Back when I first got my Wii, my first order of business was creating an Ogiue Mii.
I have uploaded it to Check Mii Out at 9781-2877-1647. It’s based on roughly volume 5-volume 6-style Ogi. I may make one that’s closer to her anime counterpart.
And yes, I will be referring to different periods of Ogiue aesthetics from now on.
You can also use the feature to see the rest of the Mii’s I’ve put online.
In an earlier post, I predicted that the Ogiue cosplay in volume 7 of the manga would be replaced by Ogiue’s Menma cosplay in the opening.
Is this what they mean when they say “I can’t lose?”
I am thankful for the fact that even two years after my discovery of Ogiue, that I am still being provided with excellent material in the form of Genshiken 2. I am also thankful for the fact that despite its official November 26 release date, some book stores are already selling Genshiken Volume 9. Thus, I am thankful that finally, you can experience the complete joy of Ogiue and that I may finally discuss her with you in full detail.
I’d like to see Ogiue cook a turkey. It would probably come out as good, but not great.
“Check out these pythons!”
I’m not sure if I’ve made it clear previously, but I really like Genshiken, and I really like Ogiue.
I have had all 9 volumes of Genshiken, in Japanese, since last year, and I had been highly anticipating the arrival of the second series ever since it was announced and perhaps even before then. Naturally, I thought about the pace of the series previous, and what they had covered in the OVAs, and I figured that, hey, it might be a bit of a squeeze, but they could probably fit enough of the significant content from Volumes 5-9 and finish it off this season.
However, in Genshiken 2, entire chapters have been extended to the point that they fill the approximately 22 minute space that is a tv episode. They’re up to episode 7 already and they’ve only gotten to the end of Volume 6. Either they don’t intend to finish it off just yet, or they’re gonna cut out a lot of stuff from the manga.
Poor Keiko. I get the feeling most of her scenes are gonna get axed.
Now, you’d think I’d be mad at Studio ARMS for extending the chapters in this manner, but I’m really not, because they’ve managed to pull it off successfully. I am genuinely enjoying the episodes, and the added content only serves to enrich the characters and their thoughts and interactions. The prime example of this is episode 5, “Madarame is a Total Bottom,” an episode which covers the manga chapter which basically turned me from an Ogiue fan to an Ogiue fanatic.
Hell, the image banner I’m using here is taken directly from that chapter.
The episode devoted far more time to Ogiue’s fantasies than Kio Shimoku did in the original manga, but it provides me, the viewer, with such a strong understanding of what’s going on inside the mind of sweet Ogi that I cannot help but appreciate it. I am no fan of yaoi, but that I was pretty much seeing her direct train of thought, (lightly) warped logic, and that I was pretty much in Ogiue’s head provides me with a sort of joy that is both pleasant and visceral.
Keep at it, Studio ARMS! The only thing I worry about is that they probably don’t have enough content for a third season if they keep up this pace. Maybe another OVA series is in the works.
If you haven’t read the manga, keep in mind that this is spoilers.
SPOILER WARNING AND ALL THAT.
So with episode 7 of Genshiken 2, the opening has changed a bit to include the Genshiken girls dressed as Ramen Tenshi Pretty Menma characters.
So here’s my prediction.
The Ogiue cosplay that we see in Volume 7 of the manga will be replaced by cosplay of Pretty Menma.
In a later episode, when we see Sasahara playing an eroge and thinking of Ogiue in cosplay, the game will be Pretty Menma and Sasahara will be thinking of Ogiue’s Menma cosplay and picturing Ogiue in the very h-scene he’s playing through at the time.
Most likely, ARMS will put considerable effort into animating this fantasy.
So let’s see the future prove me wrong!
I’m SDShamshel. I talk about anime.
Here’s a video of Ogiue and her Tohoku-ben.
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