![]() Maybe it’s just me, but the title Afterschool Dice Club makes it sound like an underage gambling anime - you know, like Kakegurui.Īnd I have to say, if this anime was more like Kakegurui then it would be better. So I don’t think that’s a very good title for the series. They play board games, card games, and maybe one of the games they played included dice as well.Īnyway, my point is that they play a bunch of games and barely any, if any, actually used dice. I’d say board games is closer to the truth, but it’s probably more accurate to say they enjoy playing analog games. Now, you’ll notice that I used the word board games, but the title of the series uses “dice.” These aren’t exactly the same thing, and in fact, neither accurately represents what the girls play. And this time around it focuses on a group of high school girls who enjoy playing board games. Tsundere: Midori Ono.Afterschool Dice Club (Houkago Saikoro Club / 放課後さいころ倶楽部) is another anime which falls into the “cute girls doing cute things” (CGDCT) subgenre of slice of life.Tomboy and Girly Girl: Maki, the former-deliquent tomboy and sweet, long-haired Hana are best friends.School Festival: Episode 8 features the girls setting up a board game cafe for their School Festival.Shy Blue-Haired Girl: Blue-haired protagonist Miki Takekasa is a serious, introverted high-schooler with subdued and repressed emotions who doesn't socialize much with her classmates until she starts acquiring friends and bonding with them over, among other things, playing board games and grows out of her shell.Shout-Out: Aya says " no whammies" while playing Marrakech in the dub.In the present she gained curves and long blond hair. She Is All Grown Up: Maki when seen through a flashback is a skinny kid with chopped hair.Both want to be game authors and Emmy comes from Germany, the heart of Boardgame fandom. The Resenter: Briefly seen with Midori who becomes jealous of Emmy.Reasonable Authority Figure: Midori doesn't approve of breaking the rules, but will voluntarily explain loopholes for others to get around them.Product Placement: Every game is a real one you can buy in a game shop.When introduced the story reveals he has been on assignment for two years and he quickly tries to get another assignment soon after coming home for Christmas. Parents as People: Aya's dad is a nice guy that loves his daughters but admits he is selfish.Odd Friendship: Shy introvert Miki makes friends with outgoing new student Aya, and then both get to know uptight class rep Midori.New Transfer Student: Emmy transfers to the girls' school halfway through their first year.Never Trust a Title: The majority of the games played do not use dice.Takeru: If you had any kind of superpower, it would be finding loopholes. ![]() Kinjo in regards to Midori offering to be Miki's teammate, as he complained about her butting into someone else's game. Kendo Team Captain: Yoshioka, a boy crushing on Miki with a stoic personality to match hers, is captain of the Kendo team.Her honesty might be tough to her, and she has no shame about it, but she can be nice deep down. Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Maki is a bit rude, brash, brutal, and hypercompetitive, but she's a kind person who likes people, especially Miki.When Miki calls her one to insult her, she just laughs. Japanese Delinquent: Back in her younger days Maki was one of these, having the nickname "Mad Dog".She has a Friendless Background and wants nothing more than to keep her friends with her forever. I Just Want to Have Friends: Miki, with fervor.Hypocrite: Aya is quick to accuse Midori of breaking the curfew rules told to her (in her defense, Midori had gotten permission from the school to work late).Headphones Equal Isolation: Miki, shy, introverted, and friendless, is usually wearing headphones at the beginning of the story.Going Commando: Aya mentions feeling drafty after changing clothes in episode 1, because her school uniform was soaked and she didn't have spare underwear.Genki Girl: Aya is always energetic and up for an adventure.Four-Temperament Ensemble: Miki is melancholic, Midori is phlegmatic, Aya falls somewhere between choleric and sanguine, and Emilia is sanguine.They also typically cite the game's creator, if its known. Cultural Cross-Reference: The series likes to point out the country of origin of the board games it showcases in each episode.Conveniently Seated: Miki sits next to the window in her class, to further her isolation in addition to her headphones.Comically Missing the Point: Aya thinks Kinjo has a crush on Midori when who he really has a crush on is her.But Not Too Foreign: Emmy is from Germany and her mother is Irish, but her grandmother is Japanese and taught her the language.
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