First, some things to consider.
https://twitter.com/BasuP/status/382135177117302784
In an ideal world, we could also call them this:Â seiwota.
It’s not a big surprise that Ro-kyu-bu’s earlier successes are largely on the shoulder of the core seiyuu team. I mean, they put up a showing as idols and their live stage show is a best seller on Blu-ray. Sucks for those kids who bought all the anime blu-rays to get the mail-in DVD.
Season two steps this up. The entire fifth grade team is made up of up-and-coming voice actresses. The nerd-pandering idol-ish types. I mean, I have no idea where Asami “Chihayafuru” Seto is going to be, or how will Minako-and-Tsuda tag team will do (I suppose “Sphere Mugi” Kotobuki has made it already), or that Risa “Wareta Ringo” Taneda will have another show as moving as the one people care about. Oh, there’s that French Loli character, which could’ve been anyone else from this show for what it’s worth.
The villain in Ro-Kyu-Bu SS’s second story arc is this actress, who teams up with these two other iM@S-related voice actors… Not to mention the usual splatter of veterans and newcomers from Ayane Sakura to Ayako Kawasumi. I mean, yeah, this is also why I am watching this lolicon show. I guess I can suffer with these pros together.
September 25th, 2013 at 8:05 pm
The novels are good. They adapt the average novel volume in a record-breaking 2 episodes (some of them they skip, some of them they squeeze in 1 episode…) though, so it hardly even qualifies as a summary. They decided to bet on character appeal, and it served them well enough to get two seasons out and tell the entire story, shortened or not, so I’m mostly glad it worked for them. Though I’d like to see what the series would look like with all the Chihayafuru-esque commentary of the moves/throws from the novels.
September 26th, 2013 at 11:00 am
Thank you for this. Good to know!
September 26th, 2013 at 2:28 am
Hmm… I started Ro-Kyu-Bu specifically because of the cast, and dropped the first season after four episodes because “Feel like a lolicon” wasn’t that high on my to-do list, but looking at the second season cast, I’m somewhat tempted to give it another try.
September 26th, 2013 at 8:38 am
693 (RoKyuSan)
As a fan of the music & lives, despite not having watched a minute of the show, I wonder how I would be classified.
September 26th, 2013 at 9:56 am
Not a fan for sure!