An Anime QandA review for Space Battleship Tiramisu Episode 1 & 2.
What’s the show? Space Battleship Tiramisu, Episode 1 & 2.
Mmm, sounds tasty. Bahahaha…
What? Well I mean this show is tasty, depending on what you’re into that is…
Oh no… what did I just walk into? Our protagonist spends a lot of episode 1 in the ~nude~ it’s quite the spectacle!
Why am I getting Darling in the FranXX flashbacks?
I’m definitely not into that. Oh come on, don’t be such a wet blanket. It’s fun!
Is it then? Well I mean yeah, it’s a comedy, but the nudity, well… let me put it this way, if you’re into men—that is to say handsome naked ones—you’ll enjoy this show for that, and if you’re not, well I think it’s handled in a way that makes it funny. Which is basically my way of saying, even if you’re not into naked dudes you should watch this show.
Subaru just can’t catch a break!
Uh-huh… So what’s it actually about? Subaru is a top mech pilot, who loves his cockpit. It’s his sanctuary from everything about the rest of the world (or rather the space station he lives on) that riles him up and rubs him the wrong way, from obnoxious fellow pilots and their critical opinions on his eating habits to the matronly mechanic interfering with the ‘aesthetic’ of his precious cockpit.
I’m still not really sure what this show is about… It’s like a character comedy, and at 7 minutes per episode it never overstays its welcome, at least not yet anyway.
Heh.
Oh so that’s why you waited to the second episode to review the show? Indeed, I can only write about what their is sufficient material to write about. Hence why other short anime of this season will be compiled like this, except the 3 and 4 minute one’s will probably have to wait a couple more eps before I cover them in blog form, but rest assured they will be covered!
Dude, nobody cares. I know, I like to write like I’m talking to an audience of thousands! Rather than the reality—an audience of tens.
He’s that kind of guy.
Nobody likes a sad sack… Fine, I’ll be in my cockpit.
Man, that’s a funny word. And this show knows it! In fact there’s something strangely knowing about this show, like it’s acutely aware of how amusing it is, it’s got an ego which is strangely magnetic and also a little off-putting. Like the first episode is undoubtedly funny but the second episode is less so, but it’s still so confident in the fact that it is a comedy that it keeps it so inherently watchable.
Cabbage is the enemy!
Fair enough, so does this short comedy come recommended? Yeah, I mean if you’re into this kind of thing, which you’ll probably figure out very quickly. It’s by no means perfect, or even excellent, it’s just consistently good with flashes of brilliance but at the reduced running time and thanks to its unpredictability, I’ll be looking forward to each instalment.
Matt, what even is this show? Wait I know what show it is I watched the first 2 eps too for the purposes of this collab, but you know, drinking…! Hi Irina! Welcome to Anime QandA! We’re talking about Uma Musume: Pretty Derby, which I kinda forced you to watch…
Haha, you say “forced”, I say blackmailed…. We’re all friends here. So this is what having friends that aren’t a construct of my own mind feels like? I like it!
So on first glance, some people may think this is just a loli, ponyplay, idol hell mashup but how would You describe the show? Well I know you’re just asking for the benefit of the readers and also because it’s kind of a staple of my reviews, but it’s about a starry eyed country girl ‘Special Week’ whose moved to Tokyo to attend a school for horse girls and live out her and her mother(s) dream of being the best horse girl in Japan!
‘I wanna be the very best…’
And when you say horse girl we’re not talking centaur’s now are we? No, not as such, these are just otherwise normal girls’ who also have horse ears and a horse’s tail. Oh and they run really fast too!
Certainly helps if you’re going to be a race horse girl!
***cough ponyplay cough*** Listen, I’m much too innocent to even know what that is…
Now tell me honestly, what made you want to watch the show in the first place? Cute girls! It’s why I do most things, also if they’ve got a monster girl edge then bonus!
I’m really into their hair, or is it their manes?
And did the first two episodes live up to those expectations? Well, if we’re talking about expectations of plot and character the only thing I had to go off for this series was the MAL synopsis which even now still just reads “based on the mobile game” so my expectations were pretty much zero. But it met and exceeded my expectations for being a show about cute horse girls!
My money is on the protagonist!
You downloaded the game, didn’t you? I would have if I had a Japanese iTunes account or could read Japanese…
This sort of freaked me out but what did you think of the fact that the girls seem to only have been given racing names? I think it’s cute! They’re all named after famous Japanese racehorses such as: ‘Silence Suzuka’, ‘Symboli Rudolph’, ‘El Condor Pasa’, ‘Air Groove’ and ‘Vodka’. I don’t know I just get a kick out of otherwise normal looking girls having weird names. Is that a new fetish? Uh-oh…
Irina likes Vodka, the drink not the horse.
Speaking of Uh-oh – I had a coach like that…. Yeah, I’m not sold on the coach character, I mean he at least seems less creepy in episode 2, but I mean way to get me off base right away with a character by having him rub ‘Special Week’s’ calves without her permission—twice!
Bad touch!
So why do they run in high heels? Maybe it’s like a handicap to make the sport more difficult? Though I think if the show never explains it it’s probably just someone likes girls in heels. Yeah I can see why that might seem like a bit of an unnecessary addition.
Yeah, that does sound like something their coach would suggest. I’m surprised they’re not running in mini skirts…yet… Oh it’s probably going to happen, unless the opening credits is just for illustrative purposes I wouldn’t be surprised if they end up running in their idol costumes at bigger events.
Elite athletes.
Do you have a favorite character so far? If the wikipedia page is anything to go by there is going to be a lot of characters in this show. So given the only two who’ve received considerable screen time so far are ‘Special Week’ and ‘Silence Suzuka’ it has to be ‘Special Week’! Ha – I knew it!
She’s just so ‘special’, she makes me ‘week’ at the knees…
Man, horsegirls sure are nice and optimistic! Well I don’t think that they’re all just nice and optimistic, we get that one girl in the second episode who tries to take down ‘Special Week’ in her debut race. And I think the supporting characters all have pretty distinctive personalities, but I mean yeah… it’s not like we’re going for deeply flawed and complex characters here.
You can tell she’s the antagonist because of the eye patch!
Yes the one clear antagonist is not nice. So what does “Eclipse first, the rest nowhere” mean? That the Japanese are bad at English? No, I mean I get it’s their school motto and it’s something of an inspirational quote but I think all it means is, be better than the best and leave the rest in the dust? Though it’s kind of a harsh motto if they’re trying to promote camaraderie and teamwork too. Oh that makes much more sense, I thought it was some type of deep astrophysics theory…
Google translate only gets you so far.
What’s with all the idol shows? Ah yes, probably the most unnecessary part of the show. After each race the top 3 horse girl’s perform a ‘winner’s concert’ which is basically just an idol show. I know ‘idols’ exist in various sports in Japan, like ‘Shogi Idol’s’ are a thing, but I don’t think they go as far as singing and dancing on stage. I guess this show just wanted to have both sport and idol related things in the show. Plus if it’s the voice actors singing the songs then more money from selling CD singles!
I mean of course every horse girl race turns into an idol concert.
That would be funny since we know the characters lip sync. Are you buying the soundtrack? Wait did you already buy the soundtrack? I don’t generally buy Anime soundtrack’s, at least not new, just wait a couple of years and you can get them so much cheaper from second-hand sites!
What are you hoping to see in the rest of the season? I don’t know, I’m honestly not looking that far ahead. I’m just happy to take it episode by episode just like I was with Laid Back Camp–oops! I probably shouldn’t mention that show around you! Never heard of it…
It’s a sport anime, see?
Since a ‘career ending injury’ is a super common sports anime trope, do you think a girl will twist her ankle (running in high heels ‘n all) and will they have to… dispose of her like they do with race horses?Off to the glue factory with you horse girl! Or do horse girl’s get turned into something different, like lube maybe?–Oh that’s dark and perverse even for me… I take everything back – this show is pure brilliance!
Good advice. Wait, why are you looking at me?!
I take it you recommend the show? You could pretty much just look at the poster or any of the screenshots to know whether this is the show for you, it’s cute horse girls and I love their character designs and personalities, this is just totally my kind of anime. It’s not perfect and I do wonder how far they can take this show’s concept but I’m along for the ride! Ride – I get it! I smurt!
Now if you want to know whether I recommend the show over unnecessary explorative dental surgery without anaesthesia, you can find out in our exciting review of episode 3! Coming soon!
I wonder who these girls could be? Such flawless disguises!
An Anime QandA review for Magical Girl Ore Episode 1 and 2.
What’s the show? Magical Girl Ore Episode 1 & 2.
Or what? Or else!
Okay but seriously what’s the show about? It’s about aspiring idol Saki Uno, who swiftly learning that not only do magical girls (like in the anime sense) do exist, but her mother was one too and that in order to save her crush she must become one! She signs a contract with Kokoro her “cute” mascot, who’s actually a Yakuza brute and what ensues is madness and hilarity of the highest order as Saki’s magical girl form is actually a tall, muscular man adorned in a tight-fitting, pink uniform. Whom her crush, Mohiro (a popular and successful male idol) promptly falls for.
The struggle is real.
Seems like you summed it up pretty damn succinctly… So here’s the thing, this show is obviously a parody of magical girl anime, but it’s also so well written that it never feels like it’s taking cheap shots at the original subject matter. Also, this is very much a comedy, like I don’t think I’ve laughed so much during a new anime this year as much as I did when watching episode 1 of this show.
She has very good reactions.
And the other characters? Yes, of course there’s Sakuyo, who is Saki’s best friend and fellow aspiring idol, she’s also Mohiro’s younger sister! And she also happens to have a crush on Sakuyo!
Love triangle!
Ooohh~ things are getting complicated! And it’s about that time when these two first episodes end, and it’s a decent tease of what’s to come, I admit I am thoroughly intrigued to see where it goes from here!
Tight fit.
Well, I know you don’t score individual episodes but what how do you recommend episode 1 and 2 of Magical Girl Ore? Easily, in fact there should be nothing to stop anyone from watching this show. Sure there’s a bit of homo-eroticism, and I’m not exactly sure how much it’s going to lean into it going forward but even if that’s not your thing I think this is a show that deserves a watch by even the most jaded and steadfast of anime fans. Great characters, great comedy and just a great time.
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***Let me know in the comments what you think of this shortened review format, I’ll only be doing these for single episode reviews of the spring season, the normal 20 Question Reviews will still be posted for full season reviews***
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