No more food talk. Yet they stick with the random. Awesome.
Today they finally start discussing more normal stuff, and actually start talking about manga a little more too. Not to mention some of the references to other animes they put in, they you should spot in this episode, and some of the screenshots (And in future episodes, obviously). For those who can’t be bothered searching/can’t remember, here’s what I can remember off the top of my head:
- Sgt. Frog plushies in the ”Yoofu Machine”, as Konata put it.
- Hare Hare Yukai on a DDR machine in the same arcade.
- Several times the Comptiq gets mentioned by Konata.
- Sia from Shuffle! appears on a fabric poster at one point.
I’m sure there were more that I’ve forgotten. (Oh, and while not really a reference to another anime, look out for Akira’s assistant from Lucky Channel during the episode.)
Since the references to other anime are picking up a little, it’s definitely getting funnier, but faster becoming a “You won’t get this unless you’ve seen the anime we’re making fun off” parody. Never heard of Sgt. Frog? You won’t recognize him? Never heard Hare Hare Yukai? You’ll not realize how awesome it is to hear it on a DDR machine on this. Never seen Shuffle!? You won’t notice Sia…. Well, these you will, but that’s because this subber mentioned them in the subs, just don’t expect that in later episodes.
Of course, Akira spends the entire time in Lucky Channel pointing out her assistants flaws in acting, and basically just getting angry as usual. Her second best moment in the series so far happens in this episode too, when she hears her assistant say his line, and just drops the book and says “What is this?”. Freaking hilarious. It’s just the goddamn look on her face.
I’m looking forward to reviewing more episodes for you guys, as I really love watching this anime. The only other anime that uses Parody as the main idea of comedy that’s this good is Excel Saga. And that is REALLY saying something. KyoAni have got another special on their hands here.
