Otaku ni Yasashii Gal wa Inai!?, episode 5

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OtaGal, オタギャル

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  • Rottcodd@ani.socialEnglish
    3·
    1 day ago

    That was mostly good, but sort of disappointing.

    Somehow they aren’t getting Seo quite right. He’s neatly balanced in the manga - he’s undeniably an otaku, but he’s not as awkward and cringey as a stereotypical otaku would be in the sort of situations in which he finds himself (like going to the beach with two gals). He manages to generally function okay. But he never shifts too far away from his basic otakudom - it’s still there - it’s just not overwhelming. It’s one of the things that has impressed me about the manga - when it started, I didn’t think there was any way it could work, just because a stereotypical otaku would never be able to actually pull that off. But he manages to do it, and without moving too far away from the otaku identity. Again, he’s neatly balanced.

    But they don’t seem to be getting that balance quite right in the adaptation. I’m not sure why, but he seems more to be shifting back and forth between the two personality types rather than balancing them, and it makes for an odd sort of mood whiplash that mostly doesn’t exist in the manga.

    It’s still enjoyable, but it’s not quite doing the manga justice.

    • ReluctantlyZen@ani.socialEnglish
      2·
      11 hours ago

      But they don’t seem to be getting that balance quite right in the adaptation. I’m not sure why, but he seems more to be shifting back and forth between the two personality types rather than balancing them, and it makes for an odd sort of mood whiplash that mostly doesn’t exist in the manga.

      Totally agree. I think the cause of this is mainly the voice acting/directing. It emphasises his socially awkward and cringy side too much.

      • Rottcodd@ani.socialEnglish
        2·
        3 hours ago

        Mm… yeah. I think you’re right - that’s the difference.

        Seo in the manga is sort of quietly socially awkward - he gets a strained look on his face and thinks to himself about how he’d rather be at home or whatever, and the girls have come to recognize when he’s feeling that way, but that’s about the extent of it. But in this (like with Genichirou in this episode) he keeps going all the way to that full-blown stammering and screeching panic.

        And yeah - thinking about it, they got the kind and considerate side of his personality pretty much right - like his interactions with Sayu in this episode.

        It seems out of balance because the socially awkward part is too over-the-top.

        It’s that much more unfortunate because they’ve shown that they can do balance with Ijichi. She’s sort of balanced in the same way that he is - at first, she seems like the stereotypical brash, loud, genki blonde gyaru, but she’s actually more thoughtful and reserved (and smart) than that. And I think they’ve done a good job with her. Not so much him though.