Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai airs next week (4/6). Synopsis:The young artist Yoru Kurage has been on hiatus ever since a certain incident. In reality, her name is Mahiru Kōzuki. She became traumatized by the pressure of being "special" and instead decided to live a normal, standard high school life. However, things change when she meets former idol Kano Yamanōchi. The strong-minded Kano "graduated" from center position in the Sunflower Dolls idol group, where she was known as Nonoka Tachibana. Along with VTuber Kiwi Watase, and talented musician Mei Kim Anouk Takanashi, the girls come together.https://youtu.be/aqxpcoUTyEQ?si=RoOnW5ny66LRecUF https://youtu.be/1sY76sX_kZQ?si=CAQjnYefWe97cDZB Cast:Miku Itō as Mahiru Kōzuki (artist pen name: Yoru Mitsuki)https://youtu.be/RuGMDsERtCg?si=3DCR4tVisU4VPburRie Takahashi as Kano Yamanouchi (former idol's stage name: Nonoka Tachibana)https://youtu.be/e-wU_A_bL50?si=lhHZm-31KQ--nMF1Miyu Tomita as Kiui Watase (Vtuber name: Nox Ryuugasaki), she's also Mahiru's childhood friendhttps://youtu.be/E06ug7TKlLk?si=_Ruh49SLVxG-yenbMiyuri Shimabukuro as Mei "Kim Anouk" Takanashi (stage name: Kimura), a fan of Nonoka (Kano's previous idol stage name)https://youtu.be/n9nIr-TBFLA?si=x1oYi2Toyg4XhhHjStaff: Director: Ryohei Takeshita (Eromanga Sensei)Series Composition: Yuki Yaku (Tomozaki-kun author)Character design: popman3580Animation Director: Junichiro Taniguchi (Madoka, Sing Yesterday For Me)Music: Masaru Yokoyama Art Director: Yuji KanekoStudio: Dogakobo
Also as you might've noticed, fhe title has a layered meaning. Yoru no Kurage can mean "Jellyfish in the Night", but Yoru is also the alias Mahiru used when she draws that Jellyfish arts. As you might've noticed Mahiru/Yoru has low self esteem and for some reason she stopped drawing until she met Kano. In the PV she also says jellyfish can't shine on their own, and she asks Kano "Can I also shine if I'm by your side?". If Kano is the sun, then Mahiru/Yoru is the moon.Since this is original anime we don't know yet where the story is going but I guess this is a promising start?
The author has teased that this will have some subtext, and some of the PVs also had similar hints. We'll see how it turns out, but this is the original I'm most looking forward to this season.
While the official twitter is posting 応援イラスト from various illustrators for the rest of the week, I've only found a couple good fanart. Hopefully that'll increase once the anime starts.
>>4179541Mei is gay
>>4182475I hope she actually hits on Kano at some point instead of contenting herself with shipping Kano with the MC. The artwork of Mei gushing over Mahiru and notRika hugging has me worried.
https://twitter.com/SugoiBingus/status/1775932736274071842All episodes have completed production.
>>4182738Thats kind of unusual for a show to have everything in the can before episode one even broadcasts. Normally they have only 3-4 episodes done by the start of the season. Why we so often have recap episodes or skipped weeks in the middle of the season.
>>4182745I heard it was supposed to air in 2023, possibly fall because it's exactly the timeline in the anime (I think jelee is supposed to do live performance on halloween at Shibuya). But for whatever reason they pushed it back which thankfully worked best for both fans ans the animation team.
>>4179549I think this got a pre-airing of 1 or 2 episodes in the States already at some conventions. I saw some people already talking about how the subtext was really strong in the beginning, which is a good sign.
Looks like we're going to have guest art endcards. Here's one from nezukonezu:https://twitter.com/nezukonezu32/status/1776648436366168275
Manga version of ep1 is out as wellhttps://pocket.shonenmagazine.com/episode/2550689798333590356
That was really fucking good, lots of yuri potential.
I was apprehensive, but I'll allow myself to get excited for this show. I really hope it doesn't disappoint.
First episode was downright homoerotic.
>>4183833This is the next evolution or side-grade from aquariums, huh.
great start, i have pretty high hopes for it now even it doesn't get more /u/ than this
>>4183845The writer said that it's very yuri-esque, although he struggled to call it explicitly yuri.
>>4183833What did she mean by this?
Homoerotic show...
>>4183871What place do women have that is soft like jelly and smells like fish?
>>4183833
>>4183886>What place do women have that is soft like jelly and smells like fish?Does it sting? Because jellyfish stings.
Ok, this was probably one of the best first episodes of a show that I've seen in a long time.Really looking forward to the rest of it.What a gem.
>>4183887next episode eh, according to that artists' pre-screening impressionshttps://twitter.com/2015chaosgroup/status/1764265087836229823
One PV had "Mahiru - Kanon" under the (love?) umbrella. Yuri vibe is strong from the starthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLJFJ0n2LAc
>>4183833this was indescribably gay >>4183915vagina dentata
Man the animation for this is absolutely stunningAnd is also violently gay, looking forward to the rest
Vignette for the first episode by the anime staff, Kano teaches Mahiru to play guitar.https://twitter.com/yorukura_anime/status/1776807115165995043
>>4184132"She's so skilled with her fingers..."
Is this an original?
>>4184491Yes
I have had to stop twice from second hand embarrassment...
>>4184580Heh, you're not alone in that.Same thing happened when I was watching Girls Band Cry
>>4184580I dont know if I fully liked it or not. Some of the messages are a bit too overused, even if they are relatable.But damn does this show look good. I hope this wasnt their entire budget.,
>>4184132Vigne from Gabriel Dropout is in this anime??!!
>>4184784Gabriel is too
>>4184632Production is already complete.
https://yorukura-anime.com/special/dahoo/
>>4184632It does seem a bit of an "all style, no substance" kind of deal. Feels like they had a checklist of cliched moments to get through in the first episode, hopefully the next episodes develop in a more natural way.
>even less subtext than k-onNo reason to watch this for /u/ unless you're really desperate.
>I want to sing in front of your turtle, Azunyan
>>4184920It doesn't need subtext if it has text.
According to Wiki, there was a manga version released yesterday, the 7th. Anyone find it? Is it better or worse than the anime?There is a LN version releasing on the 20th of May. As a LN there is potential for less censorship and more overt yuri, but no guarantee that the writer will avail themselves of the opportunity.
>>4185096Found it. Chapter 1 is free right now.https://pocket.shonenmagazine.com/episode/2550689798333590356
This feelt a lot like Sora Yori Mo Tooi Basho, but where the girls are artists instead of explorers. If the show manages to be half as effective emotionally as YoriMoi was, I'm here to stay. And if it delivers on yuri it may unironically become my AOTY
>>4185182>feelt a lot like Sora Yori Mo Tooi BashoI think the train show feels more like that, this is closer to your typical SoL about some club activity or idols, except in this case it's about performing arts.
>>4185182>Sora Yori Mo Tooi BashoI thought that was a very sad series with no real yuri
>the train showWhich train show?>>4185193I mean YoriMoi is about as Yuri as K-On, you can deffinitely goggle it out. The real appeal of it is the unbelievably powerful writing.
>>4185195>>4185190 first comment meant to reply to that
>>4185193The only thing I will never forget is how they find this laptop in freezing temps at the end, and boot it...Never do that. Ever.
>>4185195>Which train showI don't know anon, there's a grand total of 6-7 possibly yuri-friendly shows airing this season, take a wild guess.
>>4185198What happens if you do? Immediate CPU death because it goes from zero (or below) Cº to 50 or so in the blink of an eye?
>>4185198I thought they took it back to the shelter and plugged it in first. I remember that the password was Antarctica-chan's birthday.
Is it normal for teenagers to be out and about in Japan from 10-midnight? What happened to their parents? Here you'd get kidnapped/raped/mugged or killed if you keep doing that shit.
>>4185228Must be nice to live in a civilized country
>>4185241Series killing if true.
Looks like the crossboarder trolls decide to pick this series to obsess over this season.
>>4185241You can take your shitposting back to /a/. The producer is female by the way, second from the right.
>>4185228Yes, actually. Japan is one of the safest places in the world-
>>4185248Okay why would she punch another girl?
>>4185353Knock some taste into her, hopefully.
>>4185353probably bullying, it's pretty clear she doesn't take shit and I bet that bitch had it coming.
>>4185397The scene seems to imply that the other girl was talking shit about the producer.
>>41853531. Why wouldn't she punch another girl?2. If you were smart, you'd do the same thing.
>>4185403The other girl would never talk shit about the producer, Mero is the girl that got punched and her profile says she trusts Producer Yukine more than anyone else and would do anything for her.
>>4185534I think she’s still the producer for them, the producer must have been the one who talked shit. Kano also have a yandere stalker that dresses like her.
https://twitter.com/Yaku_yuki/status/1777658590767030544?t=_IwrgZFMxKjO1abWxMl5nQ&s=19Multiple PoV confirmed in the LN
>>4185799So each girl in the main pair has their own Yaya?
>>4185802That depends on the relative timeframes of the affections.
>>4185799One has a Yaya and one has a Kiwi, I’ll let you figure out which one is which.
>>4186064>looking at viewer
>>4186102It's never going to go beyond subtext anyway, they want waifufags to buy it as well.
>>4186102It's common courtesy to look at the camera while taking a picture.
>>4185688That’s a pretty good way to sell the series to be honest if I can read jap I would buy it, I love knowing about multiple insights on the same plot.
What is so important about a tiny nose?
Didn't Cleopatra have a big, hooked nose? I think the coins that were issued during her reign showed her with a prominent honker.
>共犯者Yuri confirmed.
>>4187258>eight LN volumes until they fuck
>>4187258>>418727298"!"“--What will you do, Yoru?”“Mahiru!!”“Ah! Where was Mahiru going――――”At the same time, I heard the voice of Emi, who had found me in the middle of a noticeable commotion. I almost came to my senses, but no.I'm sure the answer was already decided when I took down that poster.I shook off the everyday voices and ran.Kanon smiled and took the hand held out to her.I saw it. As the two of us run through the tunnels of Miyashita Park, we feel like accomplices.“Hey, it was difficult to print a large poster!”I ignored Miko-san's voice from behind and moved forward.``--I'm just floating along, washed away by the water, without any will of my own.''- Jellyfish cannot swim by themselves.
>>4187361It’s not very nice for Yoru to ditch her friends and run off with a complete stranger. Makes her kinda a shitty friend to be honest.
https://twitter.com/Yaku_yuki/status/1779063563824582850
>>4187605Has anyone ever given a straight answer to whether their original anime is yuri or not?
>>4187607I don't want a straight answer, I want a gay answer.
>>4187578It wasn't very nice of them to make fun of her art either.
>this is subtext and will stay subtext
One day those feelings will be real, mutual, and reciprocated.
But not for you, you're destined to be a loser.
Girls band cry has to compete with this?
Can she drive this kind of bike at her age?
>>4187889You can drive motorcycles starting at 16 years of age.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Driving_license_in_Japan#Vehicle_Type_Ratings
Who gave doga koba money? Is this the true reason why Ohtani's translator stole all that money, to fund the yuri AOTS?
Is EP2 better
>>4187944>expected a fangirl>got a fangirlNothing really remarkable about it, though according to the author this was the yuri part.
>>4187952>according to the author this was the yuri partScratch that, I royally misunderstood.
G-guys this time I want the Yaya to win, she deserves to win…
>>4188022Everything's gonna be fine. Trust the plan.
>>4188026I don’t want OT3 either.
>>4187809>One of the girls has already, unambiguously, admitted they like another girlAlready gayer than K-on
>>4187856Why do we need to pit two bad bitches against each other?Enjoy both shows.
After last week's good first episode, ep2 cements this as my number one this season. Good op and ed songs, high quality animation everywhere, the cast is high energy and super gay and the little sister as running gag at the start of each ep. Cannot wait for next ep. Between this and whisper me a love song, we are truly eating good.
>>4188194Is both show subtext?
>>4188196Sasakoi is a romance anime
>>4187856I prefer Girls Band Cry, writing feels more genuine.This show is eyecandy of the highest order tho
>>4188486So far it's been a 1-1 situation each week for me.First episode of Jellyfish hit me a lot more than the first episode of GBC, but this week GBC was stronger.
I keep thinking Yoru is voiced by Anzai Chika. I have Chisato brainrot I guess. Was this a reference to how Taki "learned" composing in MyGo?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7Wm6jlReYEEpisode 3 PV is out!
Podcasts.https://ameblo.jp/hasimoto-7714/entry-12848666277.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5RHmLaNPHe4"Voice Drama"
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/jellyfish-cant-swim-in-the-night-anime-gets-novelization/.209961
>>4192000>the main character gets yaya'dnow this is subverting my expectations
ttps://twitter.com/yorukura_anime/status/1781880539802214823Once upon a time, they were normal.
my GOD was that episode hard to watch.In the good sense, mind you. Still. Damn.
>>4192519Why does the show do this only to have the childhood friend and the psycho stalker get NTR’d.
>>4192647Do her parents not feel any shame letting that happen to her?
>>4192903From the looks of it her parents don't even care that she has stopped going to school
>>4193032The food and money come from somewhere. Maybe the do feel guilty but just don't know what to do?
https://twitter.com/erumoto/status/1782412311287996615Official heightMei: 167 cmKano: 162 cmMahiru: 155 cmKiui: 145 cmBut they wouldn't give their three sizes. So we have to try and guess if Kiwi is equal to or less than Shamiko, a E cup.
Some fast artists out there.
Why did Mahiru draw Jelee as a JS4/5 wearing only a large shirt and a hat?
Ep 4 PV https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXFbYuiLxeM
So I'm not trying to start anything but is this series actually yuri? I've seen some people say it's not and I was wondering
>>4196460At the moment, I'd say not. The first episode had some promising moments, but afterwards it has been the usual cgdct hijinks. I guess now that the main characters have been introduced, we shall see where the story goes.
>>4196460Honestly there’s a stalker weirdo that sniffs one of the MC’s shirts. But we don’t know if she just admired her or is gay.
>>4196636>>4196639I see I see! Okay thank you anons!!!
>>4196639Wait did she intentionally switched their bags? Or was it an accident? What’s the chances of them having that weird as fuck bag?
>>4196671>What’s the chances of them having that weird as fuck bag?There's a whole minute long section during the episode that explains this.>Wait did she intentionally switched their bags?No. She got surprised about it as well.
>>4196692Okay I guess she's not a lesbian than.
Bandai released a Mahiru figure!https://twitter.com/GAMEMEGA_TKB/status/1784069439891415318
Episode 4 is the big episode, they're doing a stream with the VAs after the episode tomorrow, too. It apparently deals with Kano's backstory and finally introduces the Sunflower Dolls.
Right before and after episode 4 "Double A-side"X-Space Live Stream ‼The first part will start at 24:30 You can enjoy the talk of Kanon #高橋李依 and Mion #安済知佳 During the broadcast, we look forward to your comments and questions at #ヨルクラ !https://twitter.com/yorukura_anime/status/1784228509868495335
>Mahiru gives Kano her jellyfish
>>4197754>She wants me to touch her jellyfish?!
>mion wants to fuck kiui>mahiru being kano's tradwifeGood episode.
>>4197856And Mei gets....Kano's trash?
What does this mean?!
>>4197893There’s a guy she likes? I don’t know…
>>4197893So that's why the Director didn't just confirmed it was Yuri.
>>4197893>>4197918>>4197987There is zero positive male presence in the show so far. We have never seen her interact with any male potential love interest. She acts like Kano's wife allready. They both blush when their eyes meet. Yes she must be straight, yuri is ruined abandon ship never gonna make it panic sell sneed pink wojacks total het domination into the trash it goes omg worst show ever.Or fix your goggles.
>>4198035Don't respond. Just report and ignore.
>>4197918Are girls not people?
>>4198035I opened the thread to ask the same thing, in a non-troll way, because that scene was so weird.Despite everyone reacted and was interested to know more about it, there is no follow up, they haven't even be interrupted but it changed scene completely, very bad writing.>We have never seen her interact with any male potential love interestThat goes without saying, but we haven't seen her interact with any other girl outside the four main characters either, except her mob classmates, so who is she referring to and why wasn't it elaborated? If she means Kano would she say it in front of her, potentially making her (and the viewers) think she is interested in someone else? And that doesn't explain why that scene was cut like that.Meanwhile this episode:>added a hetslut character>confirmed producer is het too>the producer being het also kills any possible development with the idol who worships herDefinitely the worst episode so far. The first one was perfect with the two leads bonding, the second one was ok with the gay fan even if it sidelined the relationship between the two leads, but the last two ones didn't add much for us. Let's hope it will be back on track with the next ones and it will anser who Mahiru is interested in in a positive way for us.
>>4198090>>confirmed producer is het tooI can't believe Kano's mom was confirmed straight.
>>4198090How you were able to endure yesterday's episode of SasaKoi and not throw an epileptic fit here I just can't imagine.
The lead-up to that line was Kiui and Mei telling Kano about their past failures in order to bond/commiserate with her. I think the joke is that Mahiru was trying to coyly compliment Kano by saying she's into her as a musician, while everyone else took it as her talking about an unknown person she romantically interested in. Hence her confused "huh?" when the group reacts by asking what kind of person she's talking about. Hopefully there's further layers to this scene since Kano probably actually WILL end up being Mahiru's love interest, even if she's not there yet.
>>4198175I'm gonna keep rooting for the fangirl.
>>4198090WHATTHE MOM OF A CHARACTER HAD A RELATIONSHIP WITH A MAN???IMPOSSIBLE!!!
>>4197893I think it's relevant she said "person" and not "boy". You don't do that if you're het.
>>4198276Or she just didn't mean a romantic interest
>>4198175>Mahiru was trying to coyly compliment Kano by saying she's into her as a musicianBut they were revealing secrets, she's already said she likes her music before.
>>4197893It's about the mom, couldn't have been more obvious.
>>4197918What next? You're gonna post your flag with a /pol/ post and claim hito means guy?
>>4198385That's the /a/schizo, just don't reply.Not sure how that post is still up to be completely honest.
>>4198407Just like Gunda.....wait.
>>4198410Don't you ever get tired?
There were TWO people in the room each thought they were the one she wouldn't mention.
Leak for next episodehttps://twitter.com/d0nut2x/status/1785488633664835635
>>4199564>Namori end card>now FlyDang, they sure know which artists to choose.
>>4199564It's the gayest episode yet according to their Discord. He said it doesn't even feel like bait.
>>4199594People have vastly varying definitions of what's "gay" so while this does sound encouraging, I'll stay cautious on this one.
>>4199605
>>4199594What discord?
>if the yuri is bait...then they're doing a pretty good job of it
>>4199619I've seen this. It looks like Kano is resting her chin on Mahiru's shoulder. It's cute but it's also a still pic taken out of context so again, cautious until the episode itself.
>>4199628The leaker tweeted this after everyone called it bait:>>4199621
>>4199967
>>4199969https://twitter.com/Labbilatta_39
Who the fuck translates "Shuujinko" into "Main Event"??Does the word "Main Character" trigger them or something??
>>4200205It's similair to japaense saying "sound" and sub goes with "audio" instead for some reason.
>>4200206Those are at least still synonyms that refer to something similar, but this is another thing entirely. "Event" != "Character"
>>4200205HiDive subs are not known for being accurate or good. I still remember that fansubs are the correct way to watch Revue Starlight because HiDive's subs are atrocious
https://twitter.com/jeleechandayo/status/1785987674446430682>実は私じゃなくて、ヨルが出したんだけどね笑大事にするよーー (ToT)Why is Kano so gay? Also MahiKano seiyuu on some magz cover to be released next week
>>4200205Don't watch Sasakoi subbed if you know what's good for you.
