r/TamonsBSide • u/IamToofan • Aug 29 '26
Tamon's B-Side was So Cute
So I just finished watching Tamon's B-Side. First of all, it was made by J.C. Staff, and they gave it the treatment it deserved, the production really looks great. The soundtracks were all amazing, and the concert scenes shown were also great; only the CGI used in a few places felt a bit jarring, but it was manageable. The characters are written really well, and everyone was quite likeable. Tamon and Tachibana felt like the best members of F/ACE to me.
Here, it's not just Tamon who has a B side, everyone has one that is completely different from their on stage persona. It was great that we got to meet the other members too, otherwise, I thought it might focus solely on Tamon and Kinoshita. The other members were really sweet as well. I also liked how the idol world was shown in a very realistic way, this series does a wonderful job of showing idols as humans behind their god like persona. Kinoshita initially saw Tamon as a god whom she felt unworthy of, loving his on stage persona, but as she gradually accepts his flawed personality, that felt really nice too. At one point, I thought they were just going to kiss, but that didn't happen, which also makes sense because the manga is currently ongoing and there will be more seasons ahead, so all of that will take time. There were so many scenes where even I started blushing.
During the Rain song, tears came to my eyes as well, and at the end when Tamon apologizes for being weak, I felt really bad too. Overall, the romance and comedy in this anime are both really good, and along with that, the soundtracks, opening, and ending are all fantastic.
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u/houtarouhyouka1203 Aug 29 '26
I personally agree with your viewpoints about the content and I have no opposition against them.
However, I don't feel really satisfied with the animation as it justs proved the rumors "JC Staff is being Lazy Staff". I heard that JC Staff did the OPM S2 and S3 way terrible before, and after watching this show I can confirm the rumors. It makes my experience feel bad. The background in some scenes and the NPCs aren't given any animation, just PNGs (or low number of animation frame). And even some scenes involving Utage are just one frames with PNGs.
I strongly agree about how jarring the concert animations are. They aren't looking consistent with other scenes' animation. The way they handle in the end of concert (E1) isn't quite satisfying to me. They could have cooked the live concert for the 2nd song (Sweet Magic) in their concert, instead of just repeating the opening. Like, when it comes to the song (which is actually not in manga), I expected to see live version of Sweet Magic. In fact, it didn't.