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Well besides my personal dislike of Tohka, i felt like she was put in the spotlight too much in season 2. Every other girl had minor roles the whole time whereas Tohka almost became the main heroine. In Miku's arc where Miku is supposed to be the heroine it became all about saving Tohka. In the twins arc not so much. But this is supposed to be a harem, not Tohka's show. I wanted to see all the girls having proper roles and in the end it's all Tohka. Really disliked that part.

 

Now I'm not saying harems can't have a main heroine, in fact most of them do.

But that still does not excuse not focusing on the other girls properly.

 

In season 1 the show hopped from one girl to the other, giving each of them somewhat equal screen time with no particular preferences. Maybe Kurumi's arc was the most developed but even Yoshino got proper characterization.

And in the end it wasn't about any of the girls in paticular, it ended with Kotori being saved but that was because it was Kotori's arc, every girl had one so the show gave a fair amount of attention to all.

 

In season 2 however the twins arc ends and the twins just fade into the background, only to focus on Tohka and Shido's relationship which apparently is now a source of power. And even during the arc itself Shido is spending time together with Tohka and not the twins at times. In season 1 this RARELY happened, Shido was only focusing on one girl at a time and not asking the other girls for advice and there was the whole dating simulator aspect to it which in my opinion was one of the greatest things about Date A Live and in season 2 rarely makes an appearance.

 

And then in Miku's arc when we are introduced to a new girl, the focus is on her for a while only to be shifted to Tohka in the end and the big finale was about Tohka and Miku was just thrown in there after just for the sake of tying up her arc in a very sloppy manner.

 

And what about the rest of the girls?

Kotori was nowhere to be seen (Biggest downgrade for me)

Yoshino had small cameos that weren't even needed.

The twins get 1 arc and then fade into the background.

Kurumi had a bigger role for 2 episodes (thank god) but then disappears after.

Miku had a big role for 3 episodes only to get her show stolen by Tohka.

 

This is where season 2 really fails for me. You have a show with the word DATE on the title, and you spend more than half of it focusing on one heroine and forgetting about the others. And then throw an evil plot in there as an excuse for that. That doesn't work for me.

I'm sure Tohka fans loved it but for me it had obvious flaws.

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On 6/15/2014 at 5:18 PM, Nosebleed said:

You mean to say she wasn't annoying before?

Well, at least not to the extent of the first episode of season two. That was intense bruh!

 

She's cute at least!

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Just got done watching Love Live's newest episode.

Well.

That was a lot of feels.

Guess I'll go cry in a corner now.

 

Also best moment:

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Now I feel like watching it... How many episodes left until the end of the season?

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Now I feel like watching it... How many episodes left until the end of the season?

Only two.

 

@ Nosebleed: I'm sure there are thirteen episodes. At least, MaL lists it as that.

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Only two.

 

@ Nosebleed: I'm sure there are thirteen episodes. At least, MaL lists it as that.

Yeah I fail. Thought it was 12.

 

Because next week's episode is called "Last Live".

 

But yeah it's 13 according to MAL.

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Yeah I fail. Thought it was 12.

 

Because next week's episode is called "Last Live".

 

But yeah it's 13 according to MAL.

I hope a season three happens..

 

Though, Niko will have a less role in it. The sadness and pain.

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I hope a season three happens..

 

Though, Niko will have a less role in it. The sadness and pain.

But they'll graduate :( I don't see many hopes for season 3.

 

However I really wish they'd adapt the manga's storyline into anime because it's very different and it'd be interesting to see.

 

Or maybe a spin off with the imoutos.

I really ship them now

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But they'll graduate :( I don't see many hopes for season 3.

 

However I really wish they'd adapt the manga's storyline into anime because it's very different and it'd be interesting to see.

 

Or maybe a spin off with the imoutos.

I really ship them now

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Niko would be a great loss, but at least we get rid of that Nozomi. Honestly, she is my least favorite character of all Love Live!

 

That spinoff could work. At least, I approve.

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Did Nico and Maki go full canon?

Hmph, implying they weren't full canon already. Blasphemy.

 

In the previous episode they had a really adorable moment.

 

In this one, Maki could have just said she didn't want u's without everyone but she specified Nico out of all of them.

See the canon level?

 

I also present to you the ship swans:

 

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Hanayo x Rin

Nozomi x Eri

Umi x Honoka

Nico x Maki

 

It's all here

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TBH, they just need to suck it up and go to a love hotel. Actually, I believe there was a scene where they were talking to Honoka over the phone and they were together late at night.

 

Oh man.

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They barely had any interaction in season 1 after all.

Their canonness comes from the music videos and manga/LNs

 

And then in the anime because of episode 12

 

But season 2 really gave them a lot more attention.

 

TBH, they just need to suck it up and go to a love hotel. Actually, I believe there was a scene where they were talking to Honoka over the phone and they were together late at night.

 

Oh man.

 

Yep, there was a scene like that.

 

Nico was with Maki late at night, no one knows why, but we can guess ;)

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Their canonness comes from the music videos and manga/LNs

 

And then in the anime because of episode 12

 

But season 2 really gave them a lot more attention.

 
 

Yep, there was a scene like that.

 

Nico was with Maki late at night, no one knows why, but we can guess ;)

Nobody knows except us with over active imaginations. Damn, I need to stop thinking like a pervert.

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I hope I don't end up reading all those...

I'd just tell you to go read some doujinshi with them if you really want to get into NicoMaki.

 

The manga and the LNs are not translated.

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I'd just tell you to go read some doujinshi with them if you really want to get into NicoMaki.

 

The manga and the LNs are not translated.

Is there any news on any new NikoMaki doujins on Yuri Ism? I haven't read the new ones you posted yet though. Lol.

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Is there any news on any new NikoMaki doujins on Yuri Ism? I haven't read the new ones you posted yet though. Lol.

Not that I know of.

 

But here have some more raws I found today:

http://exhentai.org/g/710003/9ee883ef4f/

(Actually SFW)

 

But I'll give you some nice news.

I commented on Yuri-isms page a while back and one of their admins (Nandeyanen) replied to me confirming they will continue to buy Cocoa Break (Ooshima Tomo) stuff, AKA the person that makes the best NicoMaki doujins. I kind of fanboyed at that. A little (A lot)

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Not that I know of.

 

But here have some more raws I found today:

http://exhentai.org/g/710003/9ee883ef4f/

(Actually SFW)

 

But I'll give you some nice news.

I commented on Yuri-isms page a while back and one of their admins (Nandeyanen) replied to me confirming they will continue to buy Cocoa Break (Ooshima Tomo) stuff, AKA the person that makes the best NicoMaki doujins. I kind of fanboyed at that. A little (A lot)

This post made my day. Woot!

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Oh gawd, episode one of love live is even more love-liveish than season one, is this even possible.

Also, if I hadn't been told NicoMaki was canon, I would be surprised at how suddenly they showed affection towards each other. Was there a scene when they weren't together?

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Speaking of Love Live, I randomly scored this in a booster pack the other day so I might as well show it off (>w<):

 

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By the way, I wanted to quickly say that I'm really loving Gokukoku right now. The entire cast is lovable, and that's pretty much the main reason :).

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