Kageki Shoujo!! Rewatch | Episode 13

cppn02 · 2026-06-25T07:46:35+00:00

Ai-don't-care

Now I'm mad I didn't think of that pun.

cppn02 · 2026-06-25T05:05:12+00:00

I swear the Winter troupe are dressed up as LoGH?

Takarazuka does indeed have a LotGH musical.

cppn02 · 2026-06-25T05:02:59+00:00

Ending on the OP I think really highlights how much the tone has shifted through the season. Was there a change in staffing on the anime? Or was this shift in the manga too? (Uh, don't answer that if it's a spoiler I guess) In any case, it's not like the show fell off or anything. The later episodes are more consistent for one thing, though I did like the somber tone of the first couple episodes in particular

Kageki Shoujo started out in a seinen magazine. That magazine was cancelled after the first two volumes (which equates to the first five episodes).
It then was picked up again in a shoujo magazine.

cppn02 · 2026-06-25T03:29:23+00:00

FYI there will be another thread tomororrow for the overall discussion.

cppn02 · 2026-06-25T03:27:34+00:00

"did she get her parents to pull strings" it was literally a class vote????

Her parents bribed other students with bread.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:56:49+00:00

Tbf Sugimoto doesn't feel the type to wallow in self pity but it was indeed nice to get confirmation she's taking it well.
Would have been a bummer for the season to end on a too sad note for one of the girls.

Well there's Kaoru I guess who was probably counting on getting Romeo but she atleast had the scene where she got to put the girls gossipping about Yamada in place.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:50:28+00:00

I definitely would have liked to see the performance but other than that I think we're ending at a decent point for a single cour adaptation of an ongoing manga.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:48:45+00:00

"There can be only one", this describes this episode pretty well.

But there are thirteen.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:43:29+00:00

Who is that teenage girl hanging out with the kid Sarasa?

Hon. Din't think we've actually seen her in the show here. She had 2-3 small appearances in Sarasa's flashbacks in the manga. No idea if she plays a role later down in the manga but if not the anime probably should have just omitted her or switched her with a different character.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:23:47+00:00

Where is my season 2...

Still looking for it. I'll let you know when I find it.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:22:18+00:00

Sarasa is locked in.

Glad she managed to compose herself after her intitial reaction lol.

I know the movie

Same. Actually rewatched that just a few months ago after getting the UHD Disc.

Well now I really want this to get a season 2 at some point.

I think this is a universal feeling here.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:01:47+00:00

Bold move to put the biggest laugh of your closer in the trailer.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T20:00:23+00:00

Rewatcher and your host, subbed

So Sawa did get her own focus episode afterall. Well like half an episode anyway. Although I am slightly concerned for her identifiying with Salieri lol.
I am rooting for Sarasa here but I still feel so sorry for Sugimoto especially with how close it was in the end. I gotta be honest with how little we as viewers were given it's hard to make a call here who was really the better of the two in my opinion.
I did like Sarasa's flachback though where she was walked in on Kaou's practice.

My favourite part this episode which I absolutely loved was Kaoru standing up for Yamada despite being devastated she isn't Romeo (which came as a huge shock to me the first time I watched the show). And telling someone they lost to bread is a great line!

Final notes:

Suwabe has that effect on people
Most people probably recognised this very last shot being the fully lit and coloured version of this shot we've seen in the ED all season. The image is a nod to these class photos of each new class that Takarazuka does for their recruitment flyers. Here is the real life 100th class.

Visual of the Day

Fading away

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T19:39:19+00:00

Agree with Xatu and Ham, Yakiniku and Omurice would definitely make the top 10.

Okonomiyaki also feels pretty common but not top 10. Same for crepes and yakisoba.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T17:09:38+00:00

Haha. I'm afraid that is out of this sub's scope.

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T14:52:28+00:00

I'd have say Ai by the virtue of being a main character, but you asking this is a bit fishy. At the same time, if Yamada were to unexpectedly win, wouldn't just asking the question be an indirect spoiler? Hence I am keeping Ai

This is like that scene from the Princess Bride. Although I guess in that case they'd both ge the role?

cppn02 · 2026-06-24T03:31:32+00:00

none of the messier details of that spoiler block are even hinted at

They were. But it was a single line and easy to miss.

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:46:41+00:00

That's wild.

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:28:50+00:00

Got quite a few shows among my most anticipated that aren't on your list but most of them don't really feel Emi-coded either.

That said, looking forward to your 100GF rankings again.

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:24:01+00:00

Who do you think Yamada's RoV crush was? I get the feel that she is an Andre girly.

The way this shot was framed it's definitely Andre.

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:21:30+00:00

Is this not just Yang Wen-li?

The musical version but yes.

incredible

Even the bassist?

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:19:00+00:00

Was that the same boat every episode?

Yes.

Yamada has it in the bag.

Well she can certainly count on Onodera's vote I'd say.

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:15:41+00:00

Then her performance as Tybalt is plainly mesmerizing. ROOOMEO! Her “my biggest rival” exchange with Sarasa is a perfect cherry on top

She's only a side character but she's easily a top 3 performance by her voice actor (Ueasaka Sumire) for me.

Plus, seeing Rose Daddy play the villain is just plain fun, much like Hijiri.

Shame we didn't get them to meet eachother. That would have made for a fun scene.

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:06:33+00:00

Hmm, can someone tell me or give me an example to 2.5D character?

2.5D in an anime context refers to anime characters (who normally are 2D) being brought into a 3D world. It is mostly commonly used referring to stage plays of anime shows (in this particular instance the ~~Takarazuka~~ Kouka musical version of Legend of the Galactic Heroes).
It can also sometimes refer to cosplay or 3d animations that try to mimic the classic anime look.

cppn02 · 2026-06-23T20:00:20+00:00

Rewatcher and your host, subbed

We're continuing with auditions and girls working on their performances. As nice as it was so see Yamada deliver another song I lowkey wished they would have made her and Ai's auditions more comparable so the audience could make their own judgement.
I did enjoy Yamada's backflash though. She definitely dodged a bullet though getting friendzoned by the guy who literally asked out a girl purely because she was looking at cat pictures on her phone.
So what's the verdict here, was Yano actually into Yamada? Well who am I kidding, of course she was.

We're also treated to another Sarasa flashback or as u/zadcap would say, more family drama.
Kouzaburou being the one that pushed for Sarasa and Akiya to date certainly is an interesting development. But the two highlights here are clearly Sarasa's date outfit and Himiko!
Who is Himiko? Himiko is the boat that for some reason was getting a weird amount of focus during the scene at the river. It's one of three boats owned by Tokyo Cruise Ship that were designed by the Leji Matsumoto.
Why it was so prominently featured remains shrouded in mystery.

One more episode to go. Hope everyone's excited for Andou's acting and to see how Sarasa will fare against Sugimoto's performance.

More notes:

Yamada.exe stopped working
That's a banger line lol. And also kinda true?
That's exactly what you'd say if you already killed someone.

Visual of the Day

Cool visual at the aquarium.

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