Miku wants to watch a cute anime featuring Policure, a gag reference to a series in which an unabashedly cute girl does magic. Think Charmed, only younger and (even) sweeter, with criminal investigations. Miku offers Crime Catch Policure Raid Max and Crime Catch Policure Gangbuster Star.
"What's the difference!?" she says in offended surprise and produces a lengthy recital of the series' positive attributes.
Tatsu counters with what are obviously thinking-man's dramas (and a sly reference to Way of the Househusband): Tough Being a Man 1, Tough Being a Man 2, Tough Being a Man 3, Tough Being a Man 4 plus Tora's Shattered Romance, Tora Goes to Vienna, Tora Makes Excuses.
"These are practically the same movie," Matsu says.
"Dumbass, look closer," Tatsu counters. "The lead's gravitas increases with each film."
"They are all different genres," Matsu passionately tells the others.
The lovely point of these comparisons is that the three are totally committed to their choices. To them, each movie is distinct, each plot is unique, each problem is resolved in a satisfying way that didn't happen before.
They aren't delusional.
They are in love.
Art the way it should be.
