Recorder to Randoseru discussion thread

[something]

リコーダーとランドセル

Short-format TV series about an implausibly physically mature little brother and his physically immature older sister. Hopefully it fills the void left in my life with Morita-san wa Mukuchi over.

Airs Friday, January 6 at 01:00 JST on TV Saitama

Animation studio: Seven

ANN Entry (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13499)
Official Site (http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/sp/tv_rikoran/)
Crunchyroll stream (http://www.crunchyroll.com/recorder-and-randsell)


Note
As usual, please try to follow these three easy forum courtesy habits when replying:
1) If you're the first person to post about an episode in any given week, please respond to the root post (this post) and indicate in the subject line which episode you're posting about.
2) If someone has already posted about an episode before you, please respond to that post (or a relevant reply to that post). Keep in the right subthread.
3) Don't use the blue "Post Reply" button because it causes your reply not to correctly inherit the subject line of the post you're replying to. Just click "Quote" to the post you want to reply to.

[TheGreenMan]

Atsushi's playing is so bad he scares Mayu and Miki away.
Rie Kugimiya using a sweet voice. Poor Kugimiya...she plays a loli even though the character isn't one by age. Well, she isn't a tsundere this time.
Sayo is into shouta--ah forget it. And it's Aya Hirano.
Atsushi will gladly show little girls his long, soft...scarf.
And he gets arrested.
Weird, but cute.

[Fencedude]

Oh wow, episode 27 of Morirta-san wo Mukuchi!

Wait, Hana! Mayu! COME BACK! ;_;

The central joke was probably the most obvious one available, so hopefully they'll branch out a bit.

Looking forward to meeting some more of the cast though.

[Ingraman]

Oh wow, episode 27 of Morirta-san wo Mukuchi!
Should I have tried that series? It wasn't one that I randomly picked to check out when it started. I probably miss a few good series that way.

The central joke was probably the most obvious one available, so hopefully they'll branch out a bit.The episode was cute, and a bit weird. Since they're so short, I'll check out at least the next several episodes.

[Fencedude]

Oh wow, episode 27 of Morirta-san wo Mukuchi!
Should I have tried that series? It wasn't one that I randomly picked to check out when it started. I probably miss a few good series that way.


Its three minute episodes like this one, and very cute and sweet. Especially if you like high school girls standing around talking about nothing in particular (or not talking, in Mayu's case)

[strangefour]

-Mayu!
-Mayu come back! ;_;
-Coat, scarf, backback, flute. Bearguy (http://www.natething.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/HG-Bearguy-review.jpg) is ready!
-Tiny sister giant brother.
-Giant kindergardener?

Oh it's over. That was a very fast episode. 2012 is just wizzing by.

[something]

Episode 1:

- Hah, reciprocal cameos.
- Oh, Atsumi is Kugyuu? Hah did not know beforehand.
- Hey, Hirano Aya too. And haha jeeze, this show must be the most extreme example of disparity between age and looks... Atsumi is soooo short compared to even Sayo.
- Okay god the sound quality is just awful, it sounded like someone was eating a microphone. I keep checking my headphones, but no, everything else plays fine. And come on, no honorifics? This is a serious fail stream.

Meh, not sure if I'm watching more of this, at least via CR.

[HitokiriShadow]

Well, they wasted no time in going for the pedophile joke. The little girl sanding in the street as he was hauled off was kind of amusing. The rest didn't do much for me, but the episode also felt like it mainly existed to set up the premise. At only three minutes, I might as well give it a another episode or two to see if it becomes actually funny at some point.

[strangefour]

-Atsumi doesn't need milk she gets enough at home.
-Well maybe one more milk is okay.
-Six foot tall grade schoolers are not adorable.
-Six foot tall kids are the bane of costumed animal mascots.
-Six foot tall toddles come in handy when shopping.

So he is just a giant boy. That joke will probably get old fast.

[Fencedude]

Question.

Why is Hirano Aya in this show?

Second Question.

Can I have a third season of Morita-san wo Mukuchi instead?

[strangefour]

Question.

Why is Hirano Aya in this show?

Not everyone has developed a second hand hatred of her because of Haruhi yet. But I keep trying.

Second Question.

Can I have a third season of Morita-san wo Mukuchi instead?

No. :(

[something]

Not everyone has developed a second hand hatred of her because of Haruhi yet. But I keep trying.
What delusional fantasy world do you live in? Her role as Haruhi is one of the main reasons she still has fans. The drama involving Hirano was unrelated to any acting roles she performed, and it's all about her private life. Or rather the public nature of aspects of her private life, mixed in with the usual insanity from idol otaku.

[HitokiriShadow]

..... Oh, its over.

That was pretty much two and half minutes of nothingness for me. The only thing that had the slightest bit of entertainment/amusement value was the sister getting annoyed at being dragged off the moment she stepped in the door.

I think I'm done. If I don't like it at least a little bit now, I don't think there's any reason to expect it to improve.

[Sly05]

That was pretty much two and half minutes of nothingness for me.
That more or less sums up my feelings of the episode as well. If the central joke has already run its course by the second episode, and a three minute one at that, there's not really much reason to come back for more.

[Sly05]

The drama involving Hirano was unrelated to any acting roles she performed, and it's all about her private life. Or rather the public nature of aspects of her private life, mixed in with the usual insanity from idol otaku.
Indeed. I'm hoping her appearance here means that she'll start getting more roles again. Whatever personal issues she's had, she's still a very good voice actress.

[Damius]

Oh wow, episode 27 of Morirta-san wo Mukuchi!

Wait, Hana! Mayu! COME BACK! ;_;


Why...did they have to do that to us...

[Damius]

Second Question.

Can I have a third season of Morita-san wo Mukuchi instead?

I want that as well... Would be WAY better.

[strangefour]

-Sayo loves tiny little Atsumi.
-Sayo spoils her doll like surogate little sister.
-All the boys in the room are enraptured by girl talk.
-One day Sayo is going to molest Atsumi's seven foot tall seven year old brother.

That was better. More girl centric. Only a quick gag at the expense of a giant man child.

[Damius]

That was better. More girl centric. Only a quick gag at the expense of a giant man child.

I may give this another chance...

[EmperorBrandon]

So seems Sayo is rather obsessed with both siblings. Given Taketatsu sounded rather Hirano-esque in the role in the first place, the Sayo's little sister wanting had me think of Kirino.

[strangefour]

-Atsushi's naked chest scares grown women.
-Sensei doesn't want to be a bottom.
-Atsushi doesn't want to be Daddy.

Well atleast he didn't get arrested this time.

[bear]

-Atsushi's naked chest scares grown women.
-Sensei doesn't want to be a bottom.
-Atsushi doesn't want to be Daddy.

Well atleast he didn't get arrested this time.
Cripes, he walks home from school every day. Even if it isn't his neighborhood you'd think everybody in the whole damn prefecture would know about a 180 cm tall gradeschooler!

[amberlewis]

リコーダーとランドセル

Short-format TV series about an implausibly physically mature little brother and his physically immature older sister. Hopefully it fills the void left in my life with Morita-san wa Mukuchi over.

Airs Friday, January 6 at 01:00 JST on TV Saitama

Animation studio: Seven

ANN Entry (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13499)
Official Site (http://www.takeshobo.co.jp/sp/tv_rikoran/)
Crunchyroll stream (http://www.crunchyroll.com/recorder-and-randsell)


Note
As usual, please try to follow these three easy forum courtesy habits when replying:
1) If you're the first person to post about an episode in any given week, please respond to the root post (this post) and indicate in the subject line which episode you're posting about.
2) If someone has already posted about an episode before you, please respond to that post (or a relevant reply to that post). Keep in the right subthread.
3) Don't use the blue "Post Reply" button because it causes your reply not to correctly inherit the subject line of the post you're replying to. Just click "Quote" to the post you want to reply to.


Oh wow this very awesome news.Episode 27 will be going good in this year. I must watch it.I also happy to know that new characters also included in this show.

[Suwako Moriya]

Yeah, this definitely works much better when it focuses on Atsumi.

[bear]

Ok, that's it. They're repeating the same jokes over and over. No he's not a pervert, he's just an over grown kid. Do the adults and police in that neighborhood have massive memory loss? Not funny.

Might have been cute and I liked Atsumi but....

[strangefour]

-Atsushi is so happy to be an oni.
-Atsushi falls victim Harem Cliche Accident #2; falling on boobs.
-You'd think by now everyone in the neighborhood would know about the six foot tall child.
-No more oni! Begone oni costume!

When do we get to see their height mismatched parents? I hope their mother is a seven foot wrestler and dad is a hobbit.

[Orochimaru]

Hmm I just watched episodes 3-5. Apparently they're going to keep using the exact same joke in every episode. I'll probably watch all of it eventually, since it's short and I do find it somewhat funny, but it's really kind of pathetic...

[strangefour]

-Cooking is so fun.
-Atsushi is popular with the girls this valentines day. His friends will help themselves to the excess chocolate.
-Giants are always hassling Atsumi.
-Is it still love if you have to make your own chocolate for someone to give you?
-Hina can not cook...

Better. Now keep up staying away from the "Atsushi gets arrested" punchlines.

[strangefour]

-Lucky lottery brings movie tickets.
-Atsushi wants to go to the movies! Even a boring romance.
-Atsumi's friend Sayo expects her brother to also be tiny. Oh Sayo, today will be dangerously educational.
-The Titanica makes women cry and puts little boys to sleep.
-Surprise Sayo, you're a pedophile. :\

All the ladies love Atsushi. Well, except the neighborhood watch.

[strangefour]

-No Atsushi. You can not dress up as a Fist of the North Star thug to go to Hina's doll party.
-Their faceless friend gave Atsushi the hand-me-down clothes of a manwhore.
-You should really call ahead to warn people that your little brother is a giant man Atsumi.

Hinamatsuri~

[Orochimaru]

Hinamatsuri~

Haven't seen that in quite a while. And hey, they finally stopped arresting him every episode. There's hope after all! ... kind of...

[strangefour]

-The sibling's faceless playboy neighbor, Take donates more clothes to Atushi. The cloths are only filled with the memories of girlfriend's past for him.
-Morita-san DVDs now on sale!
-Atsumi doesn't want to be the wife of a faceless older man.
-Take needs a new job! Laundry isn't a good job. :\

Yay no arrests.

[strangefour]

-White Day. Or as I like to think of it "Valentine's Revenge."
-Atsushi's allowance is so small all he can afford to give is eggs.
-Actually he's just going to bake something. Well make his sister bake something because he is but a small child... *cough*
-Atsushi has a poster of a green Alt Eisen on his wall. Hmm.
-Teacher's bosom does not approve of bringing cookies to school. Mmm bosom.

I'm afraid Atsushi might have been arrested off screen. :\

[strangefour]

-Kareoke opening is cute. But why is Atsumi sitting in her friend's lap? :sd:
-Atsumi's friend thinks Atsushi is a teacher.
-Romance by confusion induced by hard math problems. Heh.
-"Come on let me see yours." Oh Hina-chan. You're getting Atsushi in trouble again accidentally.

*sigh* Once again arrested off screen. This show would be much cuter if they'd learn new punchlines.

[ookamigirl]

Atsushi... his looks are his worst enemy.
It's amazing how he always ends up arrested.
Just ^^" ROFL

[TheGreenMan]

I wish there jokes about Atsushi's sister and her shortness. Why are all the jokes about Atsushi? Maybe the second season will be all about his sister.

[strangefour]

-Perspective; you're doing it wrong! That is not how a classroom full of desks should look from that angle.
-Atsushi might finally solve his problems with the law by getting all the local traffic officials to know his face!
-*sigh* He just ends up accidentally asking cute crossing guards on dates.
-DAMN YOU RUNNING GAG!
-Sensei prepares to rescue Atsushi from the poilce. Again. *sigh*

*facepalm* LEARN A NEW PUNCHLINE! You have driven this one so far into the ground stegosaurus fossils think it's getting old.

[EmperorBrandon]

"Atsushi-kun, do you know how many times I had to go to the police and explain things?"
Oh we know. We know... Way too many most likely, enough to beat an increasingly dumb joke into the ground over and over again. She should be complaining about the police's corruption and incomptence.

I guess it was nice to have a lot of drunk, boob-pressing Moriyama-sensei this time.

[strangefour]

-Atsushi has become sensei to kindergarteners.
-While Atsumi gets demoted to grade schooler.

A new school semester brings woe to both siblings.

[strangefour]

-Hooray for cherry blossom season. Oh hell Atsushi's going to be involved in an alcohol incident isn't he.
-Faceless neighbor Take got a job. At a temporary food vendor.
-Atsushi's teacher is plastered. Incoming misunderstanding in 3... 2...
-Groping!
-The day is saved thanks to Take's love of big boobs.

No arrests! Just mentioning how often it happens. :\

[strangefour]

-Training wheels on a big mountain bike.
-Wait, was that their tiny mom in the flashback?
-After much pain and for the sake of Hina-chan, Atsushi learns to ride a bike.

Hooray for normal childhood activities and lack of law enforcement officers.

[EmperorBrandon]

Hooray for normal childhood activities and lack of law enforcement officers.
I kept expecting them to appear... Yay, for this series going three episodes without Atsushi getting arrested. I don't have faith in the show keeping up the streak for much longer, but I guess we shall see... :sweat:

[strangefour]

-Good morning sex-- er I mean sensei.
-Atsushi has no dream goal other than being normal sized. It's an easy dream. But so far in the future.
-Atsumi likes uniforms. She will make some cosplay fetishist happy one day.
-Never take any advice from an unemployed gigolo neighbor. Especially if you need it to finish your homework.

Sensei's inner she-beast has been awakened.

[strangefour]

-When Atsumi makes snacks for a party, she goes waaaay over board.
-Atsumi's friend Sayo now thinks Atsushi is just a sexy neighbor.
-"He's 32 and unemployed." Sayo: "I can fix him!"

I haven't watched the Ending in a while... when did it get so bosomy?

[strangefour]

-Holy crap we finally get to see the kids parents! They are barely any taller than Astumi. Adult size yukatas do not fit them.
-Who cares about age confusion, just enjoy the onsen.

[strangefour]

-Threelegged racing with a six foot elementary schooler is a bad idea. For the third leg child anyway.
-Tiny parents fear injuries caused by playing with massive child. Poor mini mom & dad.
-However Atsushi dominates in every other event.

Atsushi is having a field day at field day...

[strangefour]

-New mini intro with tiny girls in a recording studio. I miss the sleepy bosom.
-Scavenger hunt. Favorite teacher acquired. Good grop-- err job Atsushi.
-Lazy neighbor Taka has no sense of responsibility. But Atsushi gets free ice cream out of it.
-Silly Sayo. You're an accidental pedophile yet again.

It's been a good while since the cops were involved. Keep it that way. Just nice innocent silliness.

[strangefour]

-Sayo finally discovers the awful truth of her pedophillic feelings.
-That was a short existential crisis.

Well at least they didn't resort to starting a running gag of Sayo being arrested.

[strangefour]

-Has neighbor take been a male stripper at one point. Those are some embarrassing hand-me-downs. :sd:
-Drawn male nipples! That's rare in anime. Nice to see they paid attention to quality in their visual gag.
-DAMN IT!>_< The cops are back. It had gone so long without an arrest for being a suspected molester punchline. :(

[strangefour]

-Atsushi fits in at the high school festival. Almost.
-Atsumi is a little prop borrowed by so many clubs.
-Atsushi is dangerous bait for older girls.
-Robo! Robo! Robo! Robo! Robo! Robo! Robo!

[strangefour]

-New into with boys playing soccer. Hooray World Cup :(
-Atsumi is just the right size for piggyback rides.
-Sayo is fondling Atsumi ('s head). I fear her discovery of pedophillic feelings for Atsushi has warped her mind.
-Atsumi is forced to wear childrens clothing. She probably saves money though.
-Shopping montage.

Innocent girls friendship or budding lesbian relationship? I think we all know how this forum votes on that matter.

[Orochimaru]

Haha
"Is this what a little sister is?"
"I don't really know, but probably."
A little sister is in fact a type of pet that sits on your lap.

By the way, any reason this thread stopped 2 episodes before the end?:sweat:

[Orochimaru]

So the police have finally come to understand Atsushi's condition... 2 of them, at least.

[Orochimaru]

So that's how they spend their last episode, huh? The CGI cops come and arrest him at the last second? Not surprising at all. Oh well, at least the show died being true itself.