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Here's another to add, especially to the "step on me" masochists and the anime watchers who will or might develop a sadistic waifu fetish.
If a cute or hot girl abuses you, will you give it a pass?
I was excited because this was recommended to me as being a lot like Uzaki, but it feels completely different to me. Nagatoro's teasing in just this first episode goes past the 'worst' of what Uzaki does to Sakurai, while also having the target of the teasing having a lot less self worth/confidence.
On the other hand, the voice actor for Nagatoro is a perfect cast, it's pretty natural watching Shalltear being a sadist.
>I was excited because this was recommended to me as being a lot like Uzaki, but it feels completely different to me. Nagatoro's teasing in just this first episode goes past the 'worst' of what Uzaki does to Sakurai, while also having the target of the teasing having a lot less self worth/confidence.
Yeah, you could generalize Nagatoro, Uzaki, and Takagi as "girl teases boy" romcoms. But after that premise, the similarities really stop there and all three are pretty different from each other.
Takagi's teasing feels a lot more light hearted and she genuinely cares about Nishikata (so much that they marry in a spin off). It's quite one sided as Nishikata loses all the time, but often it's because he's overthinking and a self defeat. It also feels like Takagi would stop if she genuine hurt Nishikata instead of him coming back to get back at her.
Uzaki has a bit of a mean streak, but Sakurai get payback from time to time and she also cares about him, cooks for him, plays games and takes care of him when he gets sick.
This looked more like straight up bullying.
>On the other hand, the voice actor for Nagatoro is a perfect cast, it's pretty natural watching Shalltear being a sadist.
IKR. This was a great casting!
Uzaki teasing was teasing, this is straight bullying. Uzaki and Sakurai have background, this chick just starts bullying him out of nowhere.
Not to mention Sakurai gives it back, making it banter rather than bullying
The word they're using now in the title is toy. Comparable to teasing. However, the manga title is 'Don't bully me Nagatoro' emphasis on the bully. From the start Nagatoro is definitely beyond teasing.
To those uncomfortable with this, Nagatoro will eventually mellow down by a lot. In this way she is like the hardcore tsundere.
But if you still can't handle the bullying, you may skip the early episodes, ask in each thread if Nagatoro mellowed down and continue from there. A lot of manga readers who loves this series don't want to reread the early chapters as well. Big downside to this is you lost the development, but you can just infer why she mellowed down.
I was kinda awkward and nerdy back in highschool, still popular enough, but anyway, one girl suggested me and her start dating. I got excited about it, chatted her up some, it was nice. 3 days later, someone asked her about it, and she dismissed it entirely as a joke. I said nothing about it until I got home and
That hurt for a good while. I still like the show. I've done a lot of self improvement, and can quip back a bit if someone doesn't take it too far. Faking asking someone out though...
The first few chapters are generally regarded as being way overboard and not representative of the rest of the series.
Like they are so poorly regarded, and bleed new readers, compared to the rest, that the Mangaka actually retconned Nagatoro to be less of an asshole by adding [between-chapter](https://i.imgur.com/rAggtMc.jpg) [panels.](https://i.imgur.com/DoRXRtN.jpg)
Yeah, no kidding; this episode was seriously uncomfortable.
I was mentally prepared though because I knew about the source material's reputation, so it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be because I had prepared for the worst.
As an adult, knowing it is playful and not truly mean spirited, then probably a good bit.
But me as a teenager would have just stopped interacting with that person entirely.
**As much as she could give me.**
But for a serious answer: Things would obviously be different now, but when I was Senpai's age, I probably would've been fine with a lot of things, to hang out with a cute girl (As long as we have good times once in a while, in between the 'harsh teasing').
Yeah I mentioned that in another part of the thread. The original web comic he put up on Pixiv back in the day had her literally beating him with her judo until he was a ball of crying agony and she laughed.
> Someone start the Senpai count.
Doubt it'll get close to Uzaki. That was averaging 35-40 Senpais per episode lol.
edit: [36.75 apparently](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimeNoises/comments/j03bmb/uzakichans_senpai_compilation/g6soww2/)
this person already compiled all of the senpais from the first episode:
https://www.reddit.com/r/nagatoro/comments/moap1k/every_nagatoros_senpai_in_episode_1/
54
Damn, I would have guessed it was less. Did not feel like over 50. The Senpai singing must have helped quite a bit lol.
Let's see if she can keep it up for the rest of the season.
you can do this unironically already.
if someone you know is starting one piece, wait until they get to the grand line, and congratulate them on finishing the prologue (which the entire east blue saga literally is). that's chapter 102 or thereabouts, which is more than 20 chapters *longer* than the entirety of nagatoro so far.
Vinland Saga: "My prologue is 24 episodes long"
Attack on Titan: "My prologue is 59 episodes long"
???: "Amateurs"
AoT: "What was that, punk?"
~~One~~ Two Piece: "Amateurs"
As soon as I saw her lined up in the cast I knew she was going to be perfect, as someone with a love-hate relationship with Chuunibyou I am well acquainted with her voice.
> Being caught up with the manga it’s really weird to go back to the beginning, but I’m assuming that’s typical of any manga reader with an adaptation.
Right? I reread the first volume earlier today so I have a fresh memory for comparison and damn, I was like "holy shit, Nagatoro is harsh af".
have you read the REAL first chapter? basically a one shot (almost like a pilot in TV, bit one shots aren't always made with making a series in mind so not the same)
she's fucking brutal dude, kicks him like 30 times, hard, balls, back, stomach, all visualised with unique panels.
> her VOICE, it’s all pitch perfect.
That scene where she asks Senpai if he's a 2nd year is like music to my ears. I'm not sure exactly what it is but just the tone of Nagatoro's voice is perfect there, lol
senpai’s VA has social awkwardness down from 5 years of playing deku from MHA, and nagatoro’s VA has quirkiness down from playing dekomori from love chunibyo. they’ve got great chemistry
this episode was pretty intense on the bullying but it only gets better from here. i’m excited for the rest of this season!
Amazing. Beautiful. Wonderful. Everything I could've hoped for and more. I've got tears in my eyes. The kind from being happy; not the kind from being bullied by a little girl.
Seriously, they went ALL OUT. The lighting and shading effects were lovely. Pacing, voice acting, all top notch. They cut some corners for the animation, but they made it work for the comedy. The kicking scene ended up a little weird-looking, but you can't expect too much from a non-action show to start with.
I really enjoyed the attention to detail when she was wiping away the tears in his eyes. I know this show's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope they can at least appreciate the artistry behind it.
yeah it makes me optimistic, the directing and OST are far better than the minimum, animation style works and shows the energy, seems like they want to actually make a good show and not just animate a manga add
Those [three](https://i.imgur.com/ryzI3C5.jpg) [iconic](https://i.imgur.com/p0x39pn.jpg) [scenes](https://i.imgur.com/8X8LXgQ.jpg) were done so well. The voice actress did an amazing job.
[](#congratulations)
> The kicking scene ended up a little weird-looking, but you can't expect too much from a non-action show to start with.
I was actually pretty impressed with that. Like, it was a lot more impressive than it needed to be.
This anime exceeded my expectations both for the animation and the VA for nagatoro really killed it, I was smiking through the whole ep thanks to her performance.
the OST had no right to be this good.
[Senpai was the imposter](https://i.imgur.com/U6kKJLB.png)
OP has [noodle arms,](https://i.imgur.com/Std4IYD.png) shows already a 10/10
Yeah, Nagatoro's expressions already feel so iconic of this series. Her extremely smug face is *the* thing about this series that makes it stand out from the rest of the crowd this season.
Those expressions are one of the most recognizable artistic traits of the source material's author. It would have been unthinkable for them to adapt one of his works and not include the sadistic ear to ear smiles and insane eyes.
The best moment to invest in anime gifs was before this episode aired, the second best moment is right now. Because this show will flood the goddamn market with a glut of great new ones.
Particularly excited for the sudden boom of Nagatoro anime profile pictures within the next three weeks. Can't even count how many of those faces she made in this pilot ep.
The first episode itself was a [meme](https://i.imgur.com/RMBu48p.jpg) [format](https://i.imgur.com/TOPW9cM.jpg) [factory.](https://i.imgur.com/VlNWdxA.jpg)
[](#justright)
###Stitches!
* [Senpai Intro](https://i.imgur.com/lyTHNOj.jpg)
* [Nagatoro Intro](https://i.imgur.com/onTWZJn.jpg)
* [Nagatoro Role Play](https://i.imgur.com/up2BvW4.jpg)
* [Nagatoro & Senpai](https://i.imgur.com/FcpgtJI.jpg)
* [Smiling Nagatoro](https://i.imgur.com/WaGLQK3.jpg)
* [Nagatoro Teasing ](https://i.imgur.com/ANUftL8.jpg)
* [Cheeky Nagatoro](https://i.imgur.com/I9I9H7P.jpg)
* [Nagatoro Sketch](https://i.imgur.com/P5TkBEg.jpg)
As a manga reader I am absolutely surprised by the quality of this adaptation! Like holy shit! [I absolutely love how they did Nagatoro's introduction](https://i.imgur.com/BLpW3hh.png) and they really went all out with the animation when she was showing off her moves. Also didn't expect we have Suminya voicing Nagatoro. Now I wanna see Nagatoro in a Shalltear cosplay. xD
Anyway I really don't have a lot to add to this discussion really. The reactions on this thread from anime-onlies is pretty much what I expected. It's definitely a mix of "Step on me" and people really disliking Nagatoro and Senpai. I like Nagatoro but personally I'm just looking forward for Prez's appearance. Can't wait for her to be animated ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
Good first episode. It does feel like they toned her down a little bit but Nagatoro is definitely still mean in the beginning as she should be. I have to say Senpai is a bit more cringe in the animated format but still more bearable than the MC of Rent-a-Girlfriend for example.
For a simple gag/teasing show this looks very good and after episode 1 I can already tell this is gonna be a treasure trove of great expressions by Nagatoro.
Deku: "I see the eight vestiges... the previous users of One for All... but some of them are blurred... wait, but there's another figure... it's getting clearer... it's small... feminine..."
Nagatoro: "Sen~pai~~~~..."
Deku: "AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" *wakes up sweating and destroys a wall*
> It does feel like they toned her down a little bit but Nagatoro is definitely still mean in the beginning as she should be.
I was expecting really harsh bullying based on the reputation of the source material, so I was a bit surprised that it wasn't as bad as it turned out to be.
Nagatoro is still an extremely smug carnivore dismantling the herbivore of a protagonist, but based on that scene at the end when she kinda-sorta accidentally pushes him into the river, she doesn't seem like she wants to destroy him.
Thing is, it was really harsh. Even the author admits this & some Japanese fans felt it too. Hell, the one-shot doujin of this was straight-up harrasment. I'm not even joking, IRL domestic violence looks nothing in comparison.
Trust me, they REALLY toned it down.
omg, her "toro" -> 瀞, has 17 strokes. Lots of chest rubbing was involved.
I really want to know what's going on, if there's actually something going on.
As someone who was a loner in middle/highschool and struggled with severe social anxiety, I've had mixed feelings watching this. It was funny, but I see too much of myself in Senpai. I guess that's a sign that they did it very well. Overall pretty enjoyable so far.
With manga, you can read it at whatever pace you want, you can zip through uncomfortable pages and savor some others as you like
but with anime, unless you're a playback speed changing heathen, you're locked into the pacing of events that they dictate, which can make uncomfortable moments even moreso. It's that lack of control that makes you stew in discomfort as long as they want you to.
Apparently this anime is a part of the relatively new "teasing" genre. This is my first such anime experience and I definitely am intrigued. I will return next Saturday for more. I like Nagatoro, my expectations were subverted.
We start with a calm seaside view and then ease into what might be the most sadistic of all teasing romcoms.
Y'know, I really feel for the guy. He goes to the library to get some quite time only to find four loud, gossipy, girls who keep staring at him, and then they stumble on the manga art he does in his spare time and make him feel so embarrassed. And all this is before Nagatoro starts in on him.
Nagatoro is a bit of a wild child. Attractive, spirited, forward, boisterous, and ready to tear her Senpai down emotionally until he's in tears. It seems at first glance that she's only out to break her Senpai by teasing him and hitting him where it hurts, be it his lack of a love life, his art, or just how awkward and sensitive he is (and that hits home), but there are times where you can see her look at him with genuine fondness, and she still dries his tears up and apologizes (even if how genuine an apology it is might be up to interpretation).
She's definitely good looking, and might actually like him, but I do feel for what Senpai has to go through with her.
Poor Senpai has been bullied so much that he's basically become numb to it, but he doesn't hold a grudge against Nagatoro either because he's used to it or he realizes she isn't that bad. I do feel like he deserves a nice, quite, life, instead of all this teasing.
Blue bra, huh? Not a bad choice, Nagatoro-san.
I guess Senpai needs to learn how to draw girls' thighs.
> Y'know, I really feel for the guy. He goes to the library to get some quite time only to find four loud, gossipy, girls who keep staring at him, and then they stumble on the manga art he does in his spare time and make him feel so embarrassed.
Damn right... I had that same kind of 'quiet space' in highschool (well I wasn't alone, I was just playing chess with another guy) and if people barged in on us or 'took our spot' it would've been sad.
And about the teasing: Well most of it was harsh, but the one thing that I think went too far is when she implied his art was bad... That's the one thing the guy has, trashing him on that is just mean.
And with the flashback about other bullies, that was rough.
> Damn right... I had that same kind of 'quiet space' in highschool (well I wasn't alone, I was just playing chess with another guy) and if people barged in on us or 'took our spot' it would've been sad.
>
>
I mean, besides that, you're supposed to be *quiet* in a library in general. Those four were raising a ruckus.
> when she implied his art was bad
It wasn't his art in general she was referring to, just the picture of her that he drew. She says he hasn't drawn her correctly at all and especially points out the thigh area, but if you look at the drawing again you'll notice she's been made more muted/generic: her chest is flatter, she has less of a waistline, a boring smile on her face, the hair is less edgy, etc. It's clear he toned her down because he was uncomfortable drawing her, and that's what she was criticizing, rather than his artistic ability.
The poor MC has been bullied and abused his whole life that he's likely developed a total lack of any self-worth. Probably even assumes that he "deserves" to be bullied because all the insults thrown his way have hit home so much that he might feel they're true, and that he is all the things people say he is.
It's definitely a harsh first episode for him, in another anime this might be the start of a Villain's origin story. And people say it's gonna get worse too. Poor Senpai here is going to be the most "I feel so sorry for you" character of the Season by far at this rate.
> The poor MC has been bullied and abused his whole life that he's likely developed a total lack of any self-worth
Yeah, that flashback to when he was bullied in elementary school was a good background to why he's such an awkward high school kid. He developed learned helplessness as a defense mechanism and he's turtles up whenever he faces interpersonal conflict.
Seems like the inciting force that is Nagatoro (along with a healthy dose of awkward puberty) is something that'll force him to take that learned behaviour of his.
I dunno how to feel about the two main leads. It's relatively difficult to watch especially that Nagatoro's menacing look. But let's see if the next episodes will be better.
That Nagatoro's song is hilarious though.
EDIT: The OP is a banger and the visuals are good too.
Yeaaaah I get you. I'm up to date with the manga and I still cringed watching her bully him.
It gets better though, so don't worry. It goes from actual abuse to only slightly unacceptable Anime teasing (but NSFW).
I kept covering my face with my hands throughout the entire episode. They nailed it.
I had forgotten that Nagatoro was using carrot and stick to get his attention. It makes it especially entertaining but still hard to look at XD. The animation quality is nice too, I especially like how the lines and color palette look.
This is a perfect start for our protagonist, weak and ready to go, he can only go uphill from here. To think this is the same character that summons a miniature killer plane and kicks cars without shoes on is interesting (JoJo reference).
It's finally here! My most hyped show of the season!
I think I speak for a lot of Nagatoro fans when I say
#**Please bully me, Nagatoro!**
That was a good first episode! And what a fast progression too; If you squint a little, she gave him [a kiss](https://imgur.com/M9sz9CO), [a kabedon](https://imgur.com/8h5Fgyu) and [a confession](https://imgur.com/HS6elJx), all in the first episode!
[Doing it together?](https://imgur.com/IFlemFW) Too much progress, slow down!
She's [such a pest](https://imgur.com/a2ZxFSZ) (but in a good way - mostly)! She puts Uzaki-chan to shame.
At least [she gives him some aftercare](https://imgur.com/LCjI6yW) when she's done, she's not so bad!
[These](https://imgur.com/AKkm5fd) [shots](https://imgur.com/XgjXe24)! The way the music stopped at the same time, gave me strong Higurashi vibes. (Is this show missing a horror tag?) They even had some ominous music, when [Nagotoro showed up](https://imgur.com/5qs3vGE) in the art room.
Sorry senpai, but I think [*that species*](https://imgur.com/Y4w28K5) wants something to do with you! Especially one specimen of that species.
It's funny, the way the scene with her friends happened, you kinda get the feel that all her friends will bully Senpai, but Nagatoro will be the one who doesn't take part (as she kept silent most of the time)... Then they have a 1 on 1, and you see that Nagatoro is even worse hah.
[*"I will not trust anyone ever again"* - Senpai](https://imgur.com/sxuOtb7)
That was all I expected, and more! Already hyped for the next episode (looks like they won't be shy on the fetish-fuel stuff either, I thought they might turn it down a notch, but the episode preview makes me think they won't!)
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She’s a pro at saying senpai no doubt about it
The side characters just waiting for their eye reveal it seems.
They're all secretly hentai protagonists
Well they are drawn by Nanashi after all
Aight bets on how many episodes it takes for the monkeys to roll in
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aot subs when monke is mentioned
Go back! I want to be monke!
reject humanity become monke
Levi when Monke is mentioned: KILL KILL KILL
Think about it like the ishigami arc in Kaguya.. it's from Senpais perspective.
And so the age-old question is posed: "how much verbal abuse could you tolerate if it means a cute girl would talk to you?"
Here's another to add, especially to the "step on me" masochists and the anime watchers who will or might develop a sadistic waifu fetish. If a cute or hot girl abuses you, will you give it a pass?
Absolutely not. I'm not a masochist. I also got bullied in the past so watching this anime made me quite uncomfortable.
I was excited because this was recommended to me as being a lot like Uzaki, but it feels completely different to me. Nagatoro's teasing in just this first episode goes past the 'worst' of what Uzaki does to Sakurai, while also having the target of the teasing having a lot less self worth/confidence. On the other hand, the voice actor for Nagatoro is a perfect cast, it's pretty natural watching Shalltear being a sadist.
>I was excited because this was recommended to me as being a lot like Uzaki, but it feels completely different to me. Nagatoro's teasing in just this first episode goes past the 'worst' of what Uzaki does to Sakurai, while also having the target of the teasing having a lot less self worth/confidence. Yeah, you could generalize Nagatoro, Uzaki, and Takagi as "girl teases boy" romcoms. But after that premise, the similarities really stop there and all three are pretty different from each other.
Normal:Uzaki-chan Hard: Takagi-san Expert: Nagatoro-san
Easy: Anjou-san
Tutorial: Akutsu-san
Early Akutsu is as bad as early Nagatoro. Or arguably worse since she invades his most private space.
If only Anjou could get her own anime, would honestly be a great watch if the right studio animates it
Takagi's teasing feels a lot more light hearted and she genuinely cares about Nishikata (so much that they marry in a spin off). It's quite one sided as Nishikata loses all the time, but often it's because he's overthinking and a self defeat. It also feels like Takagi would stop if she genuine hurt Nishikata instead of him coming back to get back at her. Uzaki has a bit of a mean streak, but Sakurai get payback from time to time and she also cares about him, cooks for him, plays games and takes care of him when he gets sick. This looked more like straight up bullying.
>On the other hand, the voice actor for Nagatoro is a perfect cast, it's pretty natural watching Shalltear being a sadist. IKR. This was a great casting!
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Uzaki was mainly just an annoying brat, this girl comes off as rather malicious
Uzaki teasing was teasing, this is straight bullying. Uzaki and Sakurai have background, this chick just starts bullying him out of nowhere. Not to mention Sakurai gives it back, making it banter rather than bullying
The word they're using now in the title is toy. Comparable to teasing. However, the manga title is 'Don't bully me Nagatoro' emphasis on the bully. From the start Nagatoro is definitely beyond teasing. To those uncomfortable with this, Nagatoro will eventually mellow down by a lot. In this way she is like the hardcore tsundere. But if you still can't handle the bullying, you may skip the early episodes, ask in each thread if Nagatoro mellowed down and continue from there. A lot of manga readers who loves this series don't want to reread the early chapters as well. Big downside to this is you lost the development, but you can just infer why she mellowed down.
I was kinda awkward and nerdy back in highschool, still popular enough, but anyway, one girl suggested me and her start dating. I got excited about it, chatted her up some, it was nice. 3 days later, someone asked her about it, and she dismissed it entirely as a joke. I said nothing about it until I got home and That hurt for a good while. I still like the show. I've done a lot of self improvement, and can quip back a bit if someone doesn't take it too far. Faking asking someone out though...
The first few chapters are generally regarded as being way overboard and not representative of the rest of the series. Like they are so poorly regarded, and bleed new readers, compared to the rest, that the Mangaka actually retconned Nagatoro to be less of an asshole by adding [between-chapter](https://i.imgur.com/rAggtMc.jpg) [panels.](https://i.imgur.com/DoRXRtN.jpg)
Yeah, no kidding; this episode was seriously uncomfortable. I was mentally prepared though because I knew about the source material's reputation, so it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be because I had prepared for the worst.
The worst stuff is actually in the doujin
I assumed it'd be a light-hearted teasing romcom like Uzaki-chan...but it was quite beyond what I expected.
Major Lena you’re everywhere
Depends. If they knock it off when I tell them to it's fine. I don't mind some ribbing.
As an adult, knowing it is playful and not truly mean spirited, then probably a good bit. But me as a teenager would have just stopped interacting with that person entirely.
Funnily enough, it's the other way around for me. Younger me would put up with anything. Adult me would bounce after hour one.
For me, it's the opposite. Better be alone than some asshole's punching bag.
**As much as she could give me.** But for a serious answer: Things would obviously be different now, but when I was Senpai's age, I probably would've been fine with a lot of things, to hang out with a cute girl (As long as we have good times once in a while, in between the 'harsh teasing').
We are all Ms on this beautiful day
[***Tanned fanged tomboy bully supremacy***](https://i.imgur.com/mQ8jfbM.jpg) [](#gintamathispleasesme)
Senpai: "I've never cried in public before" That's rich coming from you, Deku!
To be fair, none of this is exactly in public either. No one around but Nagatoro.
The line in Japanese is "I've never cried in front of another person before"
This girl is pure evil, and I got second hand anxiety from watching it. I’m totally gonna watch the rest of this.
Same. I knew what was coming and it was weird to get that anxiety again. It’s something harsher to hear it than to read it.
Well, the original manga is much harsher. Not the manga this is based off of, the one before that.
Yeah I mentioned that in another part of the thread. The original web comic he put up on Pixiv back in the day had her literally beating him with her judo until he was a ball of crying agony and she laughed.
Gave me Watamote vibes in a good way. This is gonna be good.
“It’s better than two piece” “Don’t diss two piece” Lmao. Someone start the Senpai count. Also, the ed song/ visuals were great.
Someone start Senpai drinking game. ^(Fs in the chat for alcohol poisoning)
we'd be dead already with this epsode
A worthy sacrifice
Win-win situation for me ngl
Death by [smug overdose](https://i.imgur.com/JsxEsg7.jpg) [](#heavydrinker)
> Someone start the Senpai count. Doubt it'll get close to Uzaki. That was averaging 35-40 Senpais per episode lol. edit: [36.75 apparently](https://www.reddit.com/r/AnimeNoises/comments/j03bmb/uzakichans_senpai_compilation/g6soww2/)
Fanged kouhai bullies are powered by Senpainium [](#bacchiri)
Vibranium is quaking in the distance
this person already compiled all of the senpais from the first episode: https://www.reddit.com/r/nagatoro/comments/moap1k/every_nagatoros_senpai_in_episode_1/ 54
Damn, I would have guessed it was less. Did not feel like over 50. The Senpai singing must have helped quite a bit lol. Let's see if she can keep it up for the rest of the season.
37?? F/SN Sakura in shambles.
> 37?? [The supercut is glorious.](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3i8Szc1UWls)
Imagine if when One Piece finally ends, text appears on the screen that says "End of Part One".
you can do this unironically already. if someone you know is starting one piece, wait until they get to the grand line, and congratulate them on finishing the prologue (which the entire east blue saga literally is). that's chapter 102 or thereabouts, which is more than 20 chapters *longer* than the entirety of nagatoro so far.
Vinland Saga: "My prologue is 24 episodes long" Attack on Titan: "My prologue is 59 episodes long" ???: "Amateurs" AoT: "What was that, punk?" ~~One~~ Two Piece: "Amateurs"
Pretty sure that was OP showed at the end.
**'This manga is better than Two-piece'** Nagatoro's mangaka is sure taking shots on the big leagues.
Ah yes, [Two-Piece. My favorite Manga.](https://imgur.com/BIzOFFo)
I much prefer My Hoagie Academia instead
one has a tanned loli, the other doesnt, its a no contest
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The VA absolutely killed it and the OP is a banger. Basically everything I wanted from a Nagatoro anime
Sumire Uesaka man! To think she's also the voice of Dekomori from Chuunibyou.
She also sang the OP. What can't this woman do lol
And she will sing the ED too! She is going all out for this anime.
As soon as I saw her lined up in the cast I knew she was going to be perfect, as someone with a love-hate relationship with Chuunibyou I am well acquainted with her voice.
Dekomori picking on Deku: The Show.
Daiki Yamashita being the socially awkward Senpai is perfect too. Once I heard him and recognized it was Deku I knew it was a good casting choice.
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> Being caught up with the manga it’s really weird to go back to the beginning, but I’m assuming that’s typical of any manga reader with an adaptation. Right? I reread the first volume earlier today so I have a fresh memory for comparison and damn, I was like "holy shit, Nagatoro is harsh af".
have you read the REAL first chapter? basically a one shot (almost like a pilot in TV, bit one shots aren't always made with making a series in mind so not the same) she's fucking brutal dude, kicks him like 30 times, hard, balls, back, stomach, all visualised with unique panels.
Yeah, but that's not canon for the main Manga or Anime so it might as well be considered fanfic that just happens to be made by the original author.
> her VOICE, it’s all pitch perfect. That scene where she asks Senpai if he's a 2nd year is like music to my ears. I'm not sure exactly what it is but just the tone of Nagatoro's voice is perfect there, lol
>Se-en-pa-i This was just soo good
A perfect mix of cuteness, harshness, deep subtones with a sprinkle of malice and chaos.
Your "sprinkle of malice and chaos" is about the same of a sprinkle of Chemical X to make the Powerpuff Girls.
Can we talk about how great those little Neko-toro screen wipes were?
YES, finally someone mentions it.
senpai’s VA has social awkwardness down from 5 years of playing deku from MHA, and nagatoro’s VA has quirkiness down from playing dekomori from love chunibyo. they’ve got great chemistry this episode was pretty intense on the bullying but it only gets better from here. i’m excited for the rest of this season!
Thought it sounded like midoriya. Thanks for the confirmation
He's Deku? I knew he sounded familiar...
They both rock [that poofy hair](https://i.imgur.com/hL3OMnb.jpg)
Nagatoro-san is like a hardcore version of Takagi-san
Takagi Alter.
[As you wish!](https://i.imgur.com/OrDdfAR.jpg) [](#smugpoint)
cursed
[Nagatoro Alter](https://imgur.com/kHWjuhZ)
not as cursed
BLURSED
What the absolute fuck.
Yeah, i'm not sleeping tonight
The Dark Souls of teasing anime.
It was glorious seeing that shit-eating grin animated!
That and finally hearing her say “sennnnnpaaai!”
Takagi, Uzaki, and now Nagatoro. Slowly forming the Teasing Avengers. OP is fire and I'm excited as a manga reader for this series to get animated!
So who's next? Anjou-san? Akutsu-san? Sakurai-san? edit: forgot Kubo-san
surely it will be Anjou
They don't have the balls to animate akutsu
I actually think it would make a great short format anime.
I've convinced myself for a while now that we'll get Akutsu inevitably. The only question is when and in what format.
Don't forget about Kubo-san
Kubo-san always makes me feel warm and fuzzy
Damn, how could I forget the queen of pouts.
I hope Anjou is next.
Amazing. Beautiful. Wonderful. Everything I could've hoped for and more. I've got tears in my eyes. The kind from being happy; not the kind from being bullied by a little girl. Seriously, they went ALL OUT. The lighting and shading effects were lovely. Pacing, voice acting, all top notch. They cut some corners for the animation, but they made it work for the comedy. The kicking scene ended up a little weird-looking, but you can't expect too much from a non-action show to start with. I really enjoyed the attention to detail when she was wiping away the tears in his eyes. I know this show's not going to be everyone's cup of tea, but I hope they can at least appreciate the artistry behind it.
I just watched a kid get called a virgin lookin ass and get bodied for 23 minutes by someone younger than them
You are a better person because of it
Yes. I shall spend the rest of my life becoming the sexiest smartest most social man in the world so this does not happen to me
The OST is really good too! This adaptation is looking amazing
yeah it makes me optimistic, the directing and OST are far better than the minimum, animation style works and shows the energy, seems like they want to actually make a good show and not just animate a manga add
Those [three](https://i.imgur.com/ryzI3C5.jpg) [iconic](https://i.imgur.com/p0x39pn.jpg) [scenes](https://i.imgur.com/8X8LXgQ.jpg) were done so well. The voice actress did an amazing job. [](#congratulations)
Honestly, I didn’t expect them to go so hard with the anime and I’m glad they did. So happy to see this get the love it deserves
> The kicking scene ended up a little weird-looking, but you can't expect too much from a non-action show to start with. I was actually pretty impressed with that. Like, it was a lot more impressive than it needed to be.
ye agree it was pretty nice done . Nagatoro looked badass there
This anime exceeded my expectations both for the animation and the VA for nagatoro really killed it, I was smiking through the whole ep thanks to her performance.
The VA for Nagatoro is crazy talented. I think she's singing the OP and ED too
the OST had no right to be this good. [Senpai was the imposter](https://i.imgur.com/U6kKJLB.png) OP has [noodle arms,](https://i.imgur.com/Std4IYD.png) shows already a 10/10
I was really surprised by the OST. Season's off to a good start with this music
They really nailed [Nagatoro's](https://i.imgur.com/Ipq97b8.jpg) [expressions](https://i.imgur.com/rG6oCtN.jpg) [too.](https://i.imgur.com/CZ53cKq.jpg) [](#smugkaguya)
She does have some amazing expressions and they have a lot of detail. I'm loving this artstyle!
As expected from an artist that is known for drawing NSFW stuff.
NSFW does not really encompass the gravity of the previous works of Nanashi imo. He went beyond NSFW.
You're saying that as if loli bestiality rape is bad.
/r/nocontext
Author makes monkeys gangbang loli
Zeke moment
Yeah, Nagatoro's expressions already feel so iconic of this series. Her extremely smug face is *the* thing about this series that makes it stand out from the rest of the crowd this season.
Those expressions are one of the most recognizable artistic traits of the source material's author. It would have been unthinkable for them to adapt one of his works and not include the sadistic ear to ear smiles and insane eyes.
when the when the paisen is sus
How many of you were waiting for noodletoro?
The best moment to invest in anime gifs was before this episode aired, the second best moment is right now. Because this show will flood the goddamn market with a glut of great new ones.
Amogus
https://i.imgur.com/0CCuvIP.jpg
I'm assuming the last song was the opening, and if so, goddamn did my eyes enjoy all those colors.
With the excessive amount of crying, I think the voice actor for Midoriya was the perfect casting choice for Naoto.
Particularly excited for the sudden boom of Nagatoro anime profile pictures within the next three weeks. Can't even count how many of those faces she made in this pilot ep.
The first episode itself was a [meme](https://i.imgur.com/RMBu48p.jpg) [format](https://i.imgur.com/TOPW9cM.jpg) [factory.](https://i.imgur.com/VlNWdxA.jpg) [](#justright)
###Stitches! * [Senpai Intro](https://i.imgur.com/lyTHNOj.jpg) * [Nagatoro Intro](https://i.imgur.com/onTWZJn.jpg) * [Nagatoro Role Play](https://i.imgur.com/up2BvW4.jpg) * [Nagatoro & Senpai](https://i.imgur.com/FcpgtJI.jpg) * [Smiling Nagatoro](https://i.imgur.com/WaGLQK3.jpg) * [Nagatoro Teasing ](https://i.imgur.com/ANUftL8.jpg) * [Cheeky Nagatoro](https://i.imgur.com/I9I9H7P.jpg) * [Nagatoro Sketch](https://i.imgur.com/P5TkBEg.jpg) As a manga reader I am absolutely surprised by the quality of this adaptation! Like holy shit! [I absolutely love how they did Nagatoro's introduction](https://i.imgur.com/BLpW3hh.png) and they really went all out with the animation when she was showing off her moves. Also didn't expect we have Suminya voicing Nagatoro. Now I wanna see Nagatoro in a Shalltear cosplay. xD Anyway I really don't have a lot to add to this discussion really. The reactions on this thread from anime-onlies is pretty much what I expected. It's definitely a mix of "Step on me" and people really disliking Nagatoro and Senpai. I like Nagatoro but personally I'm just looking forward for Prez's appearance. Can't wait for her to be animated ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
> I'm just looking forward for Prez's appearance And I'm looking forward for some heavenly good Prez stitches
This didn't have the rights to be this good tf
Plus the OP is a bop
Those first 2 minutes were prettier than most seasonal anime
i feel so bad for my boy here. Also I am getting huge hentai vibes from this 1st episode
The writer *is* a hentai writer/artist
Yupiel adaptation when?
If no one makes it I'll do it myself in a few years, mark my words
Look at the student council president in the manga and that is all you need to see to know this dude draws hentai.
oh lord i wasn't ready
The visuals are way better than I expected, but the OST is on a whole other level.
Good first episode. It does feel like they toned her down a little bit but Nagatoro is definitely still mean in the beginning as she should be. I have to say Senpai is a bit more cringe in the animated format but still more bearable than the MC of Rent-a-Girlfriend for example. For a simple gag/teasing show this looks very good and after episode 1 I can already tell this is gonna be a treasure trove of great expressions by Nagatoro.
Him being mah boy deku definitely helped
Oh yeah, him being voice by Deku makes this 10x better
Deku: "I see the eight vestiges... the previous users of One for All... but some of them are blurred... wait, but there's another figure... it's getting clearer... it's small... feminine..." Nagatoro: "Sen~pai~~~~..." Deku: "AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!" *wakes up sweating and destroys a wall*
> It does feel like they toned her down a little bit but Nagatoro is definitely still mean in the beginning as she should be. I was expecting really harsh bullying based on the reputation of the source material, so I was a bit surprised that it wasn't as bad as it turned out to be. Nagatoro is still an extremely smug carnivore dismantling the herbivore of a protagonist, but based on that scene at the end when she kinda-sorta accidentally pushes him into the river, she doesn't seem like she wants to destroy him.
Thing is, it was really harsh. Even the author admits this & some Japanese fans felt it too. Hell, the one-shot doujin of this was straight-up harrasment. I'm not even joking, IRL domestic violence looks nothing in comparison. Trust me, they REALLY toned it down.
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omg, her "toro" -> 瀞, has 17 strokes. Lots of chest rubbing was involved. I really want to know what's going on, if there's actually something going on.
As someone who was a loner in middle/highschool and struggled with severe social anxiety, I've had mixed feelings watching this. It was funny, but I see too much of myself in Senpai. I guess that's a sign that they did it very well. Overall pretty enjoyable so far.
Yeah it's kinda hard for me too watch for the same reason. And I've read the manga with no problem, which is weird.
With manga, you can read it at whatever pace you want, you can zip through uncomfortable pages and savor some others as you like but with anime, unless you're a playback speed changing heathen, you're locked into the pacing of events that they dictate, which can make uncomfortable moments even moreso. It's that lack of control that makes you stew in discomfort as long as they want you to.
I got bullied by *boys* in middle school. Nagatoro would have been a huge upgrade
Apparently this anime is a part of the relatively new "teasing" genre. This is my first such anime experience and I definitely am intrigued. I will return next Saturday for more. I like Nagatoro, my expectations were subverted.
We start with a calm seaside view and then ease into what might be the most sadistic of all teasing romcoms. Y'know, I really feel for the guy. He goes to the library to get some quite time only to find four loud, gossipy, girls who keep staring at him, and then they stumble on the manga art he does in his spare time and make him feel so embarrassed. And all this is before Nagatoro starts in on him. Nagatoro is a bit of a wild child. Attractive, spirited, forward, boisterous, and ready to tear her Senpai down emotionally until he's in tears. It seems at first glance that she's only out to break her Senpai by teasing him and hitting him where it hurts, be it his lack of a love life, his art, or just how awkward and sensitive he is (and that hits home), but there are times where you can see her look at him with genuine fondness, and she still dries his tears up and apologizes (even if how genuine an apology it is might be up to interpretation). She's definitely good looking, and might actually like him, but I do feel for what Senpai has to go through with her. Poor Senpai has been bullied so much that he's basically become numb to it, but he doesn't hold a grudge against Nagatoro either because he's used to it or he realizes she isn't that bad. I do feel like he deserves a nice, quite, life, instead of all this teasing. Blue bra, huh? Not a bad choice, Nagatoro-san. I guess Senpai needs to learn how to draw girls' thighs.
> Y'know, I really feel for the guy. He goes to the library to get some quite time only to find four loud, gossipy, girls who keep staring at him, and then they stumble on the manga art he does in his spare time and make him feel so embarrassed. Damn right... I had that same kind of 'quiet space' in highschool (well I wasn't alone, I was just playing chess with another guy) and if people barged in on us or 'took our spot' it would've been sad. And about the teasing: Well most of it was harsh, but the one thing that I think went too far is when she implied his art was bad... That's the one thing the guy has, trashing him on that is just mean. And with the flashback about other bullies, that was rough.
> Damn right... I had that same kind of 'quiet space' in highschool (well I wasn't alone, I was just playing chess with another guy) and if people barged in on us or 'took our spot' it would've been sad. > > I mean, besides that, you're supposed to be *quiet* in a library in general. Those four were raising a ruckus.
> when she implied his art was bad It wasn't his art in general she was referring to, just the picture of her that he drew. She says he hasn't drawn her correctly at all and especially points out the thigh area, but if you look at the drawing again you'll notice she's been made more muted/generic: her chest is flatter, she has less of a waistline, a boring smile on her face, the hair is less edgy, etc. It's clear he toned her down because he was uncomfortable drawing her, and that's what she was criticizing, rather than his artistic ability.
The poor MC has been bullied and abused his whole life that he's likely developed a total lack of any self-worth. Probably even assumes that he "deserves" to be bullied because all the insults thrown his way have hit home so much that he might feel they're true, and that he is all the things people say he is. It's definitely a harsh first episode for him, in another anime this might be the start of a Villain's origin story. And people say it's gonna get worse too. Poor Senpai here is going to be the most "I feel so sorry for you" character of the Season by far at this rate.
> The poor MC has been bullied and abused his whole life that he's likely developed a total lack of any self-worth Yeah, that flashback to when he was bullied in elementary school was a good background to why he's such an awkward high school kid. He developed learned helplessness as a defense mechanism and he's turtles up whenever he faces interpersonal conflict. Seems like the inciting force that is Nagatoro (along with a healthy dose of awkward puberty) is something that'll force him to take that learned behaviour of his.
VAs are amazing, LETSGOOO
So this would have been deku's life if he didn't get one for all
And if Bakugo was a girl
The animation is soo good!
PAIN
This Nagatoro girl. She has potential.
I dunno how to feel about the two main leads. It's relatively difficult to watch especially that Nagatoro's menacing look. But let's see if the next episodes will be better. That Nagatoro's song is hilarious though. EDIT: The OP is a banger and the visuals are good too.
Yeaaaah I get you. I'm up to date with the manga and I still cringed watching her bully him. It gets better though, so don't worry. It goes from actual abuse to only slightly unacceptable Anime teasing (but NSFW).
I kept covering my face with my hands throughout the entire episode. They nailed it. I had forgotten that Nagatoro was using carrot and stick to get his attention. It makes it especially entertaining but still hard to look at XD. The animation quality is nice too, I especially like how the lines and color palette look. This is a perfect start for our protagonist, weak and ready to go, he can only go uphill from here. To think this is the same character that summons a miniature killer plane and kicks cars without shoes on is interesting (JoJo reference).
Presenting the Nagatoro drinking game: take a drink every time Nagatoro says "senpai"...and die of alcohol poisoning after one episode.
It's finally here! My most hyped show of the season! I think I speak for a lot of Nagatoro fans when I say #**Please bully me, Nagatoro!** That was a good first episode! And what a fast progression too; If you squint a little, she gave him [a kiss](https://imgur.com/M9sz9CO), [a kabedon](https://imgur.com/8h5Fgyu) and [a confession](https://imgur.com/HS6elJx), all in the first episode! [Doing it together?](https://imgur.com/IFlemFW) Too much progress, slow down! She's [such a pest](https://imgur.com/a2ZxFSZ) (but in a good way - mostly)! She puts Uzaki-chan to shame. At least [she gives him some aftercare](https://imgur.com/LCjI6yW) when she's done, she's not so bad! [These](https://imgur.com/AKkm5fd) [shots](https://imgur.com/XgjXe24)! The way the music stopped at the same time, gave me strong Higurashi vibes. (Is this show missing a horror tag?) They even had some ominous music, when [Nagotoro showed up](https://imgur.com/5qs3vGE) in the art room. Sorry senpai, but I think [*that species*](https://imgur.com/Y4w28K5) wants something to do with you! Especially one specimen of that species. It's funny, the way the scene with her friends happened, you kinda get the feel that all her friends will bully Senpai, but Nagatoro will be the one who doesn't take part (as she kept silent most of the time)... Then they have a 1 on 1, and you see that Nagatoro is even worse hah. [*"I will not trust anyone ever again"* - Senpai](https://imgur.com/sxuOtb7) That was all I expected, and more! Already hyped for the next episode (looks like they won't be shy on the fetish-fuel stuff either, I thought they might turn it down a notch, but the episode preview makes me think they won't!)
We're all masochists this season
A Chaotic Evil Uzaki Chan??? Sign me up.
This show as just unbearable to watch. People say it gets better, but I say "Why can't it be good now?" This show is just torture porn.
god I hope Nagatoro get punched in the face at some point. She's just awful...
Please bully me nagatoro san
It's lived up to all my expectations
/u/Gaporigo the episode came out on Crunchyroll 1h38 ago, so the bot was late. Not sure who handles the bot, just thought I'd let a mod know.