Can also serve as a general Love Live first season discussion thread, I guess. And we can talk about how Eli/Eri is most attractive girl and Nozomi best girl. <3; But yeah, a friend of mine asked me to watch the show and then make a best girl list. Along with impressions of the show in general. So I wrote this up. Thought I'd post that stuff here. :p
Best girl list:
Spoiler:
1) Nozomi - The big sister of the group, the shadow MC, the driving force, the boob-fondler busty babe tops the list for me. She's clearly the one responsible for most of the big things that led to muse being what they become during the course of the series. If not for her, they'd have picked some crappy name and Eri definitely wouldn't have joined. And without Eri, she herself wouldn't have done so either. Muse would've been much weaker without them - you cannot deny the effect Eri had on their training sessions OR on maintaining a calm and cool perspective on things in general. And Nozomi made that happen. Nozomi also looks after all the members like her own children and helps as much as she can for them to overcome their issues. Overall, definitely my favorite as a character from this show. Definitely.
2) Eri - Oh boy. She's definitely come a long way since the initial obnoxious and hypocritical ***** she was. I disliked her quite a lot but during the course of the series she definitely becomes one of the biggest driving forces for the entire group. Can't deny that she's definitely the most attractive girl from the group and her "Horosho" from time to time are absolutely adorable.
3) Umi - Shy and awkward in public and extremely cute but can be very dependable when the group needs her. She's pretty much been at the top of the charts since the very beginning. Nozomi and Eri just happened to beat her by a slight margin, that's all. Mhm, Umi's good.
4) Nico - The comedy scapegoat of the group. Most of the gags involve her overacting and others playing the straight man role around her. She's awkward and people definitely don't consider her a senpai because she's so short lol but I still find her pretty damn cute and her attempts at being cute come off as just that - cute attempts. Some may find them annoying but I'm okay with 'em so that's why she's #4.
5) Maki - She hasn't had as much spotlight as two other characters that are gonna be below her in this list but I really like her character design (I have no idea why) and I just...like her, somehow. Sorry, that's all! XD;
6) Honoka - She did redeem herself somewhat in the final few episodes from being the "plain girl" I initially considered her to be. But she didn't really do enough to earn a higher spot in my ranking. I like genki girls but her genkiness somehow failed to capture my heart tbh. Also, her design just doesn't appeal to me somehow. Like, it isn't bad. But I don't really like it either.
7) & 8) go to Rin and Hanayo - They didn't get much time in the limelight. They weren't focused on much so I can't really say much tbh. Hayano is cute I guess with her awkward "tasukettei!" (similar to Onodera's "doushiouu" I guess :b) and Rin is pretty damn energetic but...yeah, not standouts.
9) The brown haired trash girl. Uhh, what was her name again? Kotori. I never liked her as a character. Not much, anyway. Her voice is kinda annoying and she never did much that made her seem all that special in my eyes. But then stuff happens near the end of the show that almost destroyed the show for me. Cause? Kotori.
Impressions:
See, the show was a fun ride overall. With consistently decent episodes and feel good moments, I was really enjoying the ride. But Kotori's decision during the final few episodes brought some drama into the show. I thought "well, okay. Maybe it is trying to shift and go the oregairu route. Good for the show, I guess. And Kotori is in a pretty mukty situation, anyway. I would've been incredibly conflicted, too. So that's understandable".
But nope. The dramatic part came. Then went. Kotori took the "decision". And muse faced "issues" (DRAMA!1!). But it was all conveniently resolved with a hug by Honoka and "Ikanaide, onegai!". See, if you've taken a BIG decision like that and even go as far as to say "I can't go back now" and are about to take off AND you're the cause (pretty much) for drama in an otherwise genki show, you BETTER ****ING TAKE THE PLANE AND **** THE HELL OFF. Like, damn. Just go. If you don't have the balls to take a step ahead, don't make my genki show become a drama in the first place. If you make it dramatic, follow through properly. Conveniently wrapped up endings tick me off. This one wasn't an exception.
Despite all that, though, it was an overall decent show. I enjoyed it for the most part. A big shame that all we hear of A-RISE is a tiny little bit but muse's songs, two of them, were pretty nice too. Their first song is catchy and the one they sung when Honoka collapsed was also pretty nice. So yeah. There you go. 7/10 (being generous here after that ending, tbh). Shall watch S2 soon.
No more of ******** drama, though, please. If they decide to do it, go ahead and do it properly. Otherwise stick to what they're good at - being a decent-ish slice of life with pretty chicks.
Interesting best girl list. Well, I can't actually say much, since you have literally reversed ranking for NozoEli =D
Anyway, nice to see you are liking it =D S2 is even better =D
Oh well, if we're watching this then let me join you in a few days with some comments on this. I was already planning to watch the show anyway, so this is a plus :)
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Interesting best girl list. Well, I can't actually say much, since you have literally reversed ranking for NozoEli =D
Anyway, nice to see you are liking it =D S2 is even better =D
Haha, I can see why people would prefer Eli. Eli is cute as hell and sexy too in a way. And she's a great character.
I only personally choose Nozomi over her because she's so very important to Muse as a group. Nozomi's the pillar that lends them all strength whenever they're about to crumble down. The fact that she's also a cute helps hehe <333
S2 definitely was better. Much, much better. I remember having something of a "meh, done with the first season" reaction by the end of S1. S2, on the other hand, made me cry once. XD; I'm a crybaby so that doesn't mean much in general but just goes to show how much I got invested in the series in S2. Good stuff, really. :)
Oh well, if we're watching this then let me join you in a few days with some comments on this. I was already planning to watch the show anyway, so this is a plus :)
Ahaha, sure thing! I look forward to your opinion on the series. Do post your best girl list after the seasons end tho! :p Also S2 is much better than S1, just saying~
Edit: I did mention it here in the post but I'll do so separately too I guess - I just finished Season 2! And I really liked it! :D
It had the right amount of drama and comedy and it gave me the feels on more than one occassion. Comedy hit the right notes much more than the first season and even the songs seemed better! It was a really enjoyable experience. When all is said and done, though, I don't think my Best Girl ranking has changed. The only change is that I like all the characters a LOT more now.
For example, numerical representation:
Love (Live) meter for Best Girls: Nozomi: 70 Eli: 65 Umi: 63 Maki: 55 Nico: 50 Honoka: 40 Rin:20
Hanayo:20
Kotori: -10
After S2, they've changed to:
Love (Live) meter for Best Girls: Nozomi: 99 Eli: 98.9 Umi: 96 Maki: 90 Nico: 90 Honoka: 85 Rin:80
Hanayo:75
Kotori: 30 (yeah, Kotori still a ****)
It's a lovely show, characters really find their way to you. However I don't really undestand why Japan is obsessed with it to be honest, there are several Idol Anime out there that are clearly better.
Oh well.
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It's a lovely show, characters really find their way to you. However I don't really undestand why Japan is obsessed with it to be honest, there are several Idol Anime out there that are clearly better.