Topic: Popolocrois Monogatari Rewatch 2020

[MartAnimE]

Following these results, our next Bee Train Anime Group Rewatch shall be Popolocrois Monogatari!

There is also a Pilot Episode Special and a sequel called PopoloCrois but it's not by Bee Train.

I think we should watch the pilot, since it's only 3 minutes long. How do you guys feel about watching the sequel?

Couldn't find any English dubs... ^^;

Here are streaming and direct download links for the sub, if you need them:
Popolocrois Story Animation Pilot Subtitled (streaming)
Popolocrois Monogatari (1998) (streaming)
Popolocrois Monogatari (1998) (direct download, missing episode 24) | Episode 24 (direct download)
PopoloCrois (2003) (direct download)

Here's the episode Schedule:
Rewatch #01: Episodes PILOT | 01 - Saturday May 2nd at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday May 3rd at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #02: Episodes 02 | 03 | 04 - Saturday May 9th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday May 10th at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #03: Episodes 05 | 06 | 07 - Saturday May 16th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday May 17th at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #04: Episodes 08 | 09 | 10 - Saturday May 30th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday May 31st at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #05: Episodes 11 | 12 | 13 - Saturday June 6th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday June 7th at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #06: Episodes 14 | 15 | 16 - Saturday June 13th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday June 14th at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #07: Episodes 17 | 18 | 19 - Saturday June 20th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday June 21st at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #08: Episodes 20 | 21 | 22 - Saturday June 27th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday June 28th at 10 AM AEST)
Rewatch #09: Episodes 23 | 24 | 25 - Saturday July 18th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday July 19th at 10 AM AEST)

All interested in joining please reply and start suggesting dates here or on discord. Thanks!

[AlexShadow]

all right let's do it! I'm not interested in the sequel as a group rewatch.  The soonest possible date of this upcoming Weekend works for me.

[Forlorn Hope]

Any date in the near future probably works for me. Don't care either way if we watch the sequel.

[noirlax]

Yeah let's watch this weekend if possible. Don't mind the sequel either way.

[MartAnimE]

Since no one seems very excited about the sequel let's just stick to the first season for now.

Rewatch #01 Saturday May 2nd at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday May 3rd at 10 AM AEST)

[MartAnimE]

If you're downloading instead of streaming please remember to download in advance since it might take a while!

[Forlorn Hope]

Yeah, I tried downloading it today and you can only do 10 in a 24 hour period!

[MartAnimE]

Added direct download link for the missing Episode 24 to the first post of this thread!

[MartAnimE]

We watched the Pilot and episode 1, but had to postpone episodes 2 and 3 due to unexpected circumstances.

Rewatch #02 Saturday May 9th at 6 PM MDT / 8PM EDT (Sunday May 10th at 10 AM AEST)

[MartAnimE]

I have updated the schedule so Rewatch #02 will cover episodes 2, 3 and 4.

This way every upcoming rewatch will be three episodes long and we won't need to do four episodes on the final session.

[MartAnimE]

Spoiler: Pilot • show

[MartAnimE] they look alike! https://www.deviantart.com/n-maulina/art/Link-n-Pietro-149477030
[ShadowBlazer3000] yeah they do look alike
[MartAnimE] here's another https://www.deviantart.com/he-taro/art/L-and-P-109220505
[Noirlax] hehe
[Noirlax] Actually not sure how to pronounce this anime's name
[MartAnimE] like in French
[ShadowBlazer3000] Popo  La Croyss
[MartAnimE] yeah
[Noirlax] I see oui oui :french_bread:
[MartAnimE] oh maybe not French actually
[MartAnimE] wikipedia says "Poporokuroisu" :thinking:
[ShadowBlazer3000] that'd be the Japanese Romanization I'd think
[MartAnimE] so is that more German maybe
[Noirlax] But Pietro sounds Italian :smile:
[MartAnimE] yeah just thinking if it was French it would sound like "poporokurowa"
[ShadowBlazer3000] Its title is a combination of words from two languages: the Italian word , the Italian word "Popolo (people)" and the French "croisé (crossing)", which together mean "crossing of people". The general theme of the series is love and compassion, but pronounced phonetically as (PO-po-lo-croyce) that the race to which one belongs isn't important and the importance of friendship
[MartAnimE] Pietro is an Italian name I guess :smile:
[MartAnimE] so it's People Crossing, like Animal Crossing :smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[MartAnimE] I like it :thumbsup:
[Noirlax] We are watching the 3min pilot first right?
[MartAnimE] yeah
[MartAnimE] seems appropriate ^^
[MartAnimE] I'm gonna bring the dogs inside brb :dog:
[Noirlax] ok
[MartAnimE] ok back
[Noirlax] wb
[MartAnimE] thanks
[MartAnimE] do you all need more time?
[ShadowBlazer3000] I could use a few minutes then I should be set
[forlornhope] I'm ready to go
[MartAnimE] okies
[Noirlax] I'm ready just need to load the site for the pilot
[MartAnimE] yeah, for the pilot I'm thinking we can still do the go just for log reference
[MartAnimE] then watch everything and only discuss after, since it's so short anyways :smile:
[Noirlax] sounds good
[Noirlax] ready to go
[MartAnimE] ready too :wolf:
[ShadowBlazer3000] ready
[Noirlax] ready
[forlornhope] go
[Noirlax] Go~! :crossed_swords:
[MartAnimE] Go~! :tomato:
[ShadowBlazer3000] go
[MartAnimE] oh epic :open_mouth:
[Noirlax] ok finished, feels like a kid's show
[Noirlax] but lots of battles and adventure
[MartAnimE] yeah it has a fairytale feel
[MartAnimE] and the way they say "level up" feels like a video game :smile:
[forlornhope] just feels like a promo for a game :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[MartAnimE] liked the art and voices, it's simple and cute
[MartAnimE] interesting bit about the dragons :dragon_face:
[Noirlax] It was executed fine for me, it moved smoothly, the art reminded me of older anime in the 80s
[ShadowBlazer3000] this was made in '93 according to the subtitles at the start
[MartAnimE] yeah, it's not the best quality but it's only a pilot
[MartAnimE] I imagine the series might be a little better
[Noirlax] I think it has charm
[MartAnimE] either way, I don't have high expectations, I like the simple style
[Noirlax] yeah I think it will be good not to have high expectations
[forlornhope] yeah expecting a cute kids show for the series
[MartAnimE] I mean, anything uploaded on youtube isn't gonna have the best quality, but I couldn't find a torrent for the pilot
[Noirlax] np
[ShadowBlazer3000] it was a pitch video so it wasn't gonna have the most polish anyway
[Noirlax] ready for ep 1
[MartAnimE] yeah
[MartAnimE] I'm ready also ^^
[forlornhope] ready

[MartAnimE]

Spoiler: Episode 1 • show

[ShadowBlazer3000] go
[forlornhope] go
[Noirlax] Go~! :dragon:
[MartAnimE] Go~! :carrot:
[Noirlax] I'm using the downloaded stuff are we skipping the notes?
[MartAnimE] I'm reading the notes
[Noirlax] ok I'm reading too
[ShadowBlazer3000] one...two...SAN translator note:  San means three
[MartAnimE] :smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[forlornhope] :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] GamiGami :smile:
[MartAnimE] they say Pietoro, but I'm gonna call him Pietro
[ShadowBlazer3000] yeah his name is Pietro
[Noirlax] that's the japanised name
[MartAnimE] it reminds me of my brother's name Pedro :smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[MartAnimE] aww the monster is crying :sweat_smile:
[MartAnimE] in the OP
[forlornhope] lol san
[MartAnimE] lol they really did that
[Noirlax] That guy
[forlornhope] gotta love old fansubs ^^
[forlornhope] lol awkward landing
[Noirlax] lol yeah
[MartAnimE] they like each other :V
[MartAnimE] kids :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[forlornhope] the kings face :smile:
[MartAnimE] our villain? :open_mouth:
[MartAnimE] so intimidating :smile:
[Noirlax] cheesy villain :smile:
[Noirlax] This villain is enjoyable :smile:
[MartAnimE] mad science!
[MartAnimE] magical girl and hamster
[forlornhope] trippy
[Noirlax] mahou hamtaro
[MartAnimE] I like when she turns into a pterodactyl
[forlornhope] wow a lot of damage
[MartAnimE] I like the art style for the burnt forest
[Noirlax] yeah its nice actually the BG art I like a good deal
[MartAnimE] funny looking witch
[forlornhope] everyone has big heads :smile:
[MartAnimE] cute eyecatch
[MartAnimE] what is the yellow thing?
[Noirlax] Proto minion :smile:
[MartAnimE] Ston
[forlornhope] lol that was what I was thinking
[MartAnimE] he reminds me of a simpsons character
[Noirlax] lol
[forlornhope] transformer :open_mouth:
[MartAnimE] a giant robot :robot:
[Noirlax] lol
[forlornhope] lol he gave her a stone flower
[MartAnimE] they're so casual with the villain
[MartAnimE] this must happen a lot :sweat_smile:
[forlornhope] lol
[MartAnimE] like "oh that silly old man again" :smile:
[Noirlax] he's the joke villain :smile:
[MartAnimE] he didn't notice it's the same girl
[MartAnimE] just transformed
[forlornhope] well he's not very smart :smile:
[MartAnimE] lol she's the sensible one :sweat_smile:
[forlornhope] which is a good thing for our heroes
[Noirlax] lol
[Noirlax] lol he screenwiped them :smile:
[forlornhope] why is she holding her arms out like that
[MartAnimE] weird
[forlornhope] she looks like a zombie
[MartAnimE] I like Kai :smile:
[forlornhope] is she really that heavy :smile:
[MartAnimE] yeah I wonder
[MartAnimE] he activated his secret powers :open_mouth:
[forlornhope] well that was easy..
[MartAnimE] dragon blood nice
[MartAnimE] lol slap
[Noirlax] lol
[forlornhope] mc sure gets slapped a lot
[MartAnimE] bad guy in a parachute :smile:
[forlornhope] man's romance :sweat_smile:
[MartAnimE] yeah that's weird
[MartAnimE] he seems to be stalking Narcia
[Noirlax] No wonder we needed that explanation
[forlornhope] baby dragon is cute in the ed
[MartAnimE] but only likes her in her fairy form, not when she turns into Kai
[MartAnimE] aww yeah that's cute :dragon:
[Noirlax] He's got obsessions and cheesy, that looks like a doggy dragon
[MartAnimE] every animal is a dog :dog:
[Noirlax] lol
[MartAnimE] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/AllAnimalsAreDogs
[forlornhope] lol
[Noirlax] I see :dog: That has a bit of Mashimo's directing in there.
[MartAnimE] that was cute, Pietro is very childish, but I guess he is a child :smile:
[MartAnimE] everyone looks chibi and adorable
[forlornhope] yeah
[MartAnimE] even the villain
[forlornhope] now I just want to call him link after that fanart
[Noirlax] He's like 'lame link' :smile: jk
[MartAnimE] I love the name Pietro actually :smile:
[Noirlax] I like the villain you can't take him seriously :smile:
[MartAnimE] I feel like these characters are gonna be distinct and memorable enough
[Noirlax] I like Narcia
[MartAnimE] yeah I'm very intrigued how Narcia turns into Kai, and they seem like two completely different people, and she also turns into a pterodactyl
[Noirlax] feel like this anime is going to give us a ride like SMJ
[MartAnimE] I wonder ^^
[MartAnimE] any thoughts, Alex?
[ShadowBlazer3000] been a while since i watched the first episode it was fun to see it again
[MartAnimE] yeah I remember this show was on TV dubbed in Portuguese way back then, I might have caught it a couple of times
[MartAnimE] I didn't remember much, only the opening looked familiar
[MartAnimE] I'm ready for 2 whenever :dog:
[ShadowBlazer3000] two starts off with some background content about the game, the intro comes in about 1:22
[MartAnimE] I dunno, I might wanna read the trivia
[MartAnimE] since I don't know much about the games anyways
[MartAnimE] they probably won't have stuff before every episode? :sweat_smile:
[ShadowBlazer3000] eeh old fansubs so they might
[Noirlax] sorry my brother came over early today
[MartAnimE] oh, so what do you wanna do?
[MartAnimE] should we postpone?
[Noirlax] that's what I'm trying to work out.
[MartAnimE] okies let us know
[MartAnimE] could try to finish some other day, only two episodes left
[ShadowBlazer3000] indeed
[MartAnimE] MyAnimeList is down for me, anyone else having the same problem?
[forlornhope] it's not loading for me
[ShadowBlazer3000] yeah doesn't seem to be responding for me right now
[MartAnimE] okies thanks
[Noirlax] maybe it's on maintenance, hmm I'm sorry it might be better to postpone unless you want to continue in two to three hours time.
[MartAnimE] we can postpone
[ShadowBlazer3000] postponment is fine
[forlornhope] yeah
[Noirlax] this was unexpected, sorry.
[MartAnimE] it's ok
[MartAnimE] so, next saturday, same hour?
[ShadowBlazer3000] good for me
[forlornhope] should be ok
[Noirlax] yeah that will be ok, sorry about this.
[forlornhope] no prob
[MartAnimE] it's ok, family time is important ^^
[forlornhope] stuff happens ^^
[Noirlax] yeah timezones ^^;
[MartAnimE] I need to grab dinner anyways
[MartAnimE] hungry :wolf:
[Noirlax] thanks for being understanding.
[forlornhope] ok enjoy
[Noirlax] ok enjoy Marta
[Noirlax] :dog:
[MartAnimE] thanks! catch you guys later ^^
[Noirlax] ***
[MartAnimE] Bai Bai :dog:
[MartAnimE] ***
[MartAnimE] ~ THE END ~

[MartAnimE]

Spoiler: Episode 2 • show

[MartAnimE] We're watching Popolocrois episodes 2, 3 and 4 today
[MartAnimE] Report when ready~! :dog:
[forlornhope] ready
[ShadowBlazer30000] ready
[forlornhope] oh nvm brb
[MartAnimE] okies
[Noirlax] ready
[forlornhope] back. ready
[ShadowBlazer30000] ready
[Noirlax] back for that cheesy MagiMagi
[Noirlax] guess his daughter is PuellaMagiPuellaMagi
[MartAnimE] I forgot his name :smile:
[ShadowBlazer30000] you mean Gami Gami Devil?
[forlornhope] lol all I remember is the main character is named link XD jk
[MartAnimE] I remember Pietro and Narcia? and Kai?
[ShadowBlazer30000] Pietro  Narcia/Kai Gami Gami
[Noirlax] oh its Gami lol oops
[MartAnimE] lol it was close
[Noirlax] Feel like Popolo is like watching those animes after school or before school
[forlornhope] yeah feels like an anime I'd watch saturday mornings as a kid XD
[forlornhope] in a good way
[Noirlax] XD yeah
[MartAnimE] it used to air Saturday morning in Portugal actually :smile:
[forlornhope] oh nice :smile:
[Noirlax] nice
[Noirlax] Portugal gets all the anime :open_mouth:
[MartAnimE] not really :sweat_smile:
[ShadowBlazer30000] perhaps if they had been on a Nintendo console the games would have seen greater life outside Japan like Arc the Lad and Wild Arms
[Noirlax] Australia was a relative anime desert
[ShadowBlazer30000] Sony PS in the late 90s seemed more geared towards the "older crowd"
[ShadowBlazer30000] granted there was Crash Bandicoot
[Noirlax] yeah it was it was for the boys who wanted to play Grand Turismo
[Noirlax] or Tekken
[ShadowBlazer30000] Metal Gear Solid
[Noirlax] Never played Crash like to try
[MartAnimE] sorry brb a sec
[forlornhope] ok
[forlornhope] crash seems too hard for me
[Noirlax] okies when I saw PS1 at my cousins it was like whoa console with CDs
[forlornhope] in uncharted 4 you can play a level in crash at one part and it took me forever to get the perfect score :v
[Noirlax] sounds hard
[Noirlax] I suck at platformers :smile:
[forlornhope] same :smile: especially the side scrolling 2d ones
[forlornhope] fair a little better with 3d platformers
[MartAnimE] oh yeah I remember that part in uncharted
[MartAnimE] Crash Bandicoot was the game that came with my first playstation I think
[Noirlax] though 2d platformers give me great memories, had fun with Mario, Commander Keen and Jazz Jackrabbit, playing retro Sonic in Sonic Adventures was great too
[MartAnimE] sorry for the wait, think I'm ready now
[ShadowBlazer30000] ready
[Noirlax] alright lets get started :3
[Noirlax] ready
[forlornhope] ready
[MartAnimE] Go~! :lemon:
[Noirlax] go~! :crossed_swords:
[ShadowBlazer30000] go
[forlornhope] go
[MartAnimE] more trivia huh :book:
[Noirlax] yeah
[MartAnimE] I think that purple haired boy and the dragon in the OP are supposed to be Pietro's parents
[Noirlax] I think so yeah
[Noirlax] that desert scene reminds me of Tsubasa's OP
[ShadowBlazer30000] that'd be news to me but i haven't played any other Popo games but i think his parents are just always background characters
[MartAnimE] yeah, probably just a little background detail
[forlornhope] oh I thought the king was his dad
[ShadowBlazer30000] yeah the king is his dad
[MartAnimE] yeah that's the king when he was younger, is what I meant
[forlornhope] ah maybe
[Noirlax] Alley-oop
[MartAnimE] she's in Kai form
[forlornhope] nice fountain :dragon_face:
[MartAnimE] everyone's so chibi
[Noirlax] yeah its cute
[ShadowBlazer30000] yeah it's the game's art style as well
[ShadowBlazer30000] all chibified
[forlornhope] how many games are there?
[forlornhope] mysterious painting :open_mouth:
[MartAnimE] they look like penguins :penguin:
[Noirlax] yeah
[ShadowBlazer30000] looks like 7 games
[MartAnimE] wow that's a lot
[forlornhope] wow that's more than I thought
[forlornhope] pat pat
[MartAnimE] Pietro is so cute ^^
[MartAnimE] back to nonsense villain :sweat_smile:
[forlornhope] lol at least he has a backup plan
[forlornhope] haha
[Noirlax] GamiGami he reminds me of Doctor Robotnik :smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[MartAnimE] yeah really
[forlornhope] yeah
[ShadowBlazer30000] :eyes:  in the darkness that's not something you see often in anime
[Noirlax] clever directing from Mashimo
[MartAnimE] lol
[MartAnimE] she likes shiny things :open_mouth:
[Noirlax] :slight_smile:
[MartAnimE] I dunno about that cannon's placement :sweat_smile:
[forlornhope] engrish :smile:
[Noirlax] lol I was thinking that too Marta XD
[forlornhope] lol very suggestive
[MartAnimE] I wonder why he likes Narcia
[forlornhope] you tell him hyuu :v
[MartAnimE] yeah, he's an old pervert
[MartAnimE] needs to back down
[ShadowBlazer30000] probably just dirty old man trope
[forlornhope] obviously just for her looks since he's not interested when she's in her other form
[MartAnimE] yeah I think he doesn't even know she can switch :smile:
[MartAnimE] hope they get into that later
[Noirlax] wow  these things
[MartAnimE] explain it better
[MartAnimE] those look kinda creepy
[forlornhope] like the music here
[ShadowBlazer30000] yeah the music is nice in this show
[MartAnimE] who does the music?
[ShadowBlazer30000] Ko Otani
[Noirlax] lol that was intense
[MartAnimE] do you know that person from anywhere else?
[MartAnimE] Hyuu is pretty powerful
[ShadowBlazer30000] Shadow of the Colossus
[MartAnimE] oh wow cool :open_mouth:
[forlornhope] oh cool
[Noirlax] nice
[ShadowBlazer30000] Blade of the Immortal, Hyouge Mono, Wild Arms
[MartAnimE] other Bee Train too, nice
[Noirlax] Ah Hyouge Mono thought that name rang a bell
[Noirlax] Interesting he uses Otani for some of the first and last Bee Train anime
[Noirlax] full circle :open_mouth:
[ShadowBlazer30000] full circle indeed
[MartAnimE] yeah :smile:
[Noirlax] brilliant actually
[ShadowBlazer30000] just like some of their last works were video game projects
[Noirlax] yeah true
[MartAnimE] oh noes
[MartAnimE] the wind kind has fallen
[Noirlax] oh maybe she's a time traveller
[ShadowBlazer30000] or somehow frozen in time
[MartAnimE] maybe she's been hibernating for 100 years like Aang in The Last Airbender :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] yeah
[forlornhope] lol maybe
[MartAnimE] that's what came to mind when dragon lady said the wind kind was gone :open_mouth:
[Noirlax] I can't really get into Airbender but nice reference.
[MartAnimE] be right back :dog:
[Noirlax] going to listen to that intense music part again
[Noirlax] something very slapsticky about GamiGami :smile:
[Noirlax] yeh that music was pretty epic
[Noirlax] I didn't know Ko Otani did Blade of the Immortal
[Noirlax] wonder how that new remake will turn out
[ShadowBlazer30000] I thought it'd be longer because it was supposed to cover the whole material but it's only 24
[Noirlax] that's going to be rushed :v
[ShadowBlazer30000] blade is a very beefy manga from what i've heard and it's pretty long
[forlornhope] might be only a first season of many
[forlornhope] but I haven't been following that. judging from the adaption that bee train did I just don't think the story appeals to me
[Noirlax] I thought Bee Train's adaptation was interesting, some interesting compositions and directing for me. The story is kinda simple.
[Noirlax] Checking Wiki Ko Otani did City Hunter and Haibane Renmei too
[forlornhope] cool
[ShadowBlazer30000] and You're Under Arrest!:police_car:
[Noirlax] Neat :police_car:
[MartAnimE] ok back
[MartAnimE] ready for 3 now ^^
[ShadowBlazer30000] ready
[forlornhope] ready
[Noirlax] ready!

[MartAnimE]

Spoiler: Episode 3 • show

[forlornhope] go
[Noirlax] Go~! :dragon_face:
[ShadowBlazer30000] Go
[MartAnimE] Go~! :tangerine:
[ShadowBlazer30000] Mashimo also did series composition on this series, so the equivalent of being a head writer or story editor
[Noirlax] nice
[MartAnimE] awesome ^^
[MartAnimE] the penguin people :penguin:
[MartAnimE] penguins can't fly, ironically :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[forlornhope] lol
[forlornhope] aww she's upset
[Noirlax] aww
[MartAnimE] learning she's the last of her kind is rather upsetting :slight_frown:
[Noirlax] awww
[forlornhope] wish that one minion would just go away :smile:
[MartAnimE] he's not very nice :V
[Noirlax] lol Ston
[MartAnimE] is that magic or supper? :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] lol both :smile:
[forlornhope] lol I don't think gami gami would know anything
[MartAnimE] kaboom
[forlornhope] he's an idiot :sweat_smile:
[MartAnimE] yeah no one is intimidated by him, he's more of a nuisance :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] I like he's an idiot :smile:
[MartAnimE] that's good in a way, but I also want Pietro to be in real danger and unleash his dragon powers again :dragon:
[forlornhope] harsh "pretending" :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] she's just upset
[forlornhope] I know. shouldn't of said that tho :v
[MartAnimE] Hyuu is just being a little tsundere
[Noirlax] yup
[forlornhope] I don't c-c-are about you stupid :v
[MartAnimE] acting all grownup but she's also still a child :smile:
[forlornhope] oh she found the knight
[MartAnimE] seems important
[MartAnimE] Shiro Kishi literally means White Knight
[forlornhope] not to be confused with silver knight :smile:
[MartAnimE] but I guess we're going with the Japanese
[MartAnimE] lol yeah, hope he's not like that :smile:
[Noirlax] lol
[ShadowBlazer30000] he's the chivalrous type I think
[MartAnimE] true knight :crossed_swords:
[Noirlax] The true knight GamiGami :smile:
[MartAnimE] his vocabulary is very extra :smile:
[Noirlax] It's meant to be old skool
[ShadowBlazer30000] yeah to convey his "Ye olde speak"
[MartAnimE] yeah I know, it's amusing
[forlornhope] that's a cool sword :crossed_swords:
[Noirlax] and then it broke in half :smile:
[MartAnimE] wonder if he'll find the real sword
[MartAnimE] oh they know him
[forlornhope] oh
[MartAnimE] that horse be chillin'
[MartAnimE] he's riding backwards :sweat_smile:
[forlornhope] lol
[forlornhope] what a name..shooting star :smile:
[MartAnimE] be safe Shooting Star :sob:
[ShadowBlazer30000] yeah I guess this anime is based after the first game but before game 2
[MartAnimE] Pietro do the dragon thing now :open_mouth:
[forlornhope] lol
[Noirlax] lol epic fail again from GamiGami
[MartAnimE] guess it all went well :smile:
[MartAnimE] aww the horse is a dog :dog:
[Noirlax] aww that was pretty feel good episode
[MartAnimE] some inner turmoil for Hyuu
[MartAnimE] but looks like she's growing attached to the group
[Noirlax] I love that flashback scene when she stares at that old picture
[MartAnimE] yeah
[Noirlax] I was suckered in by it, Hyuu probably has the most character development right now
[MartAnimE] so far
[forlornhope] like the knight guy so far
[Noirlax] knight guy is honorable
[MartAnimE] I wanna learn more about Narcia/Kai
[Noirlax] I like to see more of the witch too
[MartAnimE] wanna know why they switch personalities
[MartAnimE] and Pietro is simple but very adorable
[MartAnimE] just like a kind hearted child
[forlornhope] yeah wonder what powers pietro has since he has dragon kind blood
[forlornhope] or maybe he doesn't have any :sweat_smile:
[MartAnimE] he showed his dragon powers a little in episode 1
[Noirlax] he's a lovable silly kid
[MartAnimE] when he was in danger his powers saved him
[forlornhope] oh I forgot
[MartAnimE] so maybe that's something that only comes out when he's endangered and he's gonna have to learn to control it
[Noirlax] Like Ellis?
[MartAnimE] it's  a popular trope :smile:
[Noirlax] yeah
[MartAnimE] but yes, we'll see :dragon_face:
[ShadowBlazer30000] https://youtu.be/TCeXMEbXBjE I can't find any gameplay only LetsPlays so a trailer is gonna have to do for now
[MartAnimE] that might feature the protagonist from the popolocrois sequel
[MartAnimE] Pietro's child I think?
[ShadowBlazer30000] no that's just Pietro
[MartAnimE] oh really
[MartAnimE] his hair looks different
[ShadowBlazer30000] yeah animation style is a little different given it's a later game and all
[MartAnimE] I guess it's very similar, just different colour, brown instead of blonde
[MartAnimE] I like him with blonde hair because it looks more like Link :smile:
[Noirlax] maybe that's why he has a different look :smile:
[MartAnimE] lol perhaps
[Noirlax] oh it's a DS game
[MartAnimE] think I've seen it at GameStop a few times
[MartAnimE] anyways, ready for 4
[ShadowBlazer30000] it was a good game I recommend it
[MartAnimE] cool :thumbsup:
[Noirlax] ready too
[ShadowBlazer30000] ready
[forlornhope] ready

[MartAnimE]

Spoiler: Episode 4 • show

[MartAnimE] Go~! :apple:
[Noirlax] Go~! :robot:
[ShadowBlazer30000] go
[Noirlax] Brooke?
[forlornhope] oh sorry I jumped the gun and started
[MartAnimE] should we do the go again?
[Noirlax] ok
[forlornhope] sure
[ShadowBlazer30000] go
[Noirlax] go
[forlornhope] go
[MartAnimE] Go~! :apple:
[MartAnimE] oh noes magic soup
[MartAnimE] is that what they were cooking earlier :stuck_out_tongue:
[Noirlax] lol
[forlornhope] bless this guy :sweat_smile:
[MartAnimE] aww he has a giant dog plushie :dog:
[MartAnimE] lol poke
[forlornhope] lol magic fixes everything
[Noirlax] lol
[MartAnimE] lol I was just about to say
[forlornhope] oh a song
[MartAnimE] interesting
[forlornhope] musical in here
[MartAnimE] maybe it's part of the spell
[MartAnimE] don't drink that :skull:
[Noirlax] special soup :open_mouth:
[MartAnimE] characters with amnesia is a very recurring theme in Bee Train anime it seems :smile:
[forlornhope] lol yeah
[Noirlax] lol
[Noirlax] I guess Mashimo might have had some after he nearly died in a skiing accident.
[MartAnimE] I wonder :head_bandage:
[MartAnimE] I'm sure this magic soup will have no side effects whatsoever :V
[Noirlax] oh no he's climbing the shelf
[forlornhope] don't go touching random stuff in a witches hut :v
[MartAnimE] oh no
[MartAnimE] wrong ingredient
[forlornhope] oops..
[Noirlax] oops
[MartAnimE] it looks super poisonous
[forlornhope] wonder what it does now :smile:
[Noirlax] uh oh
[Noirlax] uh oh
[MartAnimE] they look mean drunk
[Noirlax] got serious all of a sudden
[MartAnimE] everyone can fly but you Pietro :sweat_smile:
[forlornhope] lol yeah
[MartAnimE] I don't really like their giant clown forms :clown:
[forlornhope] lol they are drunk
[MartAnimE] that's what I thought lol
[Noirlax] :smile: guess might end up being funny
[MartAnimE] bad guy gets it no matter what
[MartAnimE] looks like they have a bit of a grudge against Hyuu
[MartAnimE] aww he climbed the tree
[forlornhope] psssh you don't need them
[Noirlax] aww Pietro is so pure
[MartAnimE] he's very wholesome :hearts:
[MartAnimE] pterodactyl time
[forlornhope] beautiful cinnamon roll
[Noirlax] Pietrodactyl
[MartAnimE] lol yeah
[forlornhope] oh he's calling the power
[MartAnimE] dragon time :dragon:
[MartAnimE] she still cares about them
[MartAnimE] wonder if it would have worked if they hadn't messed up with that extra ingredient
[Noirlax] maybe :smile:
[forlornhope] who knows :smile:
[Noirlax] I saw waves in the preview
[MartAnimE] beach episode :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:
[forlornhope] lol oh no
[Noirlax] lol I was thinking of the Noir ED. This is certainly not appropriate for this show but then again they had that GamiGami cannon XD
[forlornhope] I don't think they meant for it to be suggestive but yeah
[MartAnimE] lol they'll probably only gonna be at the beach for a little bit
[Noirlax] who knows maybe that's how they hide the joke for adults
[MartAnimE] this is a children's show, I expect 0 fanservice
[forlornhope] yeah
[MartAnimE] everyone is drawn like a chibi anyways
[Noirlax] they stuck a tiny bit here and there like that mermaid in the soup song
[forlornhope] don't want fanservicey  shots of children :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] lol certainly not
[MartAnimE] cute set of episodes
[MartAnimE] really establishing the main characters' friendship
[forlornhope] yeah it's really charming so far
[Noirlax] I felt Mashimo did a good job of elevating a kid's show
[Noirlax] with a bit more emotional impact and intensity imo
[forlornhope] think it has nice music and backgrounds. some intriguing lore too
[MartAnimE] I really like Pietro
[MartAnimE] and we got to learn more about Hyuu
[MartAnimE] maybe more about Narcia/Kai next time, would be nice
[forlornhope] yeah
[Noirlax] yeah Pietro is cool he's finally badass he's been mainly the silly boy who gets pummelled and saved :smile:
[ShadowBlazer30000] getting the feeling we aren't going to learn more about Narcia
[Noirlax] oh
[forlornhope] aww
[MartAnimE] oh really
[MartAnimE] that'd be disappointing
[MartAnimE] well, I guess we'll see
[Noirlax] Narcia has been a good supporting character but like to see her develop more.
[MartAnimE] yeah same, I feel like the show needs to focus on the main 3
[ShadowBlazer30000] in this instance I'm betting they're expecting people to have played or play the game at this point
[Noirlax] I feel we'll get focus on Hyuu cause she's such a mystery.
[ShadowBlazer30000] so they're putting more of the story on Hyuu
[Noirlax] ah
[forlornhope] yeah got that with how they said they had met with the knight character before
[MartAnimE] but they hinted at a Pietro/NarciaKai romance at the beginning
[MartAnimE] so wonder if they're gonna throw her under the bus so they can ship Pietro/Hyuu, that'd be crappy :sweat_smile:
[ShadowBlazer30000] Story of Seasons which is the game I just showed earlier I think there is a romancing option
[ShadowBlazer30000] but I don't think I ever got THAT far in my own play
[Noirlax] It be cool to have White Knight make another appearance
[ShadowBlazer30000] I played through the main story start to finish
[ShadowBlazer30000] but I don't think I got to the point of romancing any of Pietro's female companions in the game
[Noirlax] I wonder if they will have other antagonists apart from GamiGami
[MartAnimE] probably, cuz GamiGami isn't a real threat :sweat_smile:
[forlornhope] romancing seems a bit weird in a kids game :sweat_smile:
[Noirlax] He's there for the laughs XD
[MartAnimE] I think they could do romance in a sweet inocent way
[ShadowBlazer30000] yeah but that's because they decided to merge it with the Harvest Moon series
[Noirlax] This is more like kiddie romance
[forlornhope] I guess so
[MartAnimE] besides, we still don't know how old anyone is
[forlornhope] they seem young
[MartAnimE] everyone is drawn chibi and looks like they're 12 :smile:
[MartAnimE] even the adults
[forlornhope] probably pre teen
[Noirlax] yeah pre puberty, the adults do look more adult in a chibi way
[Noirlax] bit taller :smile:
[MartAnimE] they have chibi moustache
[Noirlax] that too
[MartAnimE] alright, think I'm done on my end, any other thoughts? :thinking:
[ShadowBlazer30000] none on me
[forlornhope] nope
[Noirlax] yep none from me sorry I was ordering lunch on the phone.
[MartAnimE] gonna close the log then, thanks everyone for joining once again ^^
[MartAnimE] ~ THE END ~