(08/04/2015 03:57 PM)ProperBritish Wrote:  Saw this today, and I really enjoyed it. As a fan of K-ON!, big-style, this is right up my street.

The crisp KyoAni visuals, and vibrant colours are amazing to view (in 1080p ofc). And the episode progressed nicely IMO.

Also nothing like a good cliffhanger at the end! Lots of room for development, and an unconfirmed amount of episodes too.

The art is definitely top-notch and beyond, typical KyoAni, I would almost like to say it has movie-like qualities! :D

(08/04/2015 04:07 PM)S7* Wrote:  Also saw this tonight! Very pretty from KyoAni, as usual, certainly a slightly more mature feel here, promise in terms of slightly more complex personalities but it's still early days.

Looking forward to seeing the brass band club level up now... and what was with that conductor guy? Thinking about Kumiko? xD

Yeah that was interesting to see, the typical happiness is shining through but it definitely has a more mature and reserved feel to it, especially with the quite heavy impact start that got feathered by Kumiko's initial reaction, the beginning confused me at first but started to make sense later on. Also good question as far as Ep 1 goes^^; xD

(09/04/2015 04:53 PM)eKusoshisut0 Wrote:  

best character

Teehee Asuka is definitely in the run for that, I love her quirky weirdness :P

As for the episode and anime in general, it has a very interesting atmosphere to it thanks to the artstyle, mellow feelings and the lighting and coloring. For some reason it feels like KyoAni mixed a bit of Chu2Koi with K-ON! and added a hint of Persona 4 Golden, that's the best I can describe it. The lighting especially with the color palette and the many scenic shots give the anime a sort of otherworldly feel for me which is interesting for a slice-of-life anime. I really want to see how this progresses beyond the first two episodes :3 As far as characters go I like them all so far, Kumiko makes a nice lead as she has the funniness but is in general a bit more calm and thoughtful. Sapphire-chan and Hazuki compliment her perfectly in that regard with their own brash and silliness along with shy and cuteness. Asuka seems like there's more to her than meets the eye but I might be mistaken here I just love her character so far and I'm very interested in how Reina turns out to be, my initial impression was very Mio-like in a way, I wonder if I'm right with that :3