#Rie Takahashi

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"Take a fucking shower Senpai, you stink" - Mash

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The Girl from the Other Side (2022)

[sweetness-pop]

Hazbin Hotel Dream Japanese Voice Cast: Charlie Morningstar

Charlie being voiced by Rie Takahashi

Takahashi's roles include

Emilia of Re:Zero

Megumin of KonoSuba

Takagi of Karakai Jouzu no Takagi-San

Tomo Aizawa of Tomo-Chan wa Onnanoko!

Hiyori Shiina of Classroom of the Elite S2

Matome Mayonaka of Akiba's Trip the Animation

& Ai Hoshino of Oshi no Ko

[natsspammityspamspamham]

Why You Should Watch Romantic Killer

This is the new anime series that premiered on Netflix a few days ago! Before you inevitably cancel your subscriptions, give this show a go! Trust me, it'll all be worth it! (I'm personally riding on my sibling's Netflix, so I got to watch it officially!)

Edit: I think it’s important to mention since it’s in the very nature of the show that nobody is actually forced to fall in love with Anzu or vice-versa. It’s all purely consensual in terms of that even though the wacky circumstances are not.

I even made gifs for this post just to convince you, reader of this post!

Story

A high schooler named Anzu Hoshino is living the life. She has games, chocolate, and a cat named Momohiki. One day, her life is turned upside down by the devil-- I mean wizard, Riri. Riri confiscates her three most prized possessions with the ultimate ultimatum: Fall in love or live life without your most cherished commodities. Living in this awful world, Anzu swears to not fall in love out of pure spite for this arrangement and for Riri, but unfortunately, Riri has plans in store that might make things harder than they seem. (source: me)

For such a nonsensical story, it fricking works. I like it. As someone who's aroace, I feel this. I really do. I don't object romance, but I sure am not looking for it, and I would be pissed and spiteful too if my belongings were taken.

Characters

Anzu is so much fun. She has got to be my favourite reverse harem protagonist of all time. Her reactions to everything are absolutely priceless, and I love how they incorporate random references. I never thought I'd see Kazuo Umezu face incorporated into a fricking romcom! Characters like her and Bakarina make the genre worth watching (even if Bakarina is too... baka at times). I want everyone to experience this anime without me giving too much away.

The side characters are good in their own right. Sure, Riri is annoying, but that's kind of the point. They canonically don't have a gender so the "they/them" pronouns were used in the subtitles I'm pretty sure. Tsukasa is pretty cold, and I felt indifferent about him until I found out his reasoning for being like that in the last few episodes, and let me just say, whatever you're expecting, it's probably not going to be that. I've never seen a show handle that type of situation for men quite like this RANDOM ROMCOM did. It puts its male characters into situations where they don't need to be strong, and they aren't criticized for it. That right there is positive masculinity. I like it. It diverts the idea of traditional macho masculinity, especially those of archetypes in dating sims. The characters and their dynamics actually seem pretty natural for such an unnatural situation and setting.

Music

Yooo, that soundtrack fricking fits. I like it. Sure, it doesn't stand out, but with the absurdity of this series, I'd be lying if I didn't laugh when a certain string track came on. I don't even think that was the point (I think it's supposed to be when the audience swoons).

That ending theme fricking slaps harder than it needs to. I watched the opening once. Look, that opening skip button is so tempting. I only watched the ending once, but it was the background music for the voice actor interviews, so I got to know it better.

Voice acting

YOOOO, THIS IS THE PART I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT. Sure, they hired your local "ikemen" to play the "ikemen" characters, but can we talk about Rieri for a second? She makes this show good. Her and Mikako Komatsu apparently auditioned in a pair, and you can see, hear, and feel that chemistry. It is absolutely fantastic. Not many anime have had me laughing out loud, but I kid you not, I laughed a few times watching this. And yes, Umehara and Gakuto did sound good. I will give them credit where it's due. They did fulfill the ikemen part really well. Almost too well.

Art

You know what? Even though the art was pretty mediocre, I'm going to give it a pass. It's hard to make a coloured manga. And it's hard to make an anime look good. Plus, they probably spent all of the budget on Anzu's face to the point where the guys look mediocre at best and can only be given "ikemen status" based on their voices alone.

Conclusion

I get why this anime might be a bit mixed in the aroace community, but I think we should enjoy media as it's handed to us. And what was handed to us is a genuinely good show that requires zero brain cells until the last half! Zero brain cells? That's me too!

Unlike most of the shows that I watch, I will rewatch this. Without a doubt. I'm rewatching it as we speak. Even for specific moments that made me laugh.

[imasallstars]

[02/27] HAPPY BIRTHDAY RIE TAKAHASHI (RIERI)!

Character: Shika (961 Production)

[libertastandem]

The voice actors of Sagiri, Chōbei, Yuzuriha and Shion on the Mappa stage for Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku!

Yumiri Hanamori (voices Sagiri) is so cute!

and Rie Takahashi is just like Yuzuriha! She's so bubbly!

[clioclione]

She’s so cute in this

[seikotakai]

Happy Birthday to Rie Takahashi (voice of Flamberge from Kirby and some genshin impact character named Hu Tao) and Yukari Tamura (Talim from Soul Calibur, Rubber Man from Mega Man 11, and Tenten from Naruto)

[marilysugarcoated]

i am eternally grateful to everything that is karakai jozou no takagi-san.

- tis my favourite source of pinky flushed feels and tooth-rotting diabetes. i simply cannot begin to explain the overflowing sweetness that is nishikata and takagi

feeling down? -> karakai jozou no takagi-san.

hopeless? -> karakai jozou no takagi-san.

anxious? -> karakai jozou no takagi san.

overwhelmed? -> karakai jozou takagi san.

sewers-idle? -> karakai jozou takagi san.

maniacal? -> karakai jozou takagi san.

hyperventilating? -> karakai jozou mf takagi-san

suffocating to death? -> karakai jozou takagi-san that motherforker.

INFLATION??? -> karakai jozou takagi-san.

global warming!!? -> KARAKAI JOZOU TAKAGI-SAN.

thank me later 🦦

[musicinanime]

JUMP IN - Rie Takahashi & Aki Toyosaki

Anime: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!

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Source: Netflix Japan

You can watch the event that this originates from here! There are no subtitles as of right now, but I will say that the event was a blast. Rieri was so much fun, and Umehara was... himself. They got to choose and present their favourite scenes. Umehara's is from the last episode, so do not watch that if you haven't completed the series. Umehara also got to do some skits that Mikakoshi set up. Rieri ended up blushing pretty hard at each of them as I'm sure some of the audience did as well. Both said the anime was really funny (I agree), and other cast members who did not make it to the event sent in their comments and greetings as well (Natsuki Hanae, Gakuto Kajiwara, and Mikako Komatsu).

More images below!

Source for 4-6 (thanks Reddit)

[dranger78alt]

this trailer fits very well with the bakugan armored alliance jp opening song

[kenkaodoll]

Himekuri Voice day 19 Kamiya Kaoru

“Tamani wa ude yori wo kakete go chisou wo tsukurou kashira”

“Maybe this is time to put my skill to test and cook up a feast!”

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Rie Takahashi