Just checked it out: not bad at all! Snappy, well-paced, and a nice selection of music. Never thought I'd see "cute girls use a DAW" checked off the list.

I watched the first episode today. I liked it. main girl is really expressive, the animation is really good, it has a unique idea, so it's a lot of fun. I think I'll keep watching the rest.

I can't help but mishear "wow war tonight" as "world war tonight."

Post edited on 21st Nov 2020, 10:12pm

DJ, spin that wheel!

This show was great. Thanks for suggesting it, otherwise I never would have tried it.
Also any show with a flip flappers references scores a few bonus points from me.

>>36319
Also I enjoyed the rap battle [1] a lot but was sad I couldn't find lyrics, so here's a (perhaps inaccurate) transcription:

ねえ、ごめんね
なんで怒ってるか分かんない
わかりたい のに 足んない言葉が
沈黙の理由が知りたい


あれだけ教えたラップのリズム
まるでなくないはダメダメなりんく
あ、そりゃそうよ一緒に居ようと
頭ん中は自分のことだけ


なんで　そんなこと言うの
いつもいつも考えているよ
ずっと一緒に遊びたい
みんなで騒ぎたいし夢叶えたい

あんたが心ここに在らず
目の前のあげるむしろ興味はなく
自分勝手　気分やって
どうせラップの本気で練習する気ないんでしょ

目の前に居なくだって
心にむにちゃんが居たんだって
前日ポスト覗いたけど
お手紙の返事くれなかった

寂しかったの
手紙来るたび距離を感じてた
本当は謝りたかった
「ごめん」が言い出せなかった

正直になればよかった
素直に言えばよかった
いつでも　思い続けていいだよ
君の笑顔と
出会いがらいままでの日々を(日々を)
言葉に紡ぐことは照れ臭いけれど
この先も一緒に居よう

nē, gomen ne
nan de okotteru ka wakannai
wakaritai no ni tannai kotoba ga
chinmoku no riyū ga shiritai


are dake oshieta rappu no rizumu
marude nakunai wa dame dame na rin ku
a, sorya sō yo issho ni iyō to
atama n naka wa jibun no koto da ke


nande sonna koto iu no
itsumo itsumo kangaeteiru yo
zutto issho ni asobitai
minna de sawagitaishi yume kanaetai

anta ga kokoro koko ni arazu
me no mae no ageru mushiro kyōmi wa naku
jibungatte kibun yatte
dōse rappu no honki de renshū suru ki nai n desho

me no mae ni inaku datte
kokoro ni munichanga ita n datte
zenjitsu posuto nozoita kedo
o tegami no henji kurenakatta

sabishikatta no
tegami kuru tabi kyori wo kanjiteta
hontōwa ayamaritakatta
"gomen" ga īdasenakatta

shōjiki ni nareba yokatta
sunao ni ieba yokatta
itsu demo omoitsuzukete ī da yo
kimi no egao to
deai–gara ima made no hibi wo ( hibi wo )
kotoba ni tsumugu koto wa terekusai keredo
kono saki mo issho ni iyō

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cXmQ5vlHQY

Seems like the VA for Rei was recast due to the original VA suffering from vocal cord edema:
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-28/d4dj-franchise-recasts-maiko-irie-as-rei-togetsu/.190298

It's a shame, Rei's soothing voice was in the original was a nice contrast to Rinku's (c.f. [1, 2])

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkRVv3ZbYR0
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jrQGSpA35w

Also [2] above, Kokoro Odoru, is a great song. It's only a cover, not an original, but it fits Happy Around really well, and after their experimentation with rap lyrics in the last 2 episodes they probably might have come up with something like that anyway.

Post edited on 24th Dec 2022, 7:05pm

Second season (All Mix) is out. I'm a bit disappointed the focus is on the other groups this time. Rinku made 1st season so endearing. And song or character-image wise I'm not a particular fan of Lyrical Lilly group. Also I've never played the game so I don't have any exposure to the other groups outside the albums, which means seeing the other groups is a bit confusing without knowing who is who. But I guess that's my fault, I won't fault the anime for assuming that you've played the game.

Post edited on 21st Feb 2023, 12:05am

>>37044
Precious shot of Shinobu.

Ep6 of all mix (s2) is really interesting, one of the most creative uses of English fluidly intermixed with Japanese dialogue I've seen. And it's particularly unique in that it takes advantage of the fact that Maho's VA does indeed speak English with pretty good fluency (there's a bit of an accent so it's not perfect [unlike like that one other VA/youtuber I don't remember the who genuinely is indistinguishable from a english native], but I think that gets a pass).