Otakuism

Seriously, Momo is hawt. Look at that ass. That’s not a loli ass, that’s a sexy ass. Tan lines just double the sexiness. Along with the killer whale eating the seal in the background. Seal must of been memorized by that ass.

EUPHIEMIA!!!!!11!!1

Tsundere loli’s have the best freak-out faces. Beats Lelouch’s ” I’m going to kill my sister because she’s an idiot, ” face.

These videos were pointed out to me on youtube. They appear to be promos for Manabi. Most of the footage shown has already aired, but there are a couple of interesting sequences. Like an angel winged Manabi flying straight through the school’s clocktower, brick and all, or what appears to be a nuclear explosion destroying Manabi’s city. Perhaps the most disturbing is footage showing a slightly older Manabi walking through a ruined, flooded school, only to find the school fair journal she made in ep. 3. So are these shots just taken out of context, or will Manabi take a darker turn later on? It will be interesting to see what happens. Hopefully it won’t be a ” They all die, ” kind of thing. You can’t do that to chubby loli’s.

First part. No new footage shown.

Part two. Contains the angel Manabi flying through buildings footage. It’s probably a dream sequence kind of thing, but it feels weird since Manabi like Seioh so much. Though, maybe Manabi actually is an alien, and her powers are going out of control.

Part three. This is the one with the nuclear explosion at the end. Creepy since everything goes silent afterwards.

Part four. Begins with Manabi walking through the school ruins.

Manabi is a very hard show to blog about. Much like ARIA, nothing really happens, but what does happen is so cute you can’t help but feel good afterwards. But since it’s been four episodes so far without me saying anything, I thought it was time for me to talk. This episode was about Mei in all her anti-social glory. There are some parts where she really sounds like Haruhi. Maybe Hirano Aya needs to start varying her voice more. Mei really is a Natsuki clone though. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

These Mei flashbacks were freaky. Very evangelion. The repeating figures, weird camera angles, close-ups, everything. The director is really good at showing Mei’s paranoid interpretation of things back then.

Kids are little bastards.

Momo is awesome. Why is she the only one to wear thigh high stockings? None of the others really vary their legwear, except Mucchi who probably just wants some pants. Still, there’s been a drastic lack of Momo in the series so far.

So is this a Haruhi joke?

Mei’s been kidnapped! Are you a bad enough dude to save her? Manabi can really be like Miu when she wants to.

Is this QUALITY?

Mei has some issues. Greatest freakout I’ve seen since Kirino went crazy in Gift. I was just waiting for her to jam those chopsticks into Manabi’s throat. I found it funny how Manabi just smiled throughout the whole thing.

Oh no, Mei’s turned into a hikikimori! Does that mean she plays eroge now?

Jesus Christ, that loli has breasts! Quick, back to the party van!

Manabi’s inspirational speeches that solve everything are getting annoying. And what’s with all the extravagent hand motions?

Oh god :3-tan is moe.

Where was Momo? You’d think with her being the video camera person she’d know how to make a promo. Instead she’s no where to be found. I bet she’s Kira.

Awesome posing. It’s like saying Sieg Zeon and Fight the Power at the same time. A wallpaper of that last picture would be awesome.

More moeness.

Roads? Where we’re going, we don’t need roads!

Any show that uses the Back to the Future theme has to be awesome, which Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight is looking to be. After the crappiness that was Coyote Ragtime Show, it seems ufotable might strike gold again like Futakoi Alternative. Manabi is this deliriously cute and funny show about chubby loli’s and their wacky adventures in the FUTURE! The future doesn’t look that great though, all we got our hoverboards and transparent cell phone casings. Where’s the fun in that? Introducing the characters:

Our main heroine is Amamiya Mamami aka. extraterrestrial Manabi-chan, a transfer student who on her first day declares herself student council president, and wins through a heart touching rendition of the school’s song. I could of done without Yui Horie singing. Anyways, Manabi is the heart of the story, with the four other girls revolving around her, and I predict joining the student council soon. She’s an insanely hyperactive girl who rides a hoverboard and who’s life motto is ” go straight ahead! “, which she puts to use whenever she’s lost in a very literal fashion.

Inamori Mika is the shy girl of the group who meets Manabi first when she’s late to the school swimming competition. She enjoy’s fortune telling, is the student council’s secetary and only member, and has a mouth shaped like a cats. Hearing her say nya will also send you into diabetic shock.

Mutsuki Uehara is the tomboy who enjoys sports and annoying the hell out of Mei. It’s pretty funny to watch her knock Mei sinceless in the morning.

Mei Itoh looks to be the tsundere character, constantly saying how everything is stupid. It also seems she’s pretty shy, as she can hardly get the nerve to answer a good morning from fellow classmates. It’s fun seeing her get pissed off.

Finally, there’s Momoha Odori, the really weird person of the group. She talks to pigeons while singing and can easily dive under chairs, randomly appears between your legs, and other suitably weird things. She another character who likes to tease Mei, saying her skin will get bad and she’ll get fat if she gets angry.

Chubby loli is chubby.

Manabi so far reminds me a lot of Ichigo Mashimaro, since it’s basically a lot of cute girls with conflicting personalities doing stupid stuff. Except Manabi looks to be a little more active, due to the aformentioned Manabi. The animation so far is great, very fluid, and the music is awesome, ie. the back to the future theme. Very suitable since I was just watching Back to the Future Part III yesterday. Can’t wait to see what stupid adventure these girls get into. Hint: need more subs.