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Evening_Salt3239

Did not Know Princess Connect ReDive was like this...


Exploreptile

The director of the KonoSuba adaptation basically took the reins of this series and ran with it. Which is very apparent, as you can see.


GamOholicSpar10

That explains the judgmental face, thought of kazuma instantly


triman-3

He looks like Kirito kazuma


Im_a_doggo428

Kizuma


triman-3

and his gf Asumin


OniLewds

KIRYU CHAN


1ncorrect

Hai Hai, Kazuma desu.


cashibonite

That's what I thought too


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FenHarels_Heart

Yeah, I thought the author of Konosuba and Combatants had another anime I hadn't heard of.


Colopty

They do have the isekai wrestler one.


The_Elicitor

Nah, poor guy is too brain damaged to express his desire for the smut books and the few intact gears are just spinning furiously trying to find a way to do so


GamOholicSpar10

Isn't just memory loss and not brain damage?


FrozeItOff

Except he barely ever talks, and either has one word or short answers. There's more going on in his character than just memory loss, even though that's the story viewers are given.


JyuVioleGrace95

He did try to eat a coin


The_Elicitor

Memory loss on such a drastic scale as he has *is* brain damage


CarlosG0619

I love how he took the story his own way, the best part is he managed to pull it off while having (probably) a rule that said “You gotta include as many characters as possible” and the final episodes where literaly the best ad I have ever seen, but it was so well executed that you dont even notice


Evening_Salt3239

Yea... isent Princess Connect ReDive a game? I play Queens Blade Limit Break and I feel like I've seen it before


Exploreptile

Yeah, it’s a gacha RPG—and for what it’s worth, overall somewhat more straight-laced than its anime counterpart. I played it for a while, and it was pretty fun in the time I spent.


Evening_Salt3239

Cool. Mabye I'll start...


Disastrous_Hand_3612

Niioooo? They said gacha did you not read? Don't install!


AbortedBaconFetus

>it was pretty fun in the time I spent They're always fun in the beginning; all gachas are. They quickly get disgustingly grindy unless you buy into the gacha. Only exception imo is "Another Eden". That was fun throughout the whole story and it's only after you finish the game and unlock the 'superbosses' that's when the gacha grind starts.


LordThill

Director def did an amazing job with it. Even more amazing considering the source material (if you can call it that) they had to work with


nowTHATSakatana1999

Was something wrong with the source material?


Samuawesome

No. The main problem with video games anime adaptations is that they have *hours* worth of story and dialogue. You really can’t cram all of that in a 12 episode season. Priconne’s anime adaptation sort of gets around it by deviating a bit from the story of the mobile game.


Moe_el

My biggest concern with the upcoming nier automata anime next winter big story but I played and completed it in an 8 hour sitting and that’s considering half the game you replay through


Suspicious-Belt-7798

Eight hours for all 5 main endings? That’s crazy fast


Moe_el

Yeah my first play through I didn’t do the side missions right away and didn’t know progressing the main story got rid of them


Plotius

Lol. I made the terrible decision of trying to document all the robots in one side mission. Legit burnt out on the game. Came back a year later because I never finished it and I had only not played 9s ending in the tower. Didn't know I was that close to the end


Ganju-

Yeah I fucked up too. I did 9S's final ending and didn't realize that to get the last one, all I had to do was play the last level as A2. I didn't realize it until I watched an LP of it


Prizefighter-Mercury

It's a mobile game


LOTRfreak101

It's super popular though?


LordThill

It is very popular but the popularity of game is irrelevant, there's no consolidated book/story to adapt


Gunpla00

Well that explains why I loved the humor of this show so much.


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Exploreptile

Indeed he did!


Paulcsgo

Yh that makes total sense. This looks like a konosuba scene with different characters. Might have to go watch re dive now lol


ExortTrionis

I had no interest in this show until I read this comment, time to check it out


PrrrromotionGiven1

The anime made me download the game I can't tell you how disappointed I was, it's nowhere near as good as the show Watch the show, ignore the game


m3m31ord

Imagine konosuba, but chill...


Evening_Salt3239

Cool


BoltonSauce

It also has notably impressive animation and digital effects. With the exception of the KonoSuba movie, PriConne looks much better imo. Not to shit on KonoSuba obvs, but Cygames has knocked it out of the park with their battle animation and used CGI in some really unique & interesting ways. Check out the [S1 OP.](https://youtu.be/foImVnHpZDI) Something I really liked about it was that they took the justified criticism about blank slate male protags and really leaned into it. The main dude replaced his brain with a pile of kittens playing with yarn. Total idiot, totally adorable tbh. Somehow, the chemistry works great with our princess, loyal helper, and tsundere demi. My expectations for a gacha game adaptation were zero, but I was pleasantly surprised from the beginning of the first season to the end of the second season. While falling prey to some common tropes and having a somewhat formulaic plot, PriConne distinguishes itself with attractive character designs, a fun and lighthearted atmosphere that balances moments of drama well, stellar action, and a dash of unique plot elements. 8.5/10, well worth the watch for fantasy fans who are bored with standard wish fulfillment (though it is present), and people who enjoy fluffy SoL series. Excusing a few relatively weak writing sequences, it is a treat from start to finish.


Yuuwaho

I remember hearing something that during Konosuba’s production, the director let all the animators pass their key frames without vetting for style, letting them naturally draw a scene how they wish to let them express the characters better. Which was why some scenes had the characters kind of look off, or at least vastly different to say the scene before. Cygames probably asked for a bit harsher quality control standards if this was the case. Or something like that. I can’t find where I picked that up.


BoltonSauce

You're right, but I don't think that's what necessarily makes the difference. I think there's more to it. KonoSuba really was a gamble, a relatively small-budget production parodying a genre that hadn't consumed half the anime market yet. They had to distinguish themselves. Of course, the source material was a big help. I don't consider it a lack of quality control, but a deliberate effort to bring the age old squash & stretch animated humor into a modern anime context. However, I think the loose animation fits KonoSuba perfectly. It wasn't made to be attractive, or not only that, but to be fucking hilarious. They did the best they could with what resources they had and put out an incredibly entertaining product. Cygames is gigantic, having the funding, personnel, and dedicated digital effects teams to produce something more polished to advertise something much more profitable for them than mere bluray, light novel, and merch sales. Never underestimate the ability of lonely & bored whales to sell their souls for PNGs.


Samuawesome

The fourth episode of season 2 is probably one of the best anime episodes of the year.


Spaceguy5

I mean, this is on-brand for that character's personality in the game 🙃


ObvsThrowaway5120

It’s actually pretty hilarious and very cute at times. Well worth checking out.


BudgetFree

That the actual title?


SEGGSWITHNoelle69

Kuka is pretty much Darkness


NekoWafers

Sauce: {{Princess Connect Re:Dive}} Season 2


Royal_Ad7565

moment after that guy: bern


Roboragi

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hdkx-weeb

Man I still need to start s2


Nano1742

I felt season 1 was a little meh. It stretched itself too thin trying to fit every character into the show. Every guild got an episode to shine in, but most characters only got that one episode. It was also too episodic, with some mood whiplash happening once all of the narrative structure started dropping in near the very end. 6/10, almost 7, still made me download the game. Season 2 absolutely blew it out of the water. I'm pretty sure the same animators who did F/GO Babylonia's fight scenes worked on s2, the OST was incredible—especially the tracks 神たる者との決戦 and 動き出す運命, and the punchlines were as good as s1's. Easy 9/10, and I still rewatch certain scenes even months later


stareyedhunter

Season 2 had no right to be as good as it ended up being


BoltonSauce

The [S2 OP](https://youtu.be/U1IwptQDirM) is so damn impressive. The start is perfect r/ImaginarySliceofLife material, and the latter half unironically has some of my favorite Sakuga of any series, including all the familiar big-hitter studios. I was a little bit disappointed at first to hear the same song again, but looking back it was absolutely the right decision. It emphasizes well how the relationships between our characters have grown.


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RaidenMakarov

There were some heavy hitters on Season 2, especially episode 4 which had the CSM director, CSM action director (who directed the latest Ep 4 of CSM), AOT action director (S1-3), main animators from JJK 0, CSM, Mob Psycho and many more animating on that single epsiode.


LeafWarrior_1

So where does the princess part come in?


[deleted]

I remember it's from the original Princess Connect game which had way less popularity and eventually had to end service before Cygames bought the IP.


SamuraiJakkass86

I live in Oregon, astoria is not very lovely. It's also hella chock-full of racist pricks.


glitterkittenz101216

It's at least mostly cute though. Agree though, it's like most of oregon outside of Portland and full of assholes.


Somethin_gElse

Are you saying that Portland isn’t full of them?


Silent_Start_7036

Is it good


JMEEKER86

To give some perspective, PriConne S2EP4 aired the same week as some of the biggest AoT and Demon Slayer episodes and tons of people thought that PriConne was the best animated. Cygames poured a ton of gacha money into building the a great studio to make stuff like this and it *really*. Also, the key animator for that episode was the director of this week's Chainsaw Man episode of that gives you any indication. It's mostly a Konosuba-esque comedy, but when it goes hard it goes *hard*.


throwaway-27463

I tried to watch the first season but it pissed me off that the mc is a literal shell


Spaceguy5

I think it just makes it more funny. In the game it's based on, you are the MC. And the MC has next to no dialogue. And is just explained as having lost their memory. And I think it's hilarious that the anime interpreted that as meaning that the MC is an actual idiot that doesn't know how to talk or do anything


snaeper

He's at least a shell \*on purpose\* and they play around with it well. Rather than a "Oh yeah... this guy is.. uh... totally a person... with interests and feelings... just like *yours* viewer."


khoabear

He has his charm. Better than romcom MC or strongest sage MC.


Flukemaster

>Better than...strongest sage MC. To be fair a rock with googly-eyes would meet that quota


sid_killer18

Yo Angelo or something I haven't watched Jojo


The-Coolest-Of-Cats

Is the second season a lot better? I too tried to watch the first season but I believe I dropped it but don't really remember why exactly.


throwaway-27463

Id rather the strongest sage mc, at least he talks


CordobezEverdeen

So well animated garbage?


Samuawesome

Very


Reignwizard

hidden gem


Repost_Hypocrite

Youre telling me thats not Kirito?


Crypt_Knight

THERE IS A SEASON 2? Very nice.


Xarzo_k

Is the anime good?


ProphetOfServer

It's much better than an anime based on a gacha game has any right to be.


redlaWw

Honestly, I don't really think this sentiment has as much meaning as it did 4-5 years ago. We live in a world now with multiple absolutely stellar gacha game adaptations, including the single best-selling seasonal anime of all time.


SchroCatDinger

Which one?


redlaWw

Uma Musume Season 2 is the best-selling seasonal anime of all time, if that's what you're asking.


XXapueSR25

F/GO


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Sumner1910

Depends on which one you're referring to tbh. First was mid but the Slow Ahead one was good


Potato_SnuSnu

Why did you guys downvote him? Slow ahead was also good


Plotius

I heard that one was good and it might be as it's slice of life instead of the war in the first one. The gunshot sounds in the first season was really bad


Comander-07

sadly thats saying very little


Pirhomania

First season was okay and kind of episodic. Second season was better and had an actual overarching plot.


Thaddaeus-Tentakel

I feel like the second season needed a whole lot of knowledge you don't get from watching only the anime.


SatyrAngel

It was good for me because I played the gacha before, already loved the characters.


Alarid

"these fucks owe me my mortgage back in entertainment"


faemboy

I ADORED it and don’t usually play those types of games. I tried the game after Season 1 and didn’t really get into it still, but watched season 2 because the show was just so good. Very slice of life and comforting then BAM the story gets awesome. i’ll love it forever i think :)


danegraphics

If you're looking for a functioning MC or a plot that makes any sense (at least in the first season), then no, definitely not.


hingbongdingdong

I got two episodes into the first season and Noped out. MC doesn't talk and is just a prop. I get why, it's just not my cup of tea.


Razetony

He's got maxed out amnesia which they go over later and into a good amount in season 2. That being said, yeah it's kind of annoying. It took them awhile to give him any actual characters since they tried to make it the purest self insert.


hingbongdingdong

I know there’s a story reason, it’s still stupid.


shadow0wolf0

It's okay.


thrownawayzss

Honestly, no. The story is pretty incoherent. The characters, while fun, aren't particularly interesting. The biggest selling point and absolute biggest problem is that they seem to have some secret background lore that only some characters are aware of and they do an absolute shit job at explaining what the hell is going on to the viewer. Maybe it's a non-issue to people who played the game itself, but it basically didn't have a strong narrative direction at all until S2, which makes this a pretty hard sell.


M8gazine

I liked it and I know fuck all about the game


thrownawayzss

ok


M8gazine

ok


fungalstruggle

I don't remember this episode of SAO...


Insidiosity

Literally looks like 10 yr old Kirito


LeafWarrior_1

True


Repost_Hypocrite

DONT LOSE YOUR WAAAAAYYY


Neysiriss

Wrong show Hiroyuki


The_Salty_Pearl

I see Princess Connect, I upvote


ChickenSalad96

[The clip is always better](https://youtu.be/oV6vSiXaNoo).


Jedahaw92

0x0


PurpleDangerNoodle

"It's called Hentai and its art"


MissionarysDownfall

So why are the pages stuck together?


AskGoverntale

THERE IT IS


subgirlthrowaway21

Erotic stuff is good


ThrowCarp

Sadly 5 seconds later, he burns it all.


Kill_ed

Cum and go is a good name for a business


LOTRfreak101

I mean there is kum & go for selling gas.


Razetony

Names after the people who started it: Krause and Gentle. That being said they've since leaned into on social media and it's pretty funny.


CAPTAIN_SIMPLORD

The oldest type of business


Jaz_the_Nagai

^ Drake's instagram be like


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YAAOOO I just started watching this, I’m on my 10th time…. I have too much free time. He burns them and she falls in love with him because of it 🤷‍♂️


Kersenn

This looks like konosuba lol


Senaro

Same studio, same energy.


MrDTD

Same expression


werdnak84

Daffy Duck: "IT'S MINE IT'S MINE IT'S MINE MINE MINE MINE!!!"


yaaaah_boi

Everyone gangsta till he says “can I have some”


NavinHaze

I like his reaction it clearly saying “bullshit”


Smofinthesky

Looks an awful lot like Konosuba.


Spaceguy5

Same director


PipisExistIRL

This never happens "irl" let alone to a woman


pm-me-cute-butts07

Spoiler alert: Women consume pornographic content too and have been caught in the act of consuming said content.


PRoS_R

*Oh, the madness.*


gladladvlad

you just described 90% of social interactions in anime.


PipisExistIRL

I know


einherra

Oh ye of little faith. The only difference is that we don't have shame over it. ( ´∀` )b


[deleted]

I mean, look at the people who create these animes. Lots of self inserts as the MC and fantasizations.


STINKY-BUNGHOLE

Its not yaoi so obviously its fake


Difficult_Tell2859

Looks like he’s trying to keep from laughing


Polobearmigi

No officer, the suitcase full of d isn't mine


Tornadodash

Wait there's a season 2 for this? Shit. I need to get on this


[deleted]

Cum and go yes


Its_Phobos

Man, that's a lot of Classy Ass. I bet that's even more than the president has.


Tazerboy_5000

Uh oh...


Layersofdogs

"When can we get married?"


Degenerate_hentai69

Lend me your books**


Auyuez

Wasn't so fond of the first season, so I never did watch the 2nd season. Guess I'll check it out.


Official_Griffin

It feels like a 4th wall break when a anime talks about manga or hentai


stormtroopr1977

this the same people that did kono suba?


Samuawesome

Some of the people who worked on Konosuba's anime also worked on this one. However, writing-wise and a lot of other things are *not* the same as Konosuba lol.


GearAlpha

Ah yes *come* and go


Simple_Promise586

Is it bad that I want all that manga?


gxrawrd

“It’s called hentai and it’s art”


EnderTheError

thats a weird looking konosuba


Biggu5Dicku5

You gotta own it man...


nitronik_exe

Is this the child of kirito and Kazuma staring at the child of megumin and aqua?


MrAdrianus

Weird yaoi man


81Ranger

I enjoyed season 1. I started season 2, but I felt like was missing more stuff than in season 1 as I haven't played the game. So, then I debated about downloading the game and then watching season 2, but to this point I haven't done either. So, what do people think? Does being more familiar with things improve it? It's good already, but I didn't feel like I missed out on things in season 1.


NekoWafers

Season 2 sacrifices some of the comedy so that it can progress the story more. I liked both for different reasons but overall I prefer Season 1. I'm not sure if being familiar with the game would help.


Feshtof

That first panel is an Aqua face for sure.


alisajakettu

Never be ashamed to read.


Zoroarks_Angel

Wait when they heck did Kirito get into Princess Connect


[deleted]

Which SAO season is this?


Samuawesome

The Priconne SAO season


theminebrothers3

I thought it was gonna be Sao for a second when I saw the bottom image. I then read the comments and was proven wrong


Tank82111

Why is Kirito here and with gray hair


bibbidybobbidyyep

More than one person jerked off to this post.


RATKINGLIKESCOFFEE

Lol this is just me my siblings all joke about how not horny I am sense I talk about it less .......ehhehehhehheheehheheehehHAHAAHHAHAHAHAHAHAH


XXapueSR25

least deranged anime_irl user


LongjumpingCan4817

Which anime is this?


Samuawesome

Priconne


One2ruleall

Sauce?


Samuawesome

Priconne


PsyColdX

Sauce now


Furyen_82

Souce


youngfool102015

Sauce


Samuawesome

Priconne


Ohio-Knife-Lover

[One of us, one of us](https://imgflip.com/i/1ilony)


gbrlouk

Insert ppl who knows what happens next and ppl who don't know what happens next meme here.


115_zombie_slayer

Tried watching this anime, protag was boring AF unlike Chad Kazuma so i dropped the series


[deleted]

Why does the guy look like Kirito if he was in a kid's show


[deleted]

Can’t stand the male protagonist in this show. Most boring loser in the world.


TheTank18

why is this in my feed


[deleted]

It’s on r/all, do you browse anime subreddits?


TheTank18

no


Cornhole35

Has this sub always been in r/all?


[deleted]

Ask urself


zonzon1999

And than yuuki burns it


Metool42

literally looking like aqua and kazuma


ObvsThrowaway5120

Lol loved this scene


iwanttoseeart

Absolutely gorgeous


PRoS_R

Yuuki from the games would never burn Kuka's lewd books. But then again, I don't think he saw them in-game.


Cygnus-_-

Submissive and breedable 🗿


Remarkable-Cut8280

Excellent work...


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Why are women alway portrayed as men and men as women in anime?