GIRLS BAND CRY

Huh, weird. The translation I got was from the GBC discord server - there's a guy there that translates every episode by hand, and he normally releases them about six hours after the MTL comes out. That sub translated it as the cuss words.

Won't complain though, I love both of them. I'm all for Nina screaming whatever obscenities she wants to the world, the poor girl needs it.

Episode 6: The dysfunctional synergy of our main band keeps getting better. Subaru and Nina in particular are bouncing off each other in amazing ways; I love the head-chop moment!

We’re finally joining up with the Yoshinoya girls. Their names are Tomo and Rupa, and their dream is to go to Budokan. Which opens up the discussion about what Momoka’s goals are. What do they want the band to be?

The room erupting with streaks of color was such a powerful visual accompaniment to the added texturing by the bass and keyboard. I can’t wait to see a full performance for that.

Ep 6 Brilliant as always. I'm only starting to really notice now a.) how much of an annoying brat Nina is (which only makes her more endearing and well-written in my eyes), and b.) just how well Subaru and Nina mesh together. They're really like siblings.

Oooooh! Finally, we get to meet Rupa and Tomo! Rupa is exactly the motherly archetype I imagined her to be, but it looks like Tomo is slightly less of a tsundere than I imagined her to be. Although the trailer and ED show that she and Nina bicker a lot, so maybe we just haven't seen enough of her yet.

Storyline was interesting, nice to see them have a tangible goal (Budokan) that they can aim towards, even if it isn't fully formed for some of the members like Nina yet. Looks like everything is falling into place.

I should really listen to more TogeToge, their music is SO GOOD.

Nina and Tomo are bound to clash later on by virtue of Nina being Nina. Rupa seems motherly enough to be safe, though.

Episode 7: Momoka wants to drop out from the band, and in response Nina wants to drop out from school. Now that’s the dysfunction junction we know and love.

Speaking of dysfunctional, Rupa’s parents are dead, and Tomo’s mom is way too into her man? Cheating? Undesirable stepfather? The point is Tomo doesn’t like him and that’s why she struck out on her own.

Subaru might be the funniest member of the cast. Proposing “Dream Girl” as their band name, her neck crack and her trying to lift drunk Momoka were all great background gags. Meanwhile Rupa proves bassists are sexy by having an enthusiastic fanclub haha.

What the heck, they got their band name from a shirt in the audience hahaha. Well, it works. Togenashi Togeari is born!

Another great number from them this episode too. I’ll have to re-listen to all the tracks and try comparing them.

Edited by fillerdude on May 17th 2024 at 10:38:49 AM

There were a lot of funny background events this episode despite all the drama (mainly from Subaru). And also, was it Miyuki Sawashiro voicing Mine? I can recognize her voice anywhere.

Oh, and another thing. If anyone is wondering, Toge Toge girls can play their instruments live (same as most of Bang Dream bands):

Ep 7: TOGENASHI TOGEARI DESU! Great episode all around, full of wonderful character moments, going a bit more into Tomo and Rupa's characters, and some tension. To me Subaru's antics get funnier with each passing episode lol

Next episode preview shows a physical altercation between Nina and Momoka, and what looks to be Nina encountering her old bully with Diamond Dust. I don't think I'm ready for next week to be honest.

Edited by AirplaneNiner on May 19th 2024 at 12:55:43 PM

Man, I'm really glad I'm following both the lesbian band shows this season.

Whisper Me a Love Song kinda counts as a lesbian band show too. Then there's also the lesbian voice actress show.

So I was talking with a friend after today's episode, and I am fascinated by Rupa (Lupa?) as a character. Given what we know about her now and what we've seen from her, I'm convinced she has something like twice as much emotional draft (that is, the amount of emotional turbulence she can take before it starts actually getting to her) as the rest of the band combined. She's pleasant but not spacey, agreeable but not a yes-man. She backs Tomo up when Tomo needs the stability, and doesn't get involved when things aren't actually serious (like Tomo and Nina spatting over the band's name). Everything suggests to me that she's calm and agreeable as a conscious choice, because she's dealt with some Real Actual Shit (especially as a foreign person in Japan, with no family).

I expect we're going to see Rupa get angry exactly once and it's going to be devastating.

Edited by RedSavant on May 19th 2024 at 11:10:21 PM

You and your friend are spot on with Rupa probably having dealt with the real actual shot, which is why she's so chill with these relatively lower-stakes band antics. Do I want to see her genuinely flip though? ... maybe.