very cute Nanoha this episode
>>290164707but that's every episode
>>290165005
Oh, the retarded kid debuts next episode
Fun episode, the first half had some nice animation and the date was cute. I feel like they bungled some of the comedic beats like Kamon hinting that they should leave already, though.After this, it'll be a few episodes before we get back to Taisho-era stuff, so if there are any anime-onlies watching I'd be interested in hearing what your thoughts are on the central mystery at this point. Are you intrigued? What do you was going on that night?
>>290164019>>290164707If only her hair was longer. Le sigh.
Rumiko's new manga? I sorta feel like this one has zero energy, no reason to really dive into it. It's just some stuff that happens and we've seen that a million times. I think she should have retired decade ago.
>>290165921retard
Oishii...
One of us
Shiraha bros...
>>290167064Indeed, I also think Nanoka looks very charming
>>290167064Otoya is so reliable.
Shiranui recovered very quickly from being ghost NTRd.>>290165430I wonder how long it'll take for Yurako to recover.
>>290166158>western food>it's the same japanese food seen in every animeWas drawing a pizza too difficult?
>>290167932Forgot pic.
>>290165802>it'll be a few episodes before we get back to Taisho-era stuff,>to Taisho-era stuffbut they're always in the taisho era
>nobody posted pouting Nanoka yetone job...
>>290167955Omurice, korokke and such actually were created by the Japanese adapting Western cuisine to their local preferences in the Meiji and Taisho eras. The reason you see them in every anime is that they just never stopped eating them.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Y%C5%8Dshoku>>290168213Sorry, I meant Heian-era
>>290168255Be the change you want to see in the world, anon
>>290168290I already deleted the episode.
Heian maiden or Reiwa gal, /a/?
Masago's seen better days
>>290168584Just a bit tired
>>290168584It's okay, Kanon is used to dealing with dead girls.
>>290168584Impeccable underwater make-up
>>290168584I don't think she's seeing much right now, anon...
>>290165897Horrible take, her short hair is part of her charm
>>290167228AIEEEEEEEEE! They didn't do a full body tilt up. Fuck, fuck, fuck them.
>>290170013>he wanted the Nanofeet
Surprisingly smug for a guy who was just in the process of getting his ass kicked
>>290170324Yes I did. They also blueballed us here >>290167360 as she was probably barefoot inside the house (didn't look like she was wearing socks). And here >>290164112 . What a frustrating episode.
>>290167064best boy
Next episode, /fa/noka
>>290171037very cute
Speaking of cute, young Natsuno is very cute. And hot.
>>290171290and not an annoying bitch
>>290164707Is this the last Nanoka bathing scene?
>>290171490Will she be stinky for the rest of the story?
>>290171644She'll be too busy bleeding herself dry from now on to properly wash herself on screen
>>290171644She does go to an onsen at one point at least, but we only see her coming out
>>290168255
>>290171037>that sweater
next episode looks real goodHakubi = real shit
>>290173145I appreciate Hakubi adopting to the modern age and just shooting people instead of casting a voodoo hex to shrink their balls and give them tuberculosis.
>>290173145Now there's a man who enjoys his work
for anyone who hasn't seen it, viz posted a video of rumiko and junji ito drinking tea btwyoutube.com/watch?v=E_1PdEQ9Xw8
Can I be honest? Nanoka feels so out place as of late that I find it hard to care for her as the heroine.
>>290173830The show is called MAO, not NANOKA
>>290170447Being beaten by the master made him think that that's the norm.
>>290164112>>290173863socks count too
Mao, just get him a smaller broom.
>>290173923why is he so fucking cute!?
>>290173912
Poor Shiraha had no chance
>>290167955Anon, that's what western food is to the Japanese
>>290174312He's playing the long game.
>>290173912No they don't. It doesn't count if she can't feel it.
>>290175577Disappearing from the series completely isn't playing the long game
>>290170013We lost her cute little feet
don't know who this guy is but already hope he dies
>>290164019I’m enjoying it, but I think they should take their time and wait two years for the next season. The Ranma ½ and Urusei Yatsura remakes set a higher quality bar, and this one needs to be even better.
>>290176077Those two were passion projects while Mao feels like business as usual for Sunrise, so they aren't putting too much effort in the production.
>>290173801>video circulates on socials>people hear Rumiko's voice for the first time and get surprised>describe it as beautiful, gentle and angelic voice>check the interview myself>she sounds like a whale
>>290176063Are you sure about that?
>>290173145>>290173420Hakubi seems like a bigger threat than Shiranui.
>>290176320I mean, she sounds like like an older lady that smokes/used to smoke, it's not exactly a rough voice, just showing her age
4 more epidotes left?
>>290176683The real question is: are we ever getting an s2?
>>290170013This is all we got from that scene. I'm starting to get really annoyed with this anime. It's like it's going out of its way to not show girlfeet. At least it's still more than Sparks of Tomorrow.
>>290172232Cute pout
>>290176856aren't the ratings decent?
>>290176683I thought it was 26...
>>290177204better
Cute date episode
>>290177353>Nanoka gives Mao a pity date after going out with Shiraha 5 timesHow sweet of her.
>>290177600Actually, Mao gave Nanoka that date to cheer her up.
>>290164019This series talk so much about cats, does she ever transform into cat?
>>290176885>It's like it's going out of its way to not show girlfeetThey showed a close-up of Natsuno's feet at least.
It took me this long to realize Masago and Sana are two different characters and now I'm lost.
>>290178081dumdum they have different faces to begin with
Will Mao and Nanoka's children survive WW2?
>damn it Mao why aren't you into children like a normal personTell him Nanoka!
I'm guessing this upcoming arc is gonna be the last one this season?
>>290165802>any anime-onlies watching I'd be interested in hearing what your thoughts are on the central mystery at this pointI was interested at first, but I'm starting to get annoyed that they just keep adding new POVs that add more mysteries without answering anything. Seriously, how many more flashbacks to that night are we gonna get?
>>290179359>Seriously, how many more flashbacks to that night are we gonna get?oh just you wait
Why don't Mao and Nanoka get this?
>>290179968>Why don't Mao and Nanoka get this?>>290176152
>>290176683>4 more epidotes left?wrong>>290177204>I thought it was 26...correct
>>290177913Nanoka getting a cattail and catears would bump her from a 5 to a 7.
>>290164112>Nanocuck
>>290178705>childrenShe is like 15 years old, and very busty, She'd already be married back in the Edo period, or working in a brothel.
>>290181953Are we sure? Kagome was 14 at the start of the series and Miroku was already trying to bang her.
>>290178705>childrenout of 10
>>290182509Kagome was 15 at the start of the series.
>>290164019>>290164112>>290164174>>290164400>>290164707this is a boy
>>290173830She gets way more involved later on
>>290176152>they aren't putting too much effort in the productionI don't really agree. Things could have gone much worse with an adaptation like this. So far, the production has been fairly competent, and there haven't been any major quality issues
>>290183265Tourists expect CRAPPA for everything and otherwise it's "le mid".
>>290183318Another key factor they tend to ignore is that those remakes are yearly one cour shows. Obviously the animation should look better when there are less episodes.
>>290182509Kagome is 15 for almost the entire run of Inuyasha, except for the last chapter. At the beginning of Mao Nanoka is the same age as her, and now in the manga she is actually older since she has started high school in the present
>>290167083Is this the fastest a Rumiko heroine has realized her feelings for the MC? Usually they’re in total denial until at least 40 episodes in.
>>290184389I mean, technically in UY it happens in the very first episode/chapter, but I know what you mean. The romance subplot moves along relatively quickly in Mao, yeah
>>290176152>>290180124>Ranma and UY remakes>passion projectsThe censorship would’ve told me otherwise.>>290179968>Why don’t Mao and Nanoka get this?Ranma is an inherently much hornier series than MAO.
>>290185351>>290185363>cute>fashionable>mature>tomboyish>no instinct for self-preservationPerfect heroine
>>290185351>>290185363>>290185478Rumiko quit shilling your self-insert on 4chan and get back to working on MAO.
>self-insertonions.png
wish I had a better GPU
kek
>>290184412>The romance subplot moves along relatively quickly in MaoIt’s so refreshing we don’t have to put up with Rumiko’s usual tsundere bullshit of her heroines constantly going “i-it’s not like I like you BAKA!” Mao and Nanoka both feel much more mature than her usual leads too.>>290185767Cringe. Nanoka absolutely mogs Kagome, she’s not a whiny violent tsun bitch like her for one.
>>290185837>Cringe. Nanoka absolutely mogs KagomeI like both mate (though I like Kagome more)it was just a joke post
>>290185837I don't entirely agree with your overly negative assessment of the other heroines I'll love you 'til my dying breath, Kyoko, but the way the relationship between Nanoka and Mao is handled is indeed one of my favorite things about this series. Even recently, as manga readers can attest, the mature way Nanoka reacts to a certain event that just happened is refreshing. Other MCs wouldn't have done the same
>>290186096I too love Kyoko and KikyoI like all Rumic heroines (haven't read Rin-ne though so can't say about it)
>>290164707>very cute Nanoha this episodeThis statement is always true. Like a natural law.
>>290173801Here's the scene Rumiko was referring to in MAO where looking at Ito art made her draw a bunch of extra cracks.
>>290184470Nanoka resting her foot on Mao while he fixes her sandal would be... horny?
>>290183265>>290183318>>290183405It can be better. Never accept mediocrity
Post more Nanoka.
>>290190570
Rated Nanopictures
>>290191243
>>290191359I've always been fond of the Christmas postcard one
>>290192414Derpy eyes, creepy mouth, her clothing has no details except for some random bows at the top. The cake is the and light blue color are the only redeeming qualities.
>>290191243Big kimono person, eh? I really like her look in the second one here. With the sweater. I just like sweaters. Shame it is sweltering.
>>290193232I like the patterns on the kimono. I liked the sweater in the second pic but her face and hair feel off-model.
>>290191243You’re being a bit too harsh on Nanoklaus, imho
>>290194451I'm too sensitive to the eyes, and hers in that picture freak me out. And the creepy smile doesn't help.
>>290183027out of 10
>>290188948Yes
>>290193363They aren't as big as usual, but it is more of a style thing than off model I think. Won't make excuses for the hair.
>>290195985How?
>>290185837>Rumiko’s usual tsundere bullshit of her heroines constantly going “i-it’s not like I like you BAKA!”Kagome isn't like that. She only gets mad at Inuyasha when he's being rude and hostile, which Mao doesn't do at all.
>>290200118Mao gets mad at Nanoka though.
>>290200718Yeah for stuff like putting her own life in danger
>>290200742>putting her own life in dangerCut her some slack, that only happens on days ending with -y
jiiiiiiiiiiii
I... will bump.
>>290185363>that crossIs Nanoka a Christian?
Why isn't Nanoka a girlboss like Akane? She's like a dumb shoujo lead in a reverse harem.
>>290204324It was trendy.
>>290197434Feet are sexual
>>290207881Not Nanoka's
>>290202778I don't like her.
>>290185767When did Kagome turn into such a stone-cold killer?
>>290205247>Lum in that pic when she’s the Yandere Rival Shampoo-like Rumic archetype and not a true heroine.Should be Shinobu, artist automatically fails at their Rumiko lore and are a zoomer newfag.
>>290211132It's been nearly 5 decades and waifufags are still going on about this. Subarashi. Sasuga, Takahashi-sensei.
>>290211156>It's been nearly 5 decades and waifufags are still going on about this.? What does pointing out a fact have to do with being a waifufag? Whether you like or dislike her Shinobu is the true intended heroine of UY and she’s written in a similar vein of all the Rumic self-insert heroines, it is what it is.Lum simply looks out of place in that lineup.
>>290211626Yeah, but consider the following: in the end Lum IS the heroine of UY and looks perfectly in place with the other heroines while Shinobu is a sidepiece, a remnant of an idea that never came to fruition, a manufacturing defect. Now please cry, cope and seethe about it like you usually do, it won't change reality but at least it will provide me with some entertainment
>>290211709I’m not a Shinobufag though, just stating facts, I’ve no horse in this race.
>>290211626>Lum simply looks out of place in that lineup.No she doesn't. You're just mentally ill.
Pump
>>290176885Nanoka went barefoot in front of Mao for the first time and he didn't even look at her or her feet. No wonder she complained that he doesn't notice or understand her feelings. What a dunce.
>>290164019Nice
Is Nanoka
>>290218749's thread back after maintenance? Yes
>>290212578Lum fits better in the “Rumic exotic yandere rival Stacies” lineup, which would feature characters such as Shampoo, Kodachi, Kikyo, Yurako, and Yagami.
>>290219676She fits even better in the "female leads" lineup, which is exactly what she is and how she's portrayed in that image. Now please keep your autism out of MAO's thread
>>290205247>>290219876>female leads lineup>No female RanmaThis is transphobic.
>>290220089>This is transphobicBased.
>>290218780Excellent. Keep me posted.
If MAO is cat anime where is Nanokussy?
>>290179968
>>290225106What are you posting you pervert? This is a pure Mao thread.
Nanoka cute.
>>290221721>basedHow are you gonna be a fan of Rumiko’s works if you’re transphobic?
>>290227750Rumiko hates trannies and makes of them. But they're so retarded and starved they it's representation.
>>290227840>Makes nearly all her troons completely passable and oftentimes touted as even hotter than real women (female Ranma)>Fetishizes and objectifies them by giving them the most fanservice (again female Ranma)>Ranma never gets rid of his curse and the entire manga is about him learning to live with it and accept it as apart of him which he eventually does and even has a whole monologue about it in the manga’s climax>All her tranny characters are not only passable, but portrayed as perfectly innocent angels who would never ever think of using their female transformation powers or crossdressing to perv on women. Ranma never once faps to his female form and we’re shown him bathing on the female side or using the women’s locker room multiple times with absolutely no nefarious intentions, none of the troons are ever shown to be perverts and the story expects us to treat them as “just one of the girls”>The one time she did depict a tranny as your stereotypical unpassable hon (her short story Happy Talk from 1984, we see her obviously overcorrecting this in her very next work Ranma in which all tranny characters are completely passable hotties) she admitted she immediately regretted it>Is absolutely obsessed with trannies and the gender-bending concept and always tries to include them in her works, oftentimes portraying them in the most flattering of lights as possible. (UY, Happy Talk, Ranma, Birds of Fate, I heard even MAO has a tranny character?)She sure has a funny way of showing it if she really does hate trannies and is merely “making fun of them.”
>>290230140>even hotter than real women (female Ranma)female Ranma is not a troon you faggot
>AI slop>Rumiko schizo posting>tranny argumentsI think this thread has run its course
>>290230368>female Ranma is not a troon They may not identify as one and it was forced onto them but Ranma still has literal female TRANSformation powers. (the origin of the word trans to begin with).
>>290230140>All her tranny characters are not only passable, but portrayed as perfectly innocent angels who would never ever think of using their female transformation powers or crossdressing to perv on women. Ranma never once faps to his female form and we’re shown him bathing on the female side or using the women’s locker room multiple times with absolutely no nefarious intentions, none of the troons are ever shown to be perverts and the story expects us to treat them as “just one of the girls”Ranma as a character may go against the transphobic TERF stereotype of trannies being a natural threat towards women that shouldn’t be allowed to use the women’s restroom, but they embody the other type of transphobic trope that straight men fearmonger about, that of the “trap” that only pretends to be a woman in order to seduce and then trick straight men.
>>290230588>Man, I really wisht that MAO's threads were more active
>>290231825is this the monkey girl paw from bakemonogatari?
>>290231834Yes
>>290230140>I heard even MAO has a tranny character?you heard wrong
>>290231575Hi, dropping in from the archive; this does not exist, as it’s being framed, save for among a hypothetical minority of men. Firstly, “trap,” applies to and always has applied to 男の娘 or cutesy crossdressers. These are people that do not purport to be female, unlike transsexuals. Because of this, it is known that they are male, which contributes to the attractiveness of their aesthetic to men that are not traditional homosexuals but may exhibit interest in exceptionally feminine males. Moreover, being men, they do not receive female treatment to the extent real women do, and are therefore significantly less capable of female chicanery.Secondly, I have seen a total of two passing trannies in all my life in the west. These people happened to win the genetic lottery— or lose it, depending on your perspective— and had relatively feminine faces. The average troon is not capable of this deep psychological manipulation. I have seen many more passing Asian transsexuals, but outside of SEAland, these are people from respectable cultures that would not generally be inclined to deceive you.All this to say, transsexuals exist independent of, and in exclusion to, the idea or trope of “traps.” The idea that they are the same is simply in-group propaganda spurred on by journalist types that want to displace the original fanbase, that they may engage in their ideological imperialism. Or in other words, so they can try to manipulate the political landscape of the medium and make it gay, soulless and drab like most things in today’s occident world. The framework you have presented, of heterosexual men fearing transsexuals as “traps,” that may manipulate them does not exist in any mainstream, and by the nature of transsexualism, never will.Thanks for coming to my TED Talk, I’m going to go back to the archives and jerk it now.P.S. Billing fictive chars as ts rep is as ridiculous as getting defensive over the rights of pixels on a screen…
>>290227840Rumiko had a sympathetic and passing trans character in the short story Birds of Fate. Mai-chan. Seen here. Also, to be honest, Konatsu's not made fun of any more than any other random character in Ranma. I see someone mentioned this already, but it seems pretty clear that Rumiko Takahashi isn't just someone who hates trans people.
>>290232735>Rumiko Takahashi isn't just someone who hates trans people.well she should
>>290232828Again, how can you be a fan of her works if you hate trannies?
>>290233913by not being a leftie who hates others because of difference of views
I'm excited for the next episode. But I think this series needs more shikigami. >>290233931>>290232828Shrug. Not an unreasonable stance ultimately.
>>290232828>>290233913>>290233931Stop acting underage, talk about the series
>>290230140>>290232692TLDR
>>290236919Turning a little demonic there halfway through.
>>290239140my vram is low endI'm poor
>>290231825kek
See you next episode.
>>290243407Or next chapter
>>290243497Yes, that's acceptable.
>>290192414I like it.
>>290234114>But I think this series needs more shikigami.It needs more trannies to filter the rightoid fake Rumic fans.
>>290248853Shut up woketard. You're fooling yourself if you think Rumiko or any Japanese is a leftoid.
>>290248909>Rumiko not a leftoidShe created two major franchises back to back, one shilling trannies and the other racemixing and highlighting the plight of the Tragic Mulatto. She’s pretty fucking woke by Japan standards.
>>290173885Why is Rumiko so lazy she keeps recycling titles using the male lead’s name? Ranma, Inuyasha, Rinne, MAO. Like holy fuck what happened? She thought up unique titles for both UY and Maison Ikkoku.
>>290253269Hey, Ranma 1/2 was a pretty good title. The problem was she kept doing it.
>>290253269>>290253564and inuyasha is a completely unique name in any languagerinne's actual series title is kyokai no rinnebut "mao" is such an unhelpful series title for searching and tagging, there's irl people and ficitional characters with that nameevery week i lament that rumiko didn't add more to the title...
>>290253995neko no mao
>>290254229I would accept that at this point honestly
