12 years ago today, the first episode of Seitokai Yakuindomo Season 2 was released, celebrating its improved budget (compared to S1) with an awesome out of context cold opening to episode 1 by GoHands
GoHands always had the talent and resources, it's their own shenanigans holding them back
melvinlee882026-01-04 13:54
It's time to return to Seitokai.....come on GoHands
zz20002026-01-04 14:06
Imo, GoHands' leadership is [so obsessed with creating their own signature style but never stopped to think if perhaps they'd gone too far.](https://blog.sakugabooru.com/2017/01/13/anime-craft-weekly-26-please-gohands-and-never-come-back/)
I suspect they haven't, because [I'm looking at the trailer for their latest anime and I'm getting dizzy looking at it.](https://youtu.be/wdbbcS4II0g?si=tx-i4NmQruFlq_xk)
Curious_North_84792026-01-04 14:27
I think they perfected it with Mardock Scramble, but they went just went too far after that
ProfessionalRandom212026-01-04 14:30
I never heard of anyone liking their style, hell, I am more inclined the drop the show if its from gohand since its visual puke
melvinlee882026-01-04 14:36
Early on, before like Handshakers, they were genuinely loved and praised as the next rising anime studio.
Kuramhan2026-01-04 16:19
I actually enjoy GoHands style. Back in college, when I had a lots more free time, I would watch most of their shows. Even as a fan of theirs, I can agree Handshakes is a train wreck. But I actually really enjoyed the sequel to it, W'z. I feel like it took them a couple shows to get a grip on what they pioneer in Handshakers and make it actually intelligible to watch. And I don't think they ever got all the way there, but I certainly enjoyed watching W'z. I actually find the writers they work with being the biggest thing holding me back from watching more of their shows.
OrbitalCat-2026-01-04 17:11
I liked it in the giant cat show. It had their signature, but toned down.
heimdal772026-01-04 18:46
depressed cat
oops_i_made_a_typi2026-01-04 17:24
i liked it in the cat show
lilyphilia20012026-01-04 16:37
I don't think this looks all that bad? The sweeping crowd shots and hair animations look a bit distracting, but this is not even close to as bad as the visual clusterfuck that was Hand Shakers. The color grading and lighting actually looks pretty alright in this, and the animation is very fluid.
teokun1232026-01-04 22:50
what the hell. are they in a labour camp or something lmao.
Explorer_Dave2026-01-05 02:19
GoHands - We fucking hate standard shots!
Seriously though, that trailer was probably the most readable thing I've seen from them lately.
takoriiin2026-01-05 03:50
That trailer was miles better than what they've done so far.
8andahalfby112026-01-04 14:59
It's that they keep hiring the same writer to make originals and he's just trash at his job.
If you sort GoHands shows by MAL score, it increases the less this one guy is involved.
melvinlee882026-01-04 13:53
> My jumbo jet flies cheerfully
I'm praying for GoHands to return to its roots and mixing 2D and 3D animation for a new season of Seitokai Yakuindomo.
Or maybe just adapt Ujie's newest manga Yaotome x2.
The cold open is a staple of Seitokai Yakuindomo new seasons, but this whole mixing of 3D animation and 2D animation in the first minute with the airplane to the people crossing the street was so smooth.
And also the Engrish at the start with the sexual innuendoes unrelated to the series kills me everytime.
I left the other 3 minutes, because I like seeing the Seitokai girls being introduced and the NEW and UPGRADED SUZU HEAD animation. 10/10. Start your year with Seitokai.
PostHasBeenWatched2026-01-04 14:28
Whoever did subtitles for Suzu head's pinpoint took it personal. It have such a good quality and animation
melvinlee882026-01-04 14:30
Fansubs will always be elite.
I have the Crunchyroll subs and it's soulless in comparison
Eat_Bullet2026-01-04 13:54
Seitokai yakuindomo was absolute cinema but it got a little repetitive at the end imo
melvinlee882026-01-04 13:56
I would agree if it's the manga, I really liked the anime though - mostly because they changed and added a lot of new stuff making it a bit fresh.
I don't think I can't get tired of Aria/Shino saying the most outrageous things at random events.
iamthehob02026-01-04 13:58
I fuckin loved Seitokai Yakuindomo. Fast paced dick jokes for the win. Talk about difficult to localize, I can't even imagine the dub.
sasutacu2026-01-04 13:59
i miss this show. one of my favorites.
tiny_nipples2026-01-04 14:05
What a trimble valley of the wind!
Delfishie2026-01-04 14:21
That English dialogue is like the fever dream of a 13-year-old boy who passed out in an airport while staring at a stewardess's breasts.
BrokenDusk2026-01-04 14:34
Legendary anime
CannibalRed2026-01-04 14:40
Never watched the show so I don't get it.
Why show all the fancy stuff in the beginning and then swap to a totally flat standard style when we reach the main characters? I was getting kind of hype and then boom, normal anime. So was the intro animation a joke or what?
alvenestthol2026-01-04 14:46
Yes it was a joke
And it was also the studio's... signature style, which is rather polarizing and known to cause motion sickness
And it was also season 2, so they weren't exactly going to revamp the show's artstyle
SecureDonkey2026-01-04 16:22
Since the original work is a 4-panel comic, that leave the producer a lots of freedom to just dick around since there isn't that much material to adapt.
HankP2026-01-04 14:45
This show is actually so funny I hardly see it mentioned anymore.
LandarkIEM2026-01-04 14:53
SYD world is what SOX from Shimoneta always wanted
what_that_thaaang_do2026-01-04 14:56
Season 1 was basically the same, remember that crazy cut going through the entire school in episode 1?
doomkun232026-01-04 15:07
did they finished fully adapting the manga? i actually forgot.
melvinlee882026-01-04 15:24
Nah still quite a bit left
doomkun232026-01-04 15:26
time to read the manga then.
Blue_Reaper992026-01-04 15:14
Compositing in the first sequence stinks though.
tiny_nipples2026-01-04 16:22
Composting is generally a smelly process, yeah.
Kadmos12026-01-04 15:50
Heck, the lead guy's VA is 50 on Sep. 5.
Deruta2026-01-04 16:42
They could never make me hate you, GOAThands❤️ Just give them the surreal non-sequitur comedy they were born to make rather than all these tech-demo-ass action shows. *The Masterful Cat* was right in their wheelhouse and turned out great.
Unrelated: How the FUCK do you miss that opportunity for "Off to a **RUFF** start"?? Is this the future that LOcaLiZaTiON bAd people want???
MordredLovah2026-01-04 16:57
Seitokai Yakuindomo in the morning.
Shimoneta in the evening.
Klookko2026-01-04 18:07
GoHands and their migraine inducing animation
BosuW2026-01-04 18:22
In an industry where most studios borderline kill themselves to deliver an anime that exists, GoHands has _too_ much time and resources on their hands!
Didn't think I'd find this here. I'm proud of you ray0
Boshwa2026-01-05 00:36
Why do I feel like this is the last anime that has dirty jokes?
And I mean, proper dirty jokes. Like:
"I love the rain"
"Ah, because it masks the sounds of you masturbating?"
ailof-daun2026-01-05 01:18
Nukitashi?
melvinlee882026-01-05 01:52
Nukitashi is not even dirty jokes, it's basically a hentai
Gadjiltron2026-01-05 09:33
"Man, I hate the rain."
"I get that, it masks the footsteps of people passing by so they end up walking on you masturbating."
Unknown_0212026-01-05 03:30
And there is one frame man..
down every season
gem2niki2026-01-05 05:39
It's less jarring than whatever is happening in their recent works. (I was a Gohands fan for the K series but the quality of cgi mixed with 2d started to look obviously bad in the movie).
BeefiousMaximus2026-01-05 07:06
Hey! It's the CGI crosswalk from my nightmares.
Accidentallygolden2026-01-05 08:21
Did they burned there while budget on the opening?
Commentaires
I suspect they haven't, because [I'm looking at the trailer for their latest anime and I'm getting dizzy looking at it.](https://youtu.be/wdbbcS4II0g?si=tx-i4NmQruFlq_xk)
Seriously though, that trailer was probably the most readable thing I've seen from them lately.
If you sort GoHands shows by MAL score, it increases the less this one guy is involved.
I'm praying for GoHands to return to its roots and mixing 2D and 3D animation for a new season of Seitokai Yakuindomo.
Or maybe just adapt Ujie's newest manga Yaotome x2.
The cold open is a staple of Seitokai Yakuindomo new seasons, but this whole mixing of 3D animation and 2D animation in the first minute with the airplane to the people crossing the street was so smooth.
And also the Engrish at the start with the sexual innuendoes unrelated to the series kills me everytime.
I left the other 3 minutes, because I like seeing the Seitokai girls being introduced and the NEW and UPGRADED SUZU HEAD animation. 10/10. Start your year with Seitokai.
I have the Crunchyroll subs and it's soulless in comparison
I don't think I can't get tired of Aria/Shino saying the most outrageous things at random events.
Why show all the fancy stuff in the beginning and then swap to a totally flat standard style when we reach the main characters? I was getting kind of hype and then boom, normal anime. So was the intro animation a joke or what?
And it was also the studio's... signature style, which is rather polarizing and known to cause motion sickness
And it was also season 2, so they weren't exactly going to revamp the show's artstyle
Unrelated: How the FUCK do you miss that opportunity for "Off to a **RUFF** start"?? Is this the future that LOcaLiZaTiON bAd people want???
Shimoneta in the evening.
They just do it for the love of the game
And I mean, proper dirty jokes. Like:
"I love the rain"
"Ah, because it masks the sounds of you masturbating?"
"I get that, it masks the footsteps of people passing by so they end up walking on you masturbating."
down every season