“The First Fifteen Minutes of Revue☆Starlight Are Boring”
“The First Fifteen Minutes of Revue☆Starlight Are Boring”
Do you know what these first few episodes of Starlight remind me of? Madoka Magica. There’s plenty of people who say “oh, the first couple of episodes are slow, but watch episode 3 at the very least.” But the thing with Madoka is that even before that, the atmosphere, direction, and cinematography draw you in, foreshadow things, and adds a unique “off”-ness and tense-ness.
The same is true for Starlight. People focus on the battles at the end due to the jaw-dropping action, but they neglect all of the set-up that the story needs to build before getting there. As expected of any good tournament arc!
End card design by Bakuretsu Works:
http://bakuretsuworks.com/
Additional reading/watching:
Atelier Emily: https://formeinfullbloom.wordpress.com/tag/shoujo-%E2%98%86-kageki-revue-starlight/
Sakugabooru: https://blog.sakugabooru.com/tag/revue-starlight/
PhenomSage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ba9ygy7Bdtc
Nearly on Red: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIG8bWpwIpg
PedRom and Zeria react to Starlight (TCC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPLiezzXwUI
Evanti0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD0M5FQjxvI
Social media:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Kamimamimashita
Reddit: https://reddit.com/u/DrJWilson
Music by Chillhop: http://chillhop.com/listen
leavv – within: https://soundcloud.com/leavv
sugiwa – memories: https://soundcloud.com/sugiwa
Listen on Spotify: http://bit.ly/ChillhopSpotify
September 19, 2018 @ 2:54 pm
Looks like ill have to give this show a watch.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:54 pm
I just binged all of your videos. I love the amount of research in related topics, like psychology, that’s been incorporated in all of them. I’ll be gladly looking out for more.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:56 pm
>madoka magica
Nah, for me it reminded me of Utena.
The director did work under Ikuhara after all.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:57 pm
Your videos are great just found your channel . Keep it up
September 19, 2018 @ 2:58 pm
Maybe I’m wrong here but those girls are similar to the normal rarity ones in the Love Live mobile game. Correct me if I’m wrong.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:59 pm
I’ve only seen the first episode but as one of the "First Fifteen Minutes Are Boring" people, I have to say that while I appreciate using the first part of the episode for characterization, my problem lies moreso in the execution of that characterization which I found very underwhelming which ultimately lead to me finding the first fifteen minutes boring.
September 19, 2018 @ 2:59 pm
agreed.
nice that you put more content from other creators about the topic at the end :3
September 19, 2018 @ 3:04 pm
More videos showcasing why the events outside the revue are important are always appreciated. I’ve already joined the Revue Starlight train but with this video I’m certain many more with tag along for the ride.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:05 pm
*Position Zero!!!*
*This Is Aijou Karen!.*
September 19, 2018 @ 3:06 pm
Amazing Show a big surprise
September 19, 2018 @ 3:07 pm
Am I the only one who loves the first 15 minutes even without the subtlety and plot? I would absolutely be down for watching a show about girls in a theatre school working to put on a play if it had the level of cinematography, direction, and great dialogue of that portion. Of course, what we got is even better, but still, the strongest qualities of that first portion were incredibly engaging to me as well.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:11 pm
clean high quality video.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:11 pm
i honestly thought that this anime was just another bushiroad-funded anime which will gain success from its songs or games, like bang dream, but i was surprised that it became something else entirely. i mean look at those seiyuus, this anime is basically a bait for someone who’s into love live or bang dream.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:12 pm
Hey,this is great video!
The first 15 minutes is actually we can see the characters Development or character psychology why they need to win the Top Star.One by one…
Btw,i love that you give a chance to watch this anime.Definitely a best anime of this season!
I subscribe to you since Yuru Camp!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:14 pm
Didn’t care for it at all personally. I did find the first 15 minutes pretty dull, but then I wasn’t sat there absorbing every little detail and picking up on all the hints of where it was going. I was just watching a bunch of dull girl do and say dull things. The last few minutes were a great visual spectacle, but they felt so disconnected and over the top that I had nothing to say other than ‘Uh. Okay.’ by the end of it. I don’t have much interest in watching episodes 2 and 3 but if it does turn out to be an amazing series, nothing is stopping me from picking it up in the future.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:14 pm
I generally pick one or two shows to follow each season and I’m really glad I picked starlight. It’s one of the best new shows I’ve seen in a while.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:14 pm
I feel like this is the type of show, where most people will understand it’s value only after it ended(like happened with Houseki) or it fail to deliver and wiil be completely forgotten at the end. I’m actually really impressed how much stuff they were able to cram in the first three episodes, considering we have 8 characters with a lot going on with them. You could already see most of the internal conflicts and room for potential development and it’s done in way that both subtle and straightforward. It allows you to think about little details and what they mean in the grand scheme of things. And I’m talking just about so called "boring" slice of life parts.
Perhaps the biggest problem for me is that the relationships between two main characters is the most standard thing possible for this type of show, and both Karen and Hikari doesn’t have that much presence aside from "I am genki baka" and "I am mysterious transfer student". I hope we’ll get something more from them in the future and in not so standard way.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:17 pm
Great video! I can’t stretch enough how underated this anime is.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:19 pm
The first few episodes can be a little confusing on understanding what the whole idea of the show is but personally, that’s fine. I watched the first 2 episodes and I kinda got a rough understanding of Revue Starlight. I really love the anime for how oddly unique the concept and execution is among the other animes this season.
I can’t wait for the mobile game to come out.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:21 pm
This show has been absolutely blowing me away so far. I will say, I’m still confused in tons of regards but I love that feeling for this show. I haven’t been this excited watching a show in a while.
Me being me, I have to point out that Fujisawa has been doing some of what I think is his best work ever. The music is so, so good, and if it stays at this level of quality will most likely be my pick for Anime Score of the year. The score is the perfect amount of idealistic while also producing mystery, not to mention the crazy amount of variety but also cohesion. The orchestration of various syncopated lines playing against ambiguous themes, very much like a minimalist or impressionist French style, is so incredibly well handled. It is crazy good. Package that up with the Sound Director You Yamada and you have a recipe for greatness. Sorry this show and particularly the score got me freaking hyped as all hell.
Great video as always!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:22 pm
The first IRL section of each Starlight episode is my favourite part of those episodes, there’s just so much *character* in them.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:23 pm
Guys , please watch ep7 and you will say ‘ damn this is real ‘madoka magica’
September 19, 2018 @ 3:23 pm
This show is the best show of summer 2018 (not Cells at Work)
September 19, 2018 @ 3:24 pm
I have no idea where this series is going. But boy am I looking forward to experiencing it.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:24 pm
"A dream is something you give others"
Oh that’s deep fam
September 19, 2018 @ 3:25 pm
Your sign off always leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I hate it.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:25 pm
And the rest was amazing
September 19, 2018 @ 3:27 pm
Gigguk has no right to sue anyone
September 19, 2018 @ 3:32 pm
Kamimashita yells Tournament Arc? Hell yes sign me up lol
September 19, 2018 @ 3:34 pm
Haven’t seen the second or third episode yet, but I like your take on this. I was pretty engaged from start to finish, though I do wish the character introductions had been more unique as they did feel kind of cliche and tropey.
Btw, Hidive could not sub the duel song when they simulcasted the first episode because the license for insert songs sang by the seiyuu is held by a different company than the one that holds the license for the show overall. They did get that figured out since though, as they added the English song lyrics and fixed other translations errors. Just FYI.
This is a great albeit short analysis of why this show is so wonderful and I can’t wait to see where it goes!
September 19, 2018 @ 3:34 pm
Great video! I have the same opinion. Whenever someone says that the revues are the best part of any given episode I roll my eyes
September 19, 2018 @ 3:35 pm
This anime is even better with the composer Yoshiaki Fujisawa, who previously worked on Houseki no Kuni. You can feel his distinctive piano tracks in both shows. Of course, gotta give credit to the fellow composer Tatsuya Kato, too. They are doing great.
On a side note, Revue☆Starlight’s studio, Kinema Citrus, seems like is having production problems such as shortage of animators to the point that they are looking for one online via Twitter. You may regconize their fantastic work on the mastapiece Made in Abyss and they still have plan with MiA’s cinema recap movie. Even though admitting wonder if they can finishes Revue☆Starlight the way they planned, Kinema Citrus is working real hard right now to produce quality R☆S episodes while making way for future MiA projects.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:36 pm
I’m really rally scared about the current situation of Revue Starlight’s production. This has been my favorite anime this season by far (along with Planet With, which you should check out, Kamimashita :3) and I’d hate to see it fall apart on the production side. Hopefully everything will turn out good.
I also had Madoka vibes from the first episode, and never understood why people only started to like Madoka by the third episode (well, I definitely understood why, just didn’t understand why they didn’t like the first two) and I think it all comes down to the direction. It’s so subtle, but both shows have that "off-ness" feeling that somehow tell you that something’s just not right in that particular world. I love that feeling.
Great video, btw 🙂
September 19, 2018 @ 3:38 pm
can you make a video tanking about "planet with"?
also i relly like to watch yours videos(also i am a Braizilian so i cant speak english well)
September 19, 2018 @ 3:40 pm
The people that says the beginning of the episode dull is missing out things.
A lot of details you need to pay attention to, you will miss it in a blink of an eye.
This is an anime you need to watch a few time each episodes to catch the details.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:42 pm
I find it funny that the title of this video is such a common opinion, because for me, I’ve consistently enjoyed the "first fifteen minutes," and it has generally been the last few minutes of Starlight that start losing me. That said, maybe I’m just not looking deep enough into what’s going on.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:42 pm
Hell yeah my dude. The one video that HAD to be made this season.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:45 pm
Dude your channel is amazing and I love you
September 19, 2018 @ 3:47 pm
I clicked on this video just to dislike.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:47 pm
First I though this was an anime about idols so I skipped, then checked in reddit some comments saying the first episode is amazing so I jumped into it. Best decision for me this season, I think it’s the best show this season so far.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:49 pm
Interestingly, I haven’t encountered anyone who though it’s boring … except for myself.
I see all the stuff you mentioned, yet I find the character simply uninteresting. Defined only by "what does being a star mean to them" and not much else. And I feel I haven’t been given a reason to care about any of the characters. Heck, I feel most for the MC’s room mate, because MC is not paying much attention to her.
it doesn’t help that I’m blind to metaphors though…
September 19, 2018 @ 3:49 pm
To Be Honest I Just Fell In Love With This Anime After That Fight
September 19, 2018 @ 3:50 pm
The SAO fans have come out and started bitching again because an anime focuses on a good story rather than immediately jumping to the pretty colours and loud noises.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:50 pm
Great video! I feel like this is the only anime this season even remotely worth watching.
September 19, 2018 @ 3:51 pm
I need to watch this show
September 19, 2018 @ 3:51 pm
What subs are being used at 4:02?
September 19, 2018 @ 3:52 pm
You’ve convinced me to join you. I have almost nothing this season that looks even mildly interesting to me so hey why not give this a shot, I can get some of these characters.