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Nov 12, 2022 8:59 AM
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WAIT...I know this special visual for the special OP!

This is the return of AC-bu's "Hellshake Yano" narrated by Shunsuke Itakura and Tōru Adachi, an homage to the actual Episode 7 all those years ago! And since this is also Episode 7, it's a fitting time to relook to one of Season 1's signatures.

Also, even after almost 5 years, Hellshake Yano to me is still weird lols.
Nov 12, 2022 9:14 AM
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The only seiyuu in this episode is the legendary Yamadera Koichi, who voices over every characters in the rebroadcast part!

That's it. This is the greatest achievement in the history of anime! I can't rate 6 stars but I would!
Nov 12, 2022 9:16 AM
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I’m surprised the legend of Hellshake Yano is back for reappearance in second season. I feel like YouTube is conspiring against me since it has been recommending me the other times AC-bu did a live performance of Hellshake Yano. Also, I think the Bobunemimimi segments are starting to grow on me (the Uraken Taisou segment from ep 5, for instance).

Anywho, I’m actually happy that AC-bu has their own episode this week, even though my initial thoughts of their Bobunemimimi segments were a bit jarring. Good for them.

Here's this week's seiyuus:
There’s none really, just the great narration of the duo AC-bu. What more could you ask for?
NekOniiChanNov 12, 2022 11:19 AM
Nov 12, 2022 11:25 AM
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Very fun episode good to see AC-bu! Pretty impressive how they memorized and executed it so well.
Nov 12, 2022 11:27 AM
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How to create an episode on a budget. I can see this becoming an anime industry staple in the future.

One Piece episode 914 & 915 & 1027 were a mistake and 957 brought the salvation - FMmatron


Nov 12, 2022 11:38 AM
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Jaja el mejor capitulo
Nov 12, 2022 11:58 AM
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News Team
YEEHAW

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I fucking love Pop Team Epic.
Nov 12, 2022 12:24 PM
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🥊 CHAMPION 🥊

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Wow, amazing, the best episode of this anime series!!!
I enjoyed in each of the sketchbooks!!! Pure art!!! kekeke
Nov 12, 2022 12:49 PM
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Hellshake \(^o^)/ Hellshake \(^-^)/Hellshake!!!!

I like how like the Muppets, I'm not paying any attention to the actual performers, and my eyes are only on the drawings!

Is this an example of the Hero's Journey arc lmaooooo??? 🤔

Does this count as animation lmaooo 🤣???

They shoved that guy into goddamn stall.
Nov 12, 2022 12:50 PM
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What a fun episode. All the sound effects they did pretty much got me every time. And, I loved the execution with the final line from Pipimi.
"...Is your mother worried? Would you like us to assign someone to worry your mother?"
Nov 12, 2022 1:35 PM

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oh my god that was the whole episode
Nov 12, 2022 1:43 PM

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Sorry, I was thinking about Hellshake Yano.
Steel Ball Run anime when?
Nov 12, 2022 1:45 PM

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Absolutely incredible. Thank you for this unforgettable blessing of an episode, Pop Team Epic.
Nov 12, 2022 1:49 PM

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Wondering if the mods are going to not add this to the final episode count as it was almost entirely live action.
Nov 12, 2022 2:04 PM

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Always thinking about Hellshake Yano
Nov 12, 2022 2:04 PM

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YES! AC-bu and the paper theatre Hellshake Yano is back, but man, they went HUGE this time. An entire dedicated episode.
Also, "Master Pick", though LMAO
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Nov 12, 2022 2:06 PM

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erikkamirs said:
Does this count as animation lmaooo 🤣???

Well, this is the purest type of animation. It can't get any more raw than that
Nov 12, 2022 2:43 PM
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What a fantastic performance by the 2.
Fantastic job.

Nov 12, 2022 2:53 PM

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Switch_Z said:
erikkamirs said:
Does this count as animation lmaooo 🤣???

Well, this is the purest type of animation. It can't get any more raw than that

Bruh, it's Pop Team Epic, they'll most likely take that as a challenge
No tomo malas decisiones, solo me gusta apoyar causas perdidas.
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nope les falle con esa, lo siento pero todos tenemos nuestros límites.
Así de jodido es mi gusto en anime, ¡Y estoy pinche orgulloso de ello!

Nov 12, 2022 2:54 PM
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Punkero said:
Wondering if the mods are going to not add this to the final episode count as it was almost entirely live action.

The mods are busy thinking about Hellshake Yano, too occupied to exlcude this jem
Nov 12, 2022 4:06 PM
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Wow WTF was that xD I really like the idea but I found the story to be very underwhelming though
Nov 12, 2022 5:04 PM

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This was actually really creative for being completely insane.
Nov 12, 2022 5:45 PM

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So it was expected we would get yet another incredible moment with the books but somehow they managed to up it and did a whole episode of it, the absolute madmen.
Nov 12, 2022 5:59 PM
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I was wondering if we would see the return of Hellshake Yano this season so this episode made me extremely happy. It was so ridiculous but so amazing, and so well executed.
Nov 12, 2022 6:17 PM

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Hellshake Yano's return was legendary. I'm in total awe.

erikkamirs said:
Does this count as animation lmaooo 🤣???
Watch MAL not count this in the number of eps.
Nov 12, 2022 7:38 PM
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I wonder how many takes that took them to get it right.
Nov 13, 2022 12:03 AM

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Impressive. They actually acted out the skit twice instead of just re-airing the first part or re-airing the first part and dubbing new audio of them saying the lines differently.
Nov 13, 2022 1:43 AM

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Hands down the best episode yet, and the fact it was done in just 1 take just makes it 10x better.
Nov 13, 2022 1:51 AM
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This episode was so funny.

But I'm a bit confused, why does the end credits mention Vtubers?
Nov 13, 2022 2:23 AM
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La genialidad de estos sujetos está tan avanzada que nos cuesta entenderla...
Nov 13, 2022 4:25 AM

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This was one of my favorite segments in the first season, so im super happy to have it back

Also that loop for the rerun... Yeah this episode was great
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Nov 13, 2022 5:26 AM

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OMG! That was an impressive skit! whole 10 minutes WITHOUT any CUT-SCENE!!! such dedicated preparation dudes!
Thumbs-up for Popuko: Shunsuke Itakura and Pipimi: Toru Adachi!
5/5.


Nov 13, 2022 6:10 AM
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Best episode of this season so far.

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This episode was so funny.

But I'm a bit confused, why does the end credits mention Vtubers?

That final segment after the ending song is called the Vtuber Part, where the voice actors actually operate the avatars of Popuko and Pipimi while they talk.
Nov 13, 2022 8:40 AM

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This could be considered in some sense, a parody of pre-digital layer animation (even taking into account the various references to classic anime).
Nov 13, 2022 9:59 AM
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Welp, this can be looped indefinetely
Nov 13, 2022 10:57 AM

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Hellshake Yano!
Hellshake Yano!
Hellshake Yano!
Hellshake Yano!
Hellshake Yano!
Nov 13, 2022 12:14 PM
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HELLSHAKE! HELLSHAKE! HELLSHAKE!
Nov 13, 2022 5:44 PM
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Great concept and twist, with them just doing the entire animation literally being drawn sheets.
Nov 13, 2022 7:14 PM

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This episode has peak animation.
Mankind knew that they cannot change society. So instead of reflecting on themselves, they blamed the beasts.
Nov 13, 2022 11:40 PM

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I hope ACBU rule the world some day
Nov 14, 2022 1:00 AM

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Now imagine every anime series doing this instead of delaying their episodes over unfinished animation.
REJECT ANIMU - EMBRACE TOKU
Nov 14, 2022 3:25 AM
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Master Pick animation
Nov 14, 2022 5:28 PM

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HELLSHAKEBROS WE WON
Nov 15, 2022 12:21 AM

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That was good, but I guess MAL will at some point cut the episode count to 11 as they did with Ekoda-chan!
Nov 15, 2022 2:57 AM

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Not pretending I fully get it but still glad this exists
Nov 15, 2022 5:52 AM
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erikkamirs said:

Does this count as animation lmaooo 🤣???

Yamishibai is the purest, original form of anime.

There are plenty of modern anime that are minimally, slide-show-y animated similar to how yamishibai works; Backstreet Girls, The Way of the Househusband, Thermae Romae, etc. There even is a horror anime named "Yamishibai".
Nov 15, 2022 6:47 AM

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best episode in anime history
HELLSHAKE HELLSHAKE
Nov 15, 2022 6:33 PM
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My first thought when watching this episode was "oh, this is just a funny gag they'll drop after 5 minutes," but when it didn't, I was more than settled into the gimmick to even be miffed. This episode's 100% going in my top 3.
Nov 16, 2022 12:51 AM

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D1tchd1gger said:
That was good, but I guess MAL will at some point cut the episode count to 11 as they did with Ekoda-chan!


Well that just sounds confusing and unnecessary.
Nov 16, 2022 9:33 AM
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Masterpiece of creativity
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