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does mayu know about the beatings that Kaoru was receiving from his grandfather
when he helped her at that party?
Shenlong
2003-11-19, 08:31
I doubt it, they never hint that she does
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does mayu know about the beatings that Kaoru was receiving from his grandfather
when he helped her at that party?
eh doesn't this thread belong in the licensed anime forum
Anyways no one knows that except Aoi since she seen them accidently
I have reacently seen the wonderfull anime Ai Yori Aoshi... And i fell in love with it ;D... Then my friend told me that there has been released a sesong 2 of it... Does anyone know the name of it, and maybe where i can find it on a torrent....
Thanks for your time...
Sakura-chan
2003-11-22, 21:14
It's called Ai yori aoshi enishi, and I think that it's licensed. :(
EliteJounin
2003-11-22, 22:18
I have reacently seen the wonderfull anime Ai Yori Aoshi... And i fell in love with it ;D... Then my friend told me that there has been released a sesong 2 of it... Does anyone know the name of it, and maybe where i can find it on a torrent....
Thanks for your time...
You should spell it correctly because at first i thought you meant a song but that is ridiculous because there isnt anything called SeSong 2. So im guessing its 'Season 2'. And yeah, i think its licensed also... but im not entirely sure.
minglong
2003-11-23, 01:15
Yes, it has been licensed which was the reason why Anime-Keep dropped the project.
If you look at the AnimeSuki (http://www.animesuki.com/) front page, you will see a link called License List (http://www.animesuki.com/doc.php/licensed/list.html).
From there, you will see
Ai Yori Aoshi - Enishi
Licensed by Geneon (formerly Pioneer) as mentioned on DVD volume 5 of the first season. First disc out in 2004.
I know it's pretty much the same formula as last season, but I still like what I see so far. I am just wondering what is everyone else's opinion on this season and is it better than the first one?
Well its licensed, so you should probably go ask the people in the DVD and Licensed forum who dl it.
Like vio said, it IS licensed, and therefore we shouldn't dl it. Geneon could make trouble for groups that distribute it. But I still dl what I see, cuz I figure, since I'm going to buy the DVD when it comes, I have no personal problem with dling until about a month before release, to get a preview, since I still give the company money when I get some and dump my CDs. Sort of like how it's okay to get a .ogm file of a licensed series as backup in case your DVD gets trashed by a friend's 2-year-old sibling. Hasn't happened to me, but I've heard stories.
Anyway, the show is much the same, just more severe. There isn't any novelty in the characters now, so they need to find another way to keep people interested while lightly setting the conflict in the first 12 eps, I figure. Thus, Chika is cuter, Mayu is more manipulative, Taeko is clumsier, and Tina, who once enjoyed massaging other girls' chests as a sort of greeting, thanks, congratulations, etc. now seems to be obsessed with literally grabbing any opportunity presented. I'm getting a little scared of her. And Chika's gotten so used to it that, in the newest episode, she obligingly lifted her arms for Tina to reach around for the episode's grope. shudder
i've never watched the first series, but i think enishi is ok. i hope a good story will come up soon.
oops its licensed *shuts up*
Geez....I KNOW IT'S LICENSED! Calm down! I am watching the Raws, on Japan TV, because I know Japanese so that is why I asked if anyone here is watching it. Don't get your panties in a bunch! =( I am in Tokyo, so most of the anime I watch or buy is RAW!!!=(
There hadn't been any problems in the past about discussing licensed anime - even those series that hadn't been released yet outside of Japan - so long as no one asks or offers information on where the episodes can be found. I haven't seen any rule changes on the subject yet, so...
As for AYAE, so far, it's much of the same as ACE2003 had mentioned. Same formula, same basic locations - they even went to the mountains again... About the best I can say on it is that at least the episodes are done well.
On the plus side, from the previews, I get the impression that with the series wrapping up, they're finally going to start advancing the storyline with Aoi-chan and Kaoru. I think that was the same thing that the writers did with the first series too.
The title is not at the top of my to-buy list for upcoming anime, but I'll pick up the discs to fill out my collection when I have some spare bucks.
Edit - Of course, if you're not sure about whether or not a thread is suitable, you should PM a mod and ask first.
Wandering A.I.
2003-12-09, 01:29
I'm liking it a lot. The crew is just as enjoyable as ever. The Love Hina cast was always a bit over the top for me and none of them took the back seat in any story very well, but the AYA crew is just right for this sort of show IMHO. I save the eps for after my hardest class in the week. ^^ It's like watching Tenchi, you can just trust that there will be some nice solid humor and fun interaction going on.
Tina seems the same to me. Maybe they spend more time on Chika then they used to, but her first few eps were really rather funny so I don't mind. Mayu is my favorite and at least she got a date and some character development with the piano bit. I don't think any portrayal of Aoi/Kaoru would be complete without the rest of the bunch along anyway so I'm in no rush with that.
TheSecondMan
2003-12-09, 04:35
I'm enjoying it, but I have to ask, where is it going? What's the story we're looking into?
First season we saw the introduction to all the characters, and the development of Aoi and Kaoru's relationship, and how they worked through difficult situations. Second season gives off the impression that it's nothing but filler episodes.
Granted, I enjoy the show, but I can't see how any of the episodes link to one another. I see no continuation of a larger story going on. I hope something happens soon.
I've seen upto eps. 7, I'm liking the flow of the story so far. Its concentrating more on character development which is very good so get to know all of them much better. But I hope when it ends, the love story of Kaoru and Aoi should progress a little.
I've seen upto eps. 7, I'm liking the flow of the story so far. Its concentrating more on character development which is very good so get to know all of them much better. But I hope when it ends, the love story of Kaoru and Aoi should progress a little.
i hope it progresses, they made more progress it seems in the beginning of the first series then they have made sense it seems like.
Damn just seen ep11 and it seems like ep12 is the last epsiode of this series. WTF, What about Aoi and Hanabishi's relationship? The gang still doesn't know about their relationship. What about their wedding aren't they gonna at least show them getting married. Boy I hope their is a third season or I would be pissed. The 2 season was nothing but filler to me although some of the episodes were nice. I thought this series would at least be a full 24-26 episodes or so, I shouldn't be dissappointed afterall the series title has the word Enishi.
Damn just seen ep11 and it seems like ep12 is the last epsiode of this series. WTF, What about Aoi and Hanabishi's relationship? The gang still doesn't know about their relationship. What about their wedding aren't they gonna at least show them getting married. Boy I hope their is a third season or I would be pissed. The 2 season was nothing but filler to me although some of the episodes were nice. I thought this series would at least be a full 24-26 episodes or so, I shouldn't be dissappointed afterall the series title has the word Enishi.
The problem is that the manga does not have a conclusion yet and the anime production has to make up their own ending. This season evolves around Tina's pending leaving for US and that's it. Frankly I'm quite disappointed about it but hopefully there will be another season once the manga has more materials to be animated.
Mistwrath
2003-12-28, 09:23
I am still keeping tabs up with the manga, but i didn't expect the 2nd season to end at epd 12. :(
The problem is that the manga does not have a conclusion yet and the anime production has to make up their own ending. This season evolves around Tina's pending leaving for US and that's it. Frankly I'm quite disappointed about it but hopefully there will be another season once the manga has more materials to be animated.
So, that explains the plot, or lack of it, for this season. Looks like I am going to have to dig into the manga now. Overall, I thought this season was okay, definately more fansservice heavy than the first one. Nothing really changed which is a good thing and a bad thing, although this did definately have some heart-warming moments, especially episode 11. I though I was going to shed some tears for a minute...^_^ Well, I can't really complain too much, since the manga is still going. I am just going to sit back and enjoy the final episode and hope that another season will be brought to us.
Oh there will be another season forsure, it's REALLY popular in japan. The manga is on volume 20 something.
The anime is on volume 10 or 11...
But I don't remember Tina leaving to the US in the manga...it was a while when I read it though :/
They were pretty poor scans though, and the translations were off some website so I don't know if they're accurate or not.
FlyByNite
2003-12-29, 01:08
Aren't you running out of ideas when you have to use two onsen trip episodes in one 12-episode long series? ;)
Oh there will be another season forsure, it's REALLY popular in japan. The manga is on volume 20 something.
The anime is on volume 10 or 11...
But I don't remember Tina leaving to the US in the manga...it was a while when I read it though :/
They were pretty poor scans though, and the translations were off some website so I don't know if they're accurate or not.
The 12th volume of manga just came out in November. As far as I can tell, Enishi already animated most of the materials in manga since Tina has yet to leave in volume 12 (probably already did in the magazine but I won't know).
Go-lytely
2003-12-29, 21:10
The show is terrible. Not only is there no advancement in Aoi and Kaoru's relationship but they actually went backwards from the end of the first tv series. I dont mind fanservice but it's not even funny anymore. Its the same tired formula except enishi has no story going for it.
The show is terrible. Not only is there no advancement in Aoi and Kaoru's relationship but they actually went backwards from the end of the first tv series. I dont mind fanservice but it's not even funny anymore. Its the same tired formula except enishi has no story going for it.
They're just following how the manga goes...
But I don't remember tina leaving. BECAUSE...at the end of volume 10...Karou does...
Because at volume 11 Karou goes to confront his family to rejoin so he and aoi can get properly married. But he fails. As other stuff happens
That hasn't happened in the TV, and tina was still there during that...
So the TV series has changed from the manga already, so they're probally going to make a movie to finish it off. Since the manga is at volume 20 something and from a timeline the anime is at volume 10, but they've changed certain aspects and with tina leaving that's not in the manga...or they may of skiped certain things..
Because I only poor translations up to the end of 10...
My guess is a movie just to make a unique ending for the anime.
Kaoru has lots of scars on his back.. He has quite some history huh ???
Kaoru has lots of scars on his back.. He has quite some history huh ???
Yea you won't understand alot of things if you haven't seen the 1st season.
7thMethuselah
2004-01-02, 14:04
i must say i am a bit dissapointed in the series, somehow i expected more from it. Not that it's bad but just feels like thye could've made it better...
Well,watched the final episode of Enshi today,and i would have to say it was a total let down.before the whole conversion of the forums,i had some spoilers of what should have happened,but it never did.Now i bough the orginal AYA cause,hey i liked it, Aoi-chan is the shit.But there is no way in hell i buying Enshi.
Please someone tell me its confirmed or even rumors of a 3rd installment in the AYA series.We gots to have some closure into this story,ESPECIALLY the other house members finding out about Karuo and Aoi,They have been living in that house for 2 years now, probably 3 by the end of Enshi and NO one has found out about them.
Now while ill admit there were some good episodes in Enshi (like 1 or 2),there are just no words to describe my disapointment in Enshi.And i had high hopes for this series as well.
MuGeN_BoY
2004-01-04, 05:43
I agree with you there enishi was kinda draggin it with non related episodes which just waste time....
Even though i want more of AYA, i think it woulda been better if they left it finished at season 1
I agree that there should be more and I think there will be. Considering how popular AYA is in Japan, It will just be a matter of time before the 3rd installation is on the works. :)
I think that someone had mentioned earlier that the manga is still going on? The anime will, most likely, follow along the manga's storylines till either no one watches the series any longer or funding dries up.
Either way, if so, it's going to suck. :p I hope that I'm wrong, though. :)
DekaMaster
2004-01-04, 14:00
this season was just filler eps. There was little to no point of any of it.
Wandering_Youth
2004-01-04, 20:45
I loved the first season but enishi was crappy because nothing big happen between Aoi and Karoru except for them finally sleeping together. :naughty: I think Ai Yori Aoshi should of just ended on the first season.
brood-faun
2004-01-04, 20:46
I don't think there isn't a point of another season if they are drag on the story like this.
My feeling is that
Season 1 - Aoi
Season 2 - Tina
If you look back to previous episodes, you can see that all the happenings evolved around Tina's pending leaving for US. I believe there will be a 3rd season once there are more materials from manga to be animated. Until then, I'll follow manga to see what's going to happen next. :)
FlyByNite
2004-01-06, 02:55
Was anyone listening to the English newsbroadcast in Tina's home?
"In Sports the National Hockey League featured a busy five game slate last evening the front-running Flyers ripped the Sabres 14-3"
hahaha. Guess they threw football scores in for hockey. :) Or else someone on the show is an insanely huge Flyers fan :heh: :heh:
As a Flyers fan I seriously never expected to hear them mentioned in an anime ever :)
Ultimately tho the whole series was kinda filler. Nothing significant progressed in the Aoi-Kaoru relationship. The biggest thing was whether Tina was staying in American from the last episode, but she came back.
But hey the ending montage during the song showed Miyabi and Mayu's guardian on a date. So hey something I predicted in the first series came true. Cool ;)
Well, after watching the final episode, I must say that I was pleased. I expected Tina to come back, so it wasn't too much of a suprise when she did pop up. Overall, I thought this season wasn't bad. We got a little bit of everything from the last season, then some. It's highly likely there's going to be a third season. Plus the manga is still going on, so I wasn't disappointed at all. Great stuff and I can't wait for the third season, if there is one. ^_^
I have heard references to an episode "00" as in zero for enishi. I've also heard of references to a Ai Yori Aoshi Miyuki. I looked on the offical site and didn't see any references to these episodes.
Does anyone know about these episodes?
Beautiful Snow, it is a 15 min prequel that took place before Ai Yori Aoshi. Its tells the story of Kaoru spending his Christmas with a blue hair Santa. :heh:
Sanjiyan
2004-01-07, 02:37
I like this series, but personally I like episode 00 far more than the other 12 epsidoes after it. Just something there that makes me really like Ai Yori Aoshi in the first place.
I really liked ep 00 a lot. To me its not really an prequeal just a side episode or something like that. Like Da Capo's side episodes for example. Man if Santa was that hot she can come down my chimney any day. :heh:
wait, im still kinda not sure
so ep 00 = miyuki?
and someone said it was a prequel to Ai Yori Aoshi, not Ai Yori Aoshi - Enishi
so which is it?
Go-lytely
2004-01-07, 11:25
It is a side story to Ai Yori Aoshi. Not Enishi.
Loki_Sama
2004-01-07, 15:35
Hey s'up guys, i finished AYA 2, and OMG it fuckin sucked.......wtf kinda of ending was that? why even bother to make it? will there be a AYA3? yes im sure of it, AYA2 was maybe just a damm filler or something to say "HEY....remember AYA? its still alive, we are working on 26 more future EPS...lot of drama and hardships for ALL"
OMG........now i really hate AOI-chan.....dammit shes plain annoying....i rather see Kouru end up with Tina, shes way nicer....she would make him happy, but Aoi.....OMG i dont even wanna go there, im pissed at the ending, that sucked!!! :frustrated:
Hey s'up guys, i finished AYA 2, and OMG it fuckin sucked.......wtf kinda of ending was that? why even bother to make it? will there be a AYA3? yes im sure of it, AYA2 was maybe just a damm filler or something to say "HEY....remember AYA? its still alive, we are working on 26 more future EPS...lot of drama and hardships for ALL"
OMG........now i really hate AOI-chan.....dammit shes plain annoying....i rather see Kouru end up with Tina, shes way nicer....she would make him happy, but Aoi.....OMG i dont even wanna go there, im pissed at the ending, that sucked!!! :frustrated:
wat im confused i didnt know ai yori aoshi was finished already...
how many eps?? cos ive only seen 12..
OMG YOUR SOOOOO RIGHT, i was there thinking theres more to come i didnt even realise it was an ending, there was so no point and wen it first came out i was so excited and it was so crap..
Loki_Sama
2004-01-07, 15:47
OMG YOUR SOOOOO RIGHT, i was there thinking theres more to come i didnt even realise it was an ending, there was so no point and wen it first came out i was so excited and it was so crap..
LOL yeah i know........im sure any time soon they will have a season 3, where they have to fight the head families for there stupid ass love, and hopefully loose and Kouru goes with TINA :D LOL...any one but not AOI i hate her!!!!!
a good second season would have been......Fruits Basket.....now that was nice
bluemist
2004-01-07, 16:06
Ai Yori Aoshi is actually based on a manga.
A question though, does it follow the manga?
Ah the hell I care, AYA2 sucks anyway.
Loki_Sama
2004-01-07, 16:14
Ai Yori Aoshi is actually based on a manga.
A question though, does it follow the manga?
Ah the hell I care, AYA2 sucks anyway.
LOL!!! the only thing i liked about AYA2 is......the last song on ep 12.....that actually is the opening for AYA......OMG......they really dont have material do they?
DekaMaster
2004-01-07, 17:07
Yeah I loved AYA1,this show though was awful. I stopped watching at ep7. All this was was a filler season should have been called
Ai Yori Aoshi The FIller
Filler that it is
I heard they ran out of Manga material to go on or something like that so they had to make up something. I have no idea what the producers were thinking when they made AYA2.
Well look in the bright side at least their will be an AYA3 sometime in the future cause major and I mean the major plot is still left unfinished ie Aoi & Kaoru.
Loki_Sama
2004-01-07, 17:17
Yeah I loved AYA1,this show though was awful. I stopped watching at ep7. All this was was a filler season should have been called
Ai Yori Aoshi The FIller
LOL i watched all, cuss i had it download, i dont know why i had like hope , so this would be better, but it didnt......oh well.....the best ep was 11, that was the only good thing , but they fucked it up in ep 12 OMG
DekaMaster
2004-01-07, 18:11
Filler that it is
I heard they ran out of Manga material to go on or something like that so they had to make up something. I have no idea what the producers were thinking when they made AYA2.
Well look in the bright side at least their will be an AYA3 sometime in the future cause major and I mean the major plot is still left unfinished ie Aoi & Kaoru.
Well even with the crap that was Aoishi,I am hoping for a season 3 that means something. I hope they go for the drama aspect more if there is a third season
anyone ever heard of this? some of my friends say its really good. but i have no idea what its about
for someone reason one of my friends calls it "nipple anime." i think its because she said that the girls have no nipples in it.
anyone ever heard of this? some of my friends say its really good. but i have no idea what its about
for someone reason one of my friends calls it "nipple anime." i think its because she said that the girls have no nipples in it.
It is based on a manga serialized on Monthly Young Animal...
About a love relationship between Kaoru-sama and Aoi-chan...and other girls.
http://www.aiyoriaoshi.com/
http://www.fujitv.co.jp/jp/b_hp/aiyori/
ElvenPath
2004-01-24, 23:22
Aoi Yori Yoshi is licensed.
Thread moved
7thMethuselah
2004-01-25, 08:10
Ao Yori Aoshi is about a boy (Kaoru) and a girl (Aoi) that had their marriage arranged when they were little kids. However the boy got expelled from his family so the deal was off. 15 years (or so) later he's a student someplace, then suddenly Aoi comes oveer and says she wants to marry him. At first he doesn't remember her at all (he hasn't seen her in 15 years), but then he remembers. The story moves on then as they try to get to know each other again. Then a couple of other girls get thrown in, they all go live together in 1 mansion (in essence typical harem anime setting) and you can pretty much guess how it evolves...
It's mostly romance series, but there are some ecchi scenes in it ...
The 1st volume of the manga was released a few weeks ago. There is also a 2nd season called Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi ...
o, didnt know it was liscensed.
bennylee12888
2004-02-04, 02:21
So, any idea where to Bittorrent Miyuki (side story to the original Ai Yori Aoshi series) and Episode 00 (side story to Enishi) ?
Can someone be really really nice and post up some links to bittorrent files for these?
Thanks...
Arigatou. :)
-Ben
Ai Yori Aoshi is so sweet.... :)
So, any idea where to Bittorrent Miyuki (side story to the original Ai Yori Aoshi series) and Episode 00 (side story to Enishi) ?
Can someone be really really nice and post up some links to bittorrent files for these?
Nope can't do that. Episode 00 Miyuki was a prequel to AYA and also part of AYA Enishi (second season). Both Series are licensed and therefore asking for licensed torrents or posting links to them are not allowed. Please see the forum rules (http://forums.animesuki.com/announcement.php?f=10) & FAQS.
Wandering A.I.
2004-02-06, 13:46
I wonder if ADV is even going to include the Enishi 00 (Beautiful Snow) when they release season 2? I have the R1 season 1 DVDs back home and not at college so can't double check, but I'm pretty sure the season 1 00 wasn't included (it was the short with the whole cast telling what their dreams were - would have been nice for preventing all those people from thinking the show was only about Aoi and Kaoru).
Do you think that this anime will have a third season ? Coz I think the 2nd season doesn't have anything new at all except introducing two new girls and now that Tina has graduated.
It will be nice if this anime ended in Kaoru & Aoi finally getting married.
roguenoir
2004-02-14, 09:32
Well, after watching the final episode, I must say that I was pleased. I expected Tina to come back, so it wasn't too much of a suprise when she did pop up. Overall, I thought this season wasn't bad. We got a little bit of everything from the last season, then some. It's highly likely there's going to be a third season. Plus the manga is still going on, so I wasn't disappointed at all. Great stuff and I can't wait for the third season, if there is one. ^_^
But Tina's not gonna be around in the 3rd season if that's what you want.. well, maybe they'll go visit her in the U.S.! Until Karou and Aoi get married, there's the potential for more sequels.
bennylee12888
2004-03-09, 03:51
i heard rumours that such series exist for the enish parts...
anyone wanna comment on that?
most interesting.
If I remember right, there wasn't any preview after episode 12, so I don't think there are episode 13-19, unless they making a brand new Ai Yori Aoshi season. I could be wrong tough. (^ ^)
brightman
2004-03-09, 09:31
Enishi is over. If they make a new season (they probably will) it most likely wouldn't be called Enishi.
7thMethuselah
2004-03-10, 12:29
apart from the twelve regular episodes there was one special episode (episode 0 if you want) in which Koaru meets a christmas angel of some kind which happens to be Aoi. it was a very nice episode which was released a a teaser for season 2
Yamano667
2004-03-12, 20:44
Enishi was weird pointless I wonder what the producers were into before making this new enishi episodes :D
Ero-Senpai
2004-05-02, 22:01
Hi,
I am new here but i have a question i hope someone can help me with. I just got a new manga called Ai Yori Aoshi and was wondering if there was a fansub of this or has it been licensed? thanks for any help.
teh_suck
2004-05-02, 22:03
Hi,
I am new here but i have a question i hope someone can help me with. I just got a new manga called Ai Yori Aoshi and was wondering if there was a fansub of this or has it been licensed? thanks for any help.
There are two seasons. Both are licensed, and season one has been released in its entirety.
Budweineken
2004-05-02, 22:04
There are fansubs... but it has been licensed by Geneon
Ero-Senpai
2004-05-02, 22:07
thnx for the quick replies. i see the manga went to like 14 volumes so i just wondered if there was a anime. gotta get my new anime fix soon :sad:
7thMethuselah
2004-05-03, 15:18
season one has 24 episodes and is licensed
season two has 12+1 episodes and is also licensed
Both were available a long time ago on fansubs but I suggest you buy the DVD's. if you really like the manga then you'll love the anime as well. So far only 3 or 4 volumes are out of the manga I believe (I only got 2 so far)
enishi wasn't available for very long on fansubs, it was licensed pretty quickly (as most Geneon licenses these days are)
7thMethuselah
2004-05-03, 17:57
actually it was completely subbed by some well-known groups but off course never featured on animesuki :)
Anyway after I finish catching up on the Kenshin and Inu Yasha DVD's (it's fun to have many eps of a good show, but expensive when you actually start buying the DVD :s ) Ai Yori Aoshi is probably next ...
Does anyone know if that christmas special teaser for enishi will be featured on the DVD's?
Ero-Senpai
2004-05-03, 21:08
i got on the tokyo pop website and vol 4 of ai yori aoshi "should" hit stores in july i think it said but it says you can buy em all now from their website. Gotta love inuyasha, and also ranma 1/2 :)
InuYasha~
2004-05-04, 17:39
Good anime to download? the manga i love but i was lookign for the anime but its hard to find on kazaa lite..anywhere i can dl it with bittorent?
btw is ai yori aoshi and ai yori aoshi enishi the same thing?
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And to help you out, Ai Yori Aiosh is season 1. Enishi is season 2. They are different. Both are pretty good. If you liked the manga, the anime should appeal to you. I didn't like that there was no real goal to be reached. Their relationship seemed to get to a certain point then remained there. Nothing else really changed after the second season, either. But it's still a good watch.
Yamano667
2004-05-05, 12:15
Ai yori aoshi was great and it was the beginning of the series
and the introduction of the characters ..Enishi is just the continuation
great series to have :D touchin and a life that anyone want to have
Good anime to download? the manga i love but i was lookign for the anime but its hard to find on kazaa lite..anywhere i can dl it with bittorent?
btw is ai yori aoshi and ai yori aoshi enishi the same thing?
7thMethuselah
2004-05-05, 13:46
Ai Yori Aoshi is a great series but is licensed. Enishi is no more than a bunch of filler episodes, while AYA has a main story this is completely lacking in enishi. However if you like AYA you'll like enishi as well. The only thing Enishi really introduces is that one of the girls that only occasionally popped up in AYA now has a major part. And the story progresses A LITTLE bit further.
... we really need a 3rd season ... :sad:
Mr_Paper
2004-05-05, 13:53
... we really need a 3rd season ... :sad:More than that, the series needs a definite end. Aoi and Koaru are already intimately involved with each other (What? You thought they just talk that night at Aoi's family home and then again that night in the hotel?). I'd like to see them make their relationship public and known. End the series instead of dragging it on and on and...
7thMethuselah
2004-05-05, 14:00
More than that, the series needs a definite end. Aoi and Koaru are already intimately involved with each other (What? You thought they just talk that night at Aoi's family home and then again that night in the hotel?). I'd like to see them make their relationship public and known. End the series instead of dragging it on and on and...
true but I don't think the manga asn't finished yet (not sure about this). This could be the reason why it's dragging.
Anyway, season three better have them reveal their relationship, there is no way that the entire city doesn't know by now that they are a couple...
Mr_Paper
2004-05-05, 14:10
true but I don't think the manga asn't finished yet (not sure about this). This could be the reason why it's dragging.
Anyway, season three better have them reveal their relationship, there is no way that the entire city doesn't know by now that they are a couple...Aside from his professor knowing...
By the end of Enishi it was blatantly obvious that Tina had figured it out and the other girls in the house seem to be catching on too.If they make a third season that has them hiding it again I might just have to give up on the show.
InuYasha~
2004-05-05, 18:57
Word there is a 3rd season? T.T damn im only on the 3rd manga XP...
Oh btw sorry bout the copyright thing im kinda new at this forum and the fansubbing world im just a fan of fansubbing ^^ *huggles fansub peoples*
Hmmm...damnit i guess im alone on finding it since i can't get it fansubbed T.T *Wish me Goodluck*
Well thanks a lot you guys! This is good information!
*is there a 3rd season?*
Griffith
2004-05-05, 20:41
No, there isn't a third season. Not yet anyway, and nothing regarding a possible third one has been announced.
Mr_Paper
2004-05-06, 12:27
No, there isn't a third season. Not yet anyway, and nothing regarding a possible third one has been announced.We didn't say there was a third series. We were saying that they need to make one and wrap up the story without dragging it out some more like they did in Enishi. >.>
Griffith
2004-05-06, 14:20
I know you didn't say there was. InuYasha~ asked if there was one, though. ;)
InuYasha~
2004-05-06, 20:36
ohh I was just checking Oo;;
*looks for old fansubs* damnit (><)o
Yamano667
2004-05-06, 21:32
if there is a third season I hope AOI gets married :D
machinistchild
2004-05-31, 20:42
i was watching ai yori aoshi and chika-san keeps caling people by diffrent names and ai want to know the diffrence. she calls miyabi - miyabi-oneechan and aoi - aoi-neechan so can anyone tell me the diffrence between oneechan and neechan
adding "o" to the beginning of almost anything makes it more polite sounding, or respectful-sounding
Aoi is younger than Miyabi, so Chika would naturally show more respect to Miyabi than Aoi (even though Aoi "outranks" Miyabi, but i don't think Chika knows that)
One thing is that it had been two years between AYA and Enishi, but NONE of the characters had changed or developed at all, it was like it only had been a few days from the first season... That disturbed me abit :/
I hope for a third season anyway, if it's possible.
Angela Sanctisstessa
2004-08-03, 10:19
i really love this anime..from what i got from a local anime shop..i have only finished buying ai yori aoshi and ai yori aoshi~enishi~ and finished watching them..but i really want to see the development between aoi and kaoru to bloom into marriage
Mr_Paper
2004-08-03, 10:25
i really love this anime..from what i got from a local anime shop..i have only finished buying ai yori aoshi and ai yori aoshi~enishi~ and finished watching them..but i really want to see the development between aoi and kaoru to bloom into marriageI really hoped that's direction the second season would have ended up going, but instead it was nothing more than stupid fanservice. Unfortunately, as the manga is still continuing with the characters in the never ending "zero plot development" stage with no real end in sight, I don't think we'll see a definitive end to their relationship anytime soon. -.-
Angela Sanctisstessa
2004-08-03, 10:29
*sobbing*... and i dun see a single comic of ai yori aoshi in the shelves of comics stores in malacca....
7thMethuselah
2004-08-03, 18:37
Well look in the bright side at least their will be an AYA3 sometime in the future cause major and I mean the major plot is still left unfinished ie Aoi & Kaoru.
Major plot or not, it's getting annoying that no one knows yet about their relationship. I mean what in the name of the heavens are they so scared about telling everyone??? Oh well, I guess if everyone knew then they wouldn't be able to chase after kaoru any more :twitch:
If they ever do a 3rd series they better make it a short 13 epi one with lots of story and char development and not 24 eps of which 20 are fillers again. AYA2 had 1 (yes one) episode in which something actually happened. Ah well, at least I still have the manga for the time being.
@ angelica : Tokyopop is currently releasing Ai Yori Aoshi so it shouldn't be too hard getting it online.
relentlessflame
2004-08-03, 21:56
Major plot or not, it's getting annoying that no one knows yet about their relationship. I mean what in the name of the heavens are they so scared about telling everyone??? Oh well, I guess if everyone knew then they wouldn't be able to chase after kaoru any more :twitch: There are the reasons given in the show of course (fear of controversy/power struggles in the company if it went public, he's not ready to make a life for her, etc.), but I definitely agree with what you're saying. It's so frustrating! And, you know, somehow I think that, even if they did know, they'd probably still chase after him... *sigh*
If they ever do a 3rd series they better make it a short 13 epi one with lots of story and char development and not 24 eps of which 20 are fillers again. AYA2 had 1 (yes one) episode in which something actually happened. Ah well, at least I still have the manga for the time being.I totally know what you're saying - although the show is fun enough in it's own way, I always thought that the parts focusing on the Aoi-Kaoru relationship were the best part by far. If they had a show that focused completely on that, I'd love it! (From the looks of this thread, I think a lot of other people would like it also!) Sometimes I just feel like telling all the other characters to "go away"! :p
Innotech
2004-08-04, 21:43
I own all of AYA first season and now the box and vol 1 of Enishi. I havent even watched it all as Ive had several others to view as well, but from the first two episodes Id say its not nearly as serious as season one, but far more playful and character driven. Chika takes center stage at first and really shows her character. Tina seems more grown up htis itme around, although shes still outgoing as ever. Aoi is still just plain hot :heh:
All I have to say is, come on, its 3 volumes! Its only 3 volumes and much less than $100 to own this new series and its plenty worth it.
Dante Sparda
2004-12-07, 05:18
What's the difference between Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi DVD release and the fansubed release ??
are there new scenes in the DVD ? or are they exactly the same ?
Please answer :confused:
You mean other than the special episode where Miyabi sleeps with Karou and he goes off and marries Tina?
Ok Just Kidding!
Other than the normal things such as
1) DVD Release quality is better than TV quality.
2) Subtitles are usually WORSE than fan subs.
3) It's in ENGLISH?
I'm not quite sure what you are asking.
7thMethuselah
2004-12-07, 14:40
What's the difference between Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi DVD release and the fansubed release ??
are there new scenes in the DVD ? or are they exactly the same ?
Please answer :confused:
I don't think there is a difference, the DVD's might have the x-mas special episode on them, not sure about that. It was a 15 minute episode placed outside of the series in which Aoi plays some kinda x-mas faerie :)
The R1 DVD does have the Xmas Episode on it. But I thought that got released as a Fan Sub too, so I didn't mention it.
Dante Sparda
2004-12-08, 07:04
Thanks foe answering :)
I mean it maybe just like girls bravo or gantz .
The fansubbed episodes (TV episodes) of them were edited and they cut some scenes from them ... and the DVD episodes weren't edited or cut .
So is Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi like this ? The fansubbed episodes are edited and the DVD episodes aren't ?
Dante Sparda
2004-12-13, 11:49
What ???
No one knows ???
:help:
7thMethuselah
2004-12-13, 18:05
Thanks foe answering :)
I mean it maybe just like girls bravo or gantz .
The fansubbed episodes (TV episodes) of them were edited and they cut some scenes from them ... and the DVD episodes weren't edited or cut .
So is Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi like this ? The fansubbed episodes are edited and the DVD episodes aren't ?
as far as i know no editing took place, I see no reason to either, AYA has no explicit nudity, and no violence.
I think some people are being too harsh on Ai Yori Aoshi Enishi, and I can't say for myself that it wasn't a bit disappointing not having this sequel be more about Kaoru and Aoi and if they will be married or not. But this series has its good qualities as well. I think I can be safe to say that this sequel is more or less there to prepare you for the incoming marriage or w/e other major advancement of Aoi and Kaoru.
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Some Things That Point To That (Minor Spoilers Ahead...):
In Ep 9: Basically this entire episode talks about what Kaoru's thoughts about the future are, and thats definitely a step in the right direction because its meant to set the audience up to be prepared for some sort of advancement in Aoi/Kaoru's relationship.
Also, in a couple of the episodes towards the end (And for some other repliers I read earlier on, not everyone is clueless about Aoi and Kaoru now...) Tina starts to suspect something, and not to really spoil anything, pay attention when she's alone with Kaoru or watching Aoi/Kaoru. And then that one particular Bath scene and a little before that, that wasn't just there for fanservice or to show off Tina's feelings as well. Something deeper if you really pay attention is trying to be shown, almost like Tina knows Kaoru isn't in love with her but someone else.
Also, one last little detail, this series seems to focus on the fact that everyone in the series is moving on and that some day in the future everyone will leave. Just a big/small hint, depending on your viewpoint, on what might happen soon.
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But yeah, not to spoil this for anyone else, all in all, though the series won't meet your expectations if your going in expecting to see Aoi and Kaoru get married, I think this series isn't really trying to do that. For some people it seems like a waste of time, but in my opinion its just there to keep us aware something is going to happen, and that change will be just around the horizon.
Of course, if they don't make another sequel of Ai Yori Aoshi to show Aoi and Kaoru get married, I'll personally lead any rebellers and we'll invade Japan to make it happen!
PS: One major feature about this series I love is the major personality development of Tina, I think anyone here, thats reasonable, will agree with me that it was definitely interesting seeing a much different side of Tina.
7thMethuselah
2004-12-21, 10:11
Well, I agree there was some development gouing on but it took until episode 9 or so for it to start. I'd have loved it if they had
started alot sooner on the character development of Tina, Not only her returning to America but also I wanted a bigger focus on her interest in Kaoru. I think if they focus on that they can make quite a few interesting episodes. Apart from the 1.5 Tina episode, there was the date between Kaoru and Aoi, and that is it, the rest was filler stuff.
Besides, if they aren't gonna develop the Tina-Kaoru thing, why not tell the entire gang that Aoi and Kaoru are together, it's been 40 episodes :D Although i think that Tina is on to this
Ah well, if a 3rd season comes I'll watch it anyway :p
Hello. I've seen the anime Ai Yori Aoshi and its sequel and liked'em both. Since it didn't seem complete, I convinced myself there would be a third season. Looks like there was one in the making....2.73 years ago. Anyway, I beseech you all if you can find me information of this? I found this link http://animenewsnetwork.com/article.php?id=3632
I'm crossing my fingers. Let us pray, fellow Aoi lovers.
PS. Sorry if its in the wrong forum, it seemed like the most correct one I could choose
Radiosity
2006-02-12, 17:33
General Anime forum would probably be best for this, since while the series is licensed, this 3rd series doesn't in fact exist and therefore can't really be considered as 'DVD or Licensed'.
And I would certainly not be averse to seeing some more of the lovely Aoi :)
Mr_Paper
2006-02-12, 17:36
The May 23rd issue of Young Animal officially announces that a second season of Ai Yori Aoshi, reportedly titled "Ai Yori Aoshi ~ Midori ~," will be produced.This is why 3 year old news reports aren't usable for current assumptions...
The important thing to realize about this bit of 'news' is that it is refering to a second season of Ai Yori Aoshi, not a third. Six months after this bit of 'news' Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~ was released as the second season. There is no third season or an actual rumor of a third season, you misread the information and got your hopes up.
Radiosity
2006-02-12, 19:03
Never got round to watching Enishi... hmm, might have to pick it up some time. Need more Tina :D
Enishi has lots of Tina .... just no progression of the central plot line of Aoi and Kaoru.
Lots of Chika, too...
I should sit down and have a small Aoi festival .... this was one of my favorite series, especially since they actually had a decent climax to the first season.
I know the industry is capable of producing series that actually end ... but I place no hope on them revisiting this fine series to finish it.
Potatochobit
2006-02-13, 03:33
im a big fan of season 1, but enshi just had too much sillyness. i like chika but it was just too much. and why introduce her new friends? the series was already too short as it is, no reason to introduce more characters.
they beauty of the first series was mostly attributed to the first episode. a real dramatic tragedy had occured and aoi's strong passion was shown. this held the overall story together. Enshi was missing this, except for the very last part with tina, but it came too late.
of course you should still watch this if your a fan, but its definately only a C rating, plain average.
Yah way too much Tina. I have read up to 11 in the Manga and this whole Tina scene was barely part of it. The anime made it 2 full episodes I think
Didn't really add much...nice that they made more though. The more Mayu the better.
Ai Yori Aoshi was one of my favorite series. And Enishi was great as well. But I'm wondering if anyone knew if another sequel was coming out? The series didn't complete enough for me, and its just a great anime to me. So, if anyone hears word, let me know :)
Potatochobit
2006-06-18, 15:17
the series is finished. u can read up on the older thread in the dvd/licensed message board
Yeah... the Enishi season really didn't advance the plot much (outside of Tina's thread) and mostly was just a pastiche of short stories. No sign of any further work planned for a couple of years now.
The Tokyopop translation is in its last few books ... their adventures can be followed there .... though it seems to be losing steam in the manga as well (I've been spoilered a bit on the ending from the japanese edition but I'm trying to avoid TMI for myself.
starmoonie77polly
2006-07-31, 11:10
Kaoru is so hot..i wish that they had spiced up more the hotel episode of enishi..dang..there also should have been an episode to a change in that...i mean aoi is so innocent and kaoru is new to all this too so if they did have a intimate moment wouldnt they act a little different after that?...lets have an episode dealing with that...and i know that if i had just had a night with a kaoru i would have been skipping down the street! :p wheres the passion?!
i wish aoi would tell those girls to shut up once in while..that would be sexy..
please season 3...why doth thou teaseth me?!
starmoonie77polly
2006-07-31, 11:15
oh and while im at it...why havent the other girls figured it out yet i mean aoi and kaoru go on dates right? someone has to seem them holding hands right?
i love the episode in enishi where kaoru has that dream of aoi and he says he will have dinner and..do you know what im talking about?...that was so great...oh and the episode where they play tennis..that really showed his desire of being alone with her and his desire for her in general...it was awesome..
In some subconscious way I think (in the anime) Tina kind of knows (re: the onsen bath and amusement park episode). The others are just too hyperactive to notice.
starmoonie77polly
2006-08-03, 20:28
I think i remember reading someone saying why dont they just tell people they are engages, no big deal, nothings gonna really happen. COme one its not going to cause problems cause only their friends would know...well anyways i was thinking the same thing..just tell..that way we can see more scenes of them being intimate but now that i of it..i think if they did tell their friends it would cause trouble because i think mayu would do something, out of angery and jealousy..she seems like that kind of person..she would do it
1) Because the scandal would affect the Sakuraroba Business.
2) Because there wouldn't be much of a story.
starmoonie77polly
2006-08-04, 11:52
there wouldnt really be a scandel because they would only be telling their friends..if they said..hey dont tell anybody..they wouldnt...except mayu..she might spill...
on of the things that annoy me about aya is that ai..apologizes for everything...oh and she says kaoru sama for like every action she makes *turns face to kaoru* "kaoru sama", watches him walk away "kaoru sama", hears him start to say something "kaoru sama"....geez..stop saying his name so much.
chompromp1
2006-08-04, 22:24
Do you think that this anime will have a third season ? Coz I think the 2nd season doesn't have anything new at all except introducing two new girls and now that Tina has graduated.
It will be nice if this anime ended in Kaoru & Aoi finally getting married.
it would make it a whole lot better if they make a third season where they find out aoi and kaorus secret at the same time they get the permision from miyabi san and the rest can be about the life of aoi and kaoru with a little added silliness from everyone else i think it would calm everyones frustratio twoards the second seasonand how it was moslty fillers and fanservice for almost every character tina and chika the most but thats my opinion please forgive my bad spelling kinda got tired of typing
kauldron26
2006-08-04, 22:32
i just started watching the first season today... and i have to say after episode 5 i was ridiculously pissed off during the whole introduction of Tina... i was soooo angry because the first 4 episodes were just absolutely breathtaking and amazing romance and drama and then it all went to shit. fortunately i decided that instead for the series to be ruined i read the episode recaps on tv.com and watched it this way so the show could maintain its greatness. eps 1-4, eps 15, and eps 20-24. after seeing it this way i have to say i love it. i wanted to see season 2 but after reading this board i have to say im glad i didnt see it because Tina has to be one of the most annoying characters in Anime.
Just finished watching Enishi.... and dang, i was left disapointed. There is little to none plot progression at all, second to none character development. This almost felt like 12 unrelated episodes. A question - would anything change if i would watch them in a completely random order? I think not. (provided that both Tina eps have to be seen together)
We have no progression in their relationship what so ever - ok, so they had sex in the hotel.... whoope - happened at the end of season 1... and don't tell me that nothing happened during those two years...which brings forth the next point - how did the characters manage not to age one bit (at least judging from looks).
Er....how exactly does every one manage to remain clueless about their relationship? They are living under the same roof for 3 or so years...(ok, it seems Tina knows by now...whoopee - only took 3 years to notice). I mean...they hug/kiss/hold hands almost every time they are together... do not tell me no one aside from Miyabi notices this during 3 years....
Sometimes i wonder why they simply do not tell every one in the house... sure, problems with Sakuraba family bla bla bla.... but come on - it is going in to the light sooner or later... besides it would be their friends only that would know... Ok, maybe Mayu would try to stirr up some trouble... but then again that would lead to Kaoru hating her and i don't think she wants that... besides that would stop all the girls from chasing him.... it certainly is not easy on Aoi... sometimes i wish she would just stand up and tell all the girls to lay off and get out of her house... (and god, did i want to punch Kaoru when he 'accepted' Mayu's date. He needs to grow some spine... even if he can not reveal his relationship with Aoi (for an utterly dumb reason) it does not prevent him from turning down <insert girl>... sometimes i wish Aoi would simply get prgnant so they can get this orderal over with :P
Besides... at the end of 1st season Kaoru and Aoi allready got the permission to do whatever they want to - when Miyabi told Kaoru to take care of Aoi and started to walk away... and then Aoi and Kaoru suggested they all go back to that big home to their 'family' .... they actually regressed the state of their relationship. And i did not know that Aoi's fathers idea of her daughter smiling is to live in a house with her fiance, with a lot of ather girls after Kaoru, and them having to hide their relationship....
And honestly - what was the point of enishi ? We have a nice amount of Chika and her friends... we have a fair amount of Tina.... lets face it - we could not care less about it - we watch this show to see the relationship between Aoi and Kaoru, not some completely unrelated crap. (ok, it was not crap nor bad, but it mostly holds no significance in Aoi x Kaoru which is the main theme of the show... and when about 80% of the second season does not contribute to this i question the usefulness of the season).
Sounds like i'm hating the show ? :p Not even close - the first season is one of my favorite series ...it had everything it needed to have ... but the second season does not contribute to the show... you could take the eps from second season and throw them in random spots during the first season and no one would notice...
Seriously - i know they can produce a decent closure to a series... they should just hire me to write the final arcs/eps ... and i am sure i could come up with a decent closure to almost any story without butchering the characters and plotline... and what's worse - i don't see a 3rd season on the horizon... oh well, time to write another fanfic i guess... with a proper ending this could easily make it in to my top5 anime list :(
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Unfortunately (much as I like the manga) it didn't do so well in merchandising I'm guessing. And the Enishi season didn't seem to have a focus outside of Tina's issue. I will say I was reasonably happy with the latest Tokyopop release of the manga ... the previous two volumes had kind of drifted around like the Enishi anime and the artwork had gone to shit. I've not checked the timeline but I bet volume 12 and 13 were the latest the animators had to work with for the Enishi season. Its too bad because volume 14 would have really helped them tie things up for a second season and then finish it with some OVAs. This latest volume (14) ties up some threads and sets up for the climax arc of the manga series.
The japanese series edition has been finished for quite a while now and I think AYA's possibilities just missed the timing as other properties rushed in.
Perhaps someone will take on the series as a remake down the road? That seems to be popular lately :)
Perhaps someone will take on the series as a remake down the road? That seems to be popular lately
Would be nice if that would happen :) The series was not bad and Tina is not bad, but that is not what the vast majority(i would assume) wanted to see when they picked up the second season, so i could easilly imagine a fair amount of fans disapointed with the series.... i mean...if they were not planning on a 3rd season why not deliver a propper closure to the anime? By this time i think half the town knows about their relationship....(except those closest to them ofc)
The first season is fantastic. The artwork, the backgrounds and the music. The themes are timeless. The boobgrabbing is distracting but not too bad. The manga has a deeper storyline and since it is in black and white, the art can only tell so much. In the anime, they do a fantastic job showing the passage of time by the backdrops and moon phases. The sound effect are excellent and the music is stunning. They did a good job on season one. Season 2, Enishi is a a bit weaker on the main story line but has its good points. From what I hear, there will be no more anime. (I hope I'm wrong.)
If I had read the manga first, I don't think I would be so taken by the series. Since I have seen the anime first, I can run the manga in my head using the anime as a reference. This makes the manga that much better.
Plus, I have the soundtrack on CD. That is great stuff.
Enjoy the anime and the manga. Its a good story.
Just finished watching Enishi.... and dang, i was left disapointed. There is little to none plot progression at all, second to none character development. This almost felt like 12 unrelated episodes. A question - would anything change if i would watch them in a completely random order? I think not. (provided that both Tina eps have to be seen together)
We have no progression in their relationship what so ever - ok, so they had sex in the hotel.... whoope - happened at the end of season 1... and don't tell me that nothing happened during those two years...which brings forth the next point - how did the characters manage not to age one bit (at least judging from looks).
Er....how exactly does every one manage to remain clueless about their relationship? They are living under the same roof for 3 or so years...(ok, it seems Tina knows by now...whoopee - only took 3 years to notice). I mean...they hug/kiss/hold hands almost every time they are together... do not tell me no one aside from Miyabi notices this during 3 years....
Sometimes i wonder why they simply do not tell every one in the house... sure, problems with Sakuraba family bla bla bla.... but come on - it is going in to the light sooner or later... besides it would be their friends only that would know... Ok, maybe Mayu would try to stirr up some trouble... but then again that would lead to Kaoru hating her and i don't think she wants that... besides that would stop all the girls from chasing him.... it certainly is not easy on Aoi... sometimes i wish she would just stand up and tell all the girls to lay off and get out of her house... (and god, did i want to punch Kaoru when he 'accepted' Mayu's date. He needs to grow some spine... even if he can not reveal his relationship with Aoi (for an utterly dumb reason) it does not prevent him from turning down <insert girl>... sometimes i wish Aoi would simply get prgnant so they can get this orderal over with :P
Besides... at the end of 1st season Kaoru and Aoi allready got the permission to do whatever they want to - when Miyabi told Kaoru to take care of Aoi and started to walk away... and then Aoi and Kaoru suggested they all go back to that big home to their 'family' .... they actually regressed the state of their relationship. And i did not know that Aoi's fathers idea of her daughter smiling is to live in a house with her fiance, with a lot of ather girls after Kaoru, and them having to hide their relationship....
And honestly - what was the point of enishi ? We have a nice amount of Chika and her friends... we have a fair amount of Tina.... lets face it - we could not care less about it - we watch this show to see the relationship between Aoi and Kaoru, not some completely unrelated crap. (ok, it was not crap nor bad, but it mostly holds no significance in Aoi x Kaoru which is the main theme of the show... and when about 80% of the second season does not contribute to this i question the usefulness of the season).
I just finished it and felt the urge to rant here a bit but...
as what you said is EXACTLY the way I feel, there's not really much to add.
After the ending of the first season, where Aoi's and Kaoru's relationship still is yet to be revealed, I hoped for enishi to solve this.
But already after watching the first episode of enishi...I mean what the...? Two years passed by since season 1 and their relationship has not changed one tiny bit, they failed to let anyone know, not to mention nobody managed to notice anything by themselves after almost 3 frickin' years of living together.
Unfortunately everything stayed the same throughout the show. Basically it was just a bunch of fillers.
But...
Sounds like i'm hating the show ? :p Not even close - the first season is one of my favorite series ...it had everything it needed to have ... but the second season does not contribute to the show... you could take the eps from second season and throw them in random spots during the first season and no one would notice...
(...) with a proper ending this could easily make it in to my top5 anime list :(
Yet again, exactly my thoughts. I LOVED the first season, the non-existent ending of it all in enishi really upsets me though. :(
Areguzanda
2007-01-24, 16:01
I just finished it and felt the urge to rant here a bit but...
as what you said is EXACTLY the way I feel, there's not really much to add.
After the ending of the first season, where Aoi's and Kaoru's relationship still is yet to be revealed, I hoped for enishi to solve this.
But already after watching the first episode of enishi...I mean what the...? Two years passed by since season 1 and their relationship has not changed one tiny bit, they failed to let anyone know, not to mention nobody managed to notice anything by themselves after almost 3 frickin' years of living together.
Unfortunately everything stayed the same throughout the show. Basically it was just a bunch of fillers.
But...
Yet again, exactly my thoughts. I LOVED the first season, the non-existent ending of it all in enishi really upsets me though. :(
Just finished watching Enishi.... and dang, i was left disapointed. There is little to none plot progression at all, second to none character development. This almost felt like 12 unrelated episodes. A question - would anything change if i would watch them in a completely random order? I think not. (provided that both Tina eps have to be seen together)
We have no progression in their relationship what so ever - ok, so they had sex in the hotel.... whoope - happened at the end of season 1... and don't tell me that nothing happened during those two years...which brings forth the next point - how did the characters manage not to age one bit (at least judging from looks).
Er....how exactly does every one manage to remain clueless about their relationship? They are living under the same roof for 3 or so years...(ok, it seems Tina knows by now...whoopee - only took 3 years to notice). I mean...they hug/kiss/hold hands almost every time they are together... do not tell me no one aside from Miyabi notices this during 3 years....
Sometimes i wonder why they simply do not tell every one in the house... sure, problems with Sakuraba family bla bla bla.... but come on - it is going in to the light sooner or later... besides it would be their friends only that would know... Ok, maybe Mayu would try to stirr up some trouble... but then again that would lead to Kaoru hating her and i don't think she wants that... besides that would stop all the girls from chasing him.... it certainly is not easy on Aoi... sometimes i wish she would just stand up and tell all the girls to lay off and get out of her house... (and god, did i want to punch Kaoru when he 'accepted' Mayu's date. He needs to grow some spine... even if he can not reveal his relationship with Aoi (for an utterly dumb reason) it does not prevent him from turning down <insert girl>... sometimes i wish Aoi would simply get prgnant so they can get this orderal over with :P
Besides... at the end of 1st season Kaoru and Aoi allready got the permission to do whatever they want to - when Miyabi told Kaoru to take care of Aoi and started to walk away... and then Aoi and Kaoru suggested they all go back to that big home to their 'family' .... they actually regressed the state of their relationship. And i did not know that Aoi's fathers idea of her daughter smiling is to live in a house with her fiance, with a lot of ather girls after Kaoru, and them having to hide their relationship....
And honestly - what was the point of enishi ? We have a nice amount of Chika and her friends... we have a fair amount of Tina.... lets face it - we could not care less about it - we watch this show to see the relationship between Aoi and Kaoru, not some completely unrelated crap. (ok, it was not crap nor bad, but it mostly holds no significance in Aoi x Kaoru which is the main theme of the show... and when about 80% of the second season does not contribute to this i question the usefulness of the season).
Sounds like i'm hating the show ? :p Not even close - the first season is one of my favorite series ...it had everything it needed to have ... but the second season does not contribute to the show... you could take the eps from second season and throw them in random spots during the first season and no one would notice...
Seriously - i know they can produce a decent closure to a series... they should just hire me to write the final arcs/eps ... and i am sure i could come up with a decent closure to almost any story without butchering the characters and plotline... and what's worse - i don't see a 3rd season on the horizon... oh well, time to write another fanfic i guess... with a proper ending this could easily make it in to my top5 anime list :(
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we have the same mind I think.
I feel just the same way as you guy's do.
I was so disapointed with Enishi, when the first series had a really good ending.
and since it's like 0.00001% chance of someone to make a 3. series of Aoi Yori Aoshi and I really wanted to know the ending I've ordered all 15 Volumes of Manga that is out so far (English) and expecting them to be in my maibox any day know. cant wait!!
but I still hope that someone will find the will in theyre hearts to finish the Anime and give it a worthy ending :sad:
Areguzanda
2007-02-05, 03:51
I know this is a double post but it's been over 1 week since I last posted here so...
anyways I think the reason why there hasn't been made a season 3 of Ai Yori Aoshi yet is because the manga is not finished.
so far there is 15 Volumes out of the manga (in english) and nr 16 is due to come out in June this year. and nr 17 even later this year.
Haven't heard anything abut an nr 18 yet. but I think nr 17 is the last.
anyways I think they wont make a 3 season before the manga is finished.
and since the last nr 17 ( I think) will be out close to November/December this year, I think we will have the 3 season in beginning of 2008
(if there is to be a 3 season that is)
But I think it will be because Ai Yori Aoshi is really popular in Japan and in the whole world even.
(It's my favorite Anime and Manga story)
I really hope they make a 3 season because the ending in Enishi really sucked.
though Enishi was closer to the Manga than I though.
anyways, I pray that there will be a 3 season in the beginning of 2008 or sooner.
:)
Well that's up to the Mangaka and JCStaff. If they can agree on a price, it will be made.
maybe i havent looked hard enough yet but it doesnt seem to be a thread group discussing this particular anime (Ai Yori Aoshi or enishi) . is it just not popular around here??
well the anime isn't really new but there is a discussion thread for enishi here:
http://forums.animesuki.com/showthread.php?t=2406
maybe i havent looked hard enough yet but it doesnt seem to be a thread group discussing this particular anime (Ai Yori Aoshi or enishi) . is it just not popular around here??
I don't know about everyone else, but it's one of my favorites. It probably doesn't see a lot of discussion becuase its a few years old and both seasons have already been licenced and completely released in the US. Just a heads up that Geneon recently released a special package deal on both seasons of the anime that's a real steal (all 8 DVDs for less than $50US), if you like the series.
I really like the fact that despite the typical harem anime conventions (lots of girls, one guy, embaressing situations, ecchi physical humor, etc.), it still manages to be a great love story. I think the original season (Ai Yori Aoshi) was a little better than the second (Ai Yori Aoshi ~Enishi~), but mainly because it had a better season finale than ~Enishi~ did. I will say that Tina's subplot in ~Enishi~ was one of the most moving scenes in any harem anime I have ever seen.
Right now I'm waiting (impatiently) for the last two volumes of the manga to be released in English. Ai Yori Aoshi was actually the first manga I started reading, because I loved the anime so much that I wanted to get more Kaoru and Aoi. ;)
Same here... loved the first season, liked aspects of the second season but thought it was kind of meh outside of Tina's arc. Just not much else to say after all this time that hasn't been said. Its good to see people still discovering it and getting excited over the story though.
The last two english translation volumes are due out this year so we'll get to see how the finale plays out.
The last two english translation volumes are due out this year so we'll get to see how the finale plays out.
Yes, I mean I don't think there can be any doubt how the story will end, but I am really anxious to find out how it gets there (especially after the events of Volume 15!). :D
if mdauben or anyone else is just *dying* to know and don't wanna wait, I posted some general spoilers in the AYA manga thread, here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=859797&postcount=99).
if mdauben or anyone else is just *dying* to know and don't wanna wait, I posted some general spoilers in the AYA manga thread, here (http://forums.animesuki.com/showpost.php?p=859797&postcount=99).
Thanks for the link. While I am dieing to know (indeed at one point I was within a mouse click of ordering the Japanese editions of the last two volumes), I am maintaining my will power for now so as not to spoil the last two volumes. ;)
Ok I have a question for you all.
A while back I heard a rumor that there was going to be ether a third season of Ai Yori Aoshi or a movie released. So after hearing that I have looked all over to find out if that is true but with no success. So I was wondering what have you all heard about it?
A while back I heard a rumor that there was going to be ether a third season of Ai Yori Aoshi or a movie released.
While there is certainly material in the original manga to support a third season (or at least a multi-episode OVA) and I would love to see it done, I have never heard any substantiated info on such a project. Since it has been four years now since Enishi aired in Japan with no offical news on any sort of follow-up I would rate the chances of one as fairly low, unfortunatly. :(
I have to second what mdauben said, and in point of fact, go further. While there is unused material in the manga, it could not be cobbled together into any kind of coherent storyline. (Yeah, yeah, I know: it didn't stop them with ~Enishi~.)
The only way a movie or OVA could be made is if some writer (hopefully Fumizuki-sensei himself) would come up with some further drama of some kind. (I suppose I could envision some kind of turmoil within the Sakuraba Group causing Aoi to return home for a while, only to find...well, whatever.)
The only other thing they could do is show Aoi and Kaoru as kids, and actually animate their backstories. It'd be fairly sad, though...
I have to second what mdauben said, and in point of fact, go further. While there is unused material in the manga, it could not be cobbled together into any kind of coherent storyline.
I don't know about that. While I have not read the last two volumes of the manga (since I am still waiting for Tokyopop to release them) I don't think it would take to much work to get the (probable) final story arc to fit onto the end of Enishi:
Tina confronts Aoi about Kaoru (Vol 14) and Aoi and Kaoru explain their releationship to Tina. Kaoru's half-brother tricks Aoi into leaving the boarding house (Vol 15) and then (presumably) Kaoru faces the obsticles put in their way by his half-brother and Aoi's family (vol 16?) and then overcomes them and marries Aoi (vol 17?).As I said, the contents of volumes 16-17 are just speculation on my part, but the events seem pretty forseeable. While they did stray from the manga storyline somewhat in Enishi, I don't see that there will be anything in the last few volumes of the manga that are really contradicted by Enishi, so a finale to the anime matching the manga does not seem undoable, either as a small number of episodes in the form of an OVA (sticking just to the core storyline) or even another 12-13 episode third season if they want to include some more of the side stories.
By the way, if any of my "spoiler speculation" for the last two volumes is in error, I don't want to know! ;)
Well...sort of. Half spoiler:
At the end of the first series, Aoi and Kaoru confront her father and he doesn't exactly give his approval, but he doesn't kick Kaoru out, either. That confrontation
is directly taken from events in vol. 17. Aoi stands up for herself in front of her formidable Father in exactly the same way she did in the anime.
The point being that *that* storyline was already done. To do it again...fans of the anime would recognize it instantly and say, "what, again?"
So, there's little left in the plot to work with at that point. But like I said above, it's not hard for a good writer to come up with something more to do. Of course, this is just me hoping against hope that there might possibly be a movie or OVA in the stars...(sigh)
CraigerRay
2007-07-26, 16:25
it would make it a whole lot better if they make a third season where they find out aoi and kaorus secret at the same time they get the permision from miyabi san and the rest can be about the life of aoi and kaoru with a little added silliness from everyone else i think it would calm everyones frustratio twoards the second seasonand how it was moslty fillers and fanservice for almost every character tina and chika the most but thats my opinion please forgive my bad spelling kinda got tired of typing
I can't agree with you more.
First off, I would like to say that when I bought this anime from Best Buy, it came all together (All of Ai Yori Aoshi and Enishi wrapped in plastic for 80 bucks) Of course being the total Otaku I am, I had to buy it. (Who gives up 2 entires series for 80 bucks?!?!) Anyway, I was a little skeptical at first, but as soon as I started watching it, I was hooked.
As for what was said above, I would have loved to see a 3rd season about how the Sakuraba family formally accepts them as a couple and how they live there lives from there on out. Only problem with that being is, once they could announce that they we're engaged, what would happen to all the other females in the house, would they just pack up and leave and say screw it, or stay. I would like to see Kaoru and Aoi be a little more affectionate now that they can be, instead of hiding it. I would have liked to see something happen to them rather than
Overall: 9.5/10
Read the Manga then CraigerRay,
It goes a different direction than you said.
There's actually another thread for the Enishi season......... the mods might want to merge these two threads because of the tightly linked discussions.
DanielSong39
2007-07-26, 21:06
Wonderful for 4 episodes, goes to pieces after that. But can't blame the director; after all, he's just going off of the source material.
One has to wonder what would've happened if the author centered the entire story on the drama between Aoi, Kaoru, and their respective families. It would have kept me watching past episode 5, that's for sure.
The entire premise is begging for one of those emo shoujo stories, not a shounen harem.
Wonderful for 4 episodes, goes to pieces after that. But can't blame the director; after all, he's just going off of the source material.
One has to wonder what would've happened if the author centered the entire story on the drama between Aoi, Kaoru, and their respective families. It would have kept me watching past episode 5, that's for sure.
The entire premise is begging for one of those emo shoujo stories, not a shounen harem.
Agreed, Aoi and Kaoru's relationship took a back seat after the first 4 eps of season 1. I never read the manga so I had hoped that Enishi would focus more on them, but it was more the same stuff from the 1st season.
Also, I'm surprised Kaoru never went back to confront his past but I guess his grandfather has probably already died.
Agreed, Aoi and Kaoru's relationship took a back seat after the first 4 eps of season 1. I never read the manga so I had hoped that Enishi would focus more on them, but it was more the same stuff from the 1st season.
Well, it is a "harem" story (both manga and anime) so you have to spend some time on each of the girls. That said, the manga manages to stay a little more focused on the Aoi/Kaoru relationship, although the Tina arc is important in both versions.
Also, I'm surprised Kaoru never went back to confront his past but I guess his grandfather has probably already died.
In the manga, Kaoru's Grandfather does die, but not before Kaoru returns to the Hanabishi houshold to confront him. There are further Hanabishi family complications after that, culminating in the climax of the manga story where both families try to break up Kaoru and Aoi.
Just finished Enishi... i rated them both with 7/10. The story is the typical romance / harem with the nice guy and all the girls sticked to him. The Aoi/Kaoru relatioship never going anywhere was a bit frustrating.. especially having to watch those repeated scenes of them being interrupted when they about to kiss. Also the it seemed that all Kaoru could say to Aoi was "Aoi-chan.." I guess all i can say about him is that he is a lucky guy >.<
yezhanquan
2008-10-24, 19:46
Just finished Enishi... i rated them both with 7/10. The story is the typical romance / harem with the nice guy and all the girls sticked to him. The Aoi/Kaoru relatioship never going anywhere was a bit frustrating.. especially having to watch those repeated scenes of them being interrupted when they about to kiss. Also the it seemed that all Kaoru could say to Aoi was "Aoi-chan.." I guess all i can say about him is that he is a lucky guy >.<
Oh, trust me. In the manga, the relationship got to its destination, and further.
While the Aoi/Kaoru relationship was sweet, AYA always seems like it would be really boring without Tina there.
Aye, if you enjoyed the anime at all .... you *have* to read the manga to the end.
yezhanquan
2008-10-25, 07:40
Aye, if you enjoyed the anime at all .... you *have* to read the manga to the end.
Complete with 名も知れぬ花 by The Indigo playing in the background. (The first ED of AYA, for those of you who don't know the song.)
The manga was good, definitely better than the anime.
This is my next target. I've watched the anime many times but I haven't read manga. I have to try on OneManga.
Solafighter
2008-10-25, 14:18
This is my next target. I've watched the anime many times but I haven't read manga. I have to try on OneManga.
Good idea, m8. :)
Will do it as well.
Mh well, sometimes, i got bored of some episodes, that i skipped them. :rolleyes:
Mega-Japan
2008-10-26, 09:04
I recently finish watching both seasons. I found it to be a pretty good anime overall but the ending of the 2nd seasons wasn't too pleasant.
For example, in neither season it is EVER revealed that Aoi was Kaoru's fiance. Tina gets to suspect something but nothing ever comes out of it. The entire anime was based on Aoi being Kaoru's fiance, yet we never even see a marriage or even close. What was up with that baby in the opening? It did look like it would be Aoi's daughter, but it is never shown either. And the last 2 episodes being so dramatic on Tina's departure just so that in the end she would come back to a happy happy go go ending. There should have been a lot more to this anime.
yezhanquan
2008-10-26, 09:13
I recently finish watching both seasons. I found it to be a pretty good anime overall but the ending of the 2nd seasons wasn't too pleasant.
For example, in neither season it is EVER revealed that Aoi was Kaoru's fiance. Tina gets to suspect something but nothing ever comes out of it. The entire anime was based on Aoi being Kaoru's fiance, yet we never even see a marriage or even close. What was up with that baby in the opening? It did look like it would be Aoi's daughter, but it is never shown either. And the last 2 episodes being so dramatic on Tina's departure just so that in the end she would come back to a happy happy go go ending. There should have been a lot more to this anime.
Aye. IMHO, the anime is just an introduction to the manga.
Mega-Japan
2008-10-26, 09:52
Aye. IMHO, the anime is just an introduction to the manga.
I haven't even seen the manga, but I would assume that would be the case judging how the entire anime was made...
I recently finish watching both seasons. I found it to be a pretty good anime overall but the ending of the 2nd seasons wasn't too pleasant.
For example, in neither season it is EVER revealed that Aoi was Kaoru's fiance. Tina gets to suspect something but nothing ever comes out of it. The entire anime was based on Aoi being Kaoru's fiance, yet we never even see a marriage or even close. What was up with that baby in the opening? It did look like it would be Aoi's daughter, but it is never shown either. And the last 2 episodes being so dramatic on Tina's departure just so that in the end she would come back to a happy happy go go ending. There should have been a lot more to this anime.
When the anime was made, the manga was still in progress if I remember correctly. Nonetheless... yeah, they seriously dropped the 'big story arc" ball in the second season.
xxangelchanxx
2009-03-25, 20:38
Watched it all and did not like it.
Maybe the manga is better....
Watched it all and did not like it.
Maybe the manga is better....
Well, it's better in that it carries the story through to a true ending (unlike the second season). The characters and original storyline (from season one) are pretty close though, although things get a bit more dramatic and a bit less comedic in the last few volumes of the manga. So if you didn't like the characters, comedy or storyline in the anime I don't know that you would like them any better in the manga.
KimmyChan
2009-03-27, 08:49
This series is so good, I need to watch the anime to it as I've only read the manga so far :)
Hmmmm, the first season anime wasn't a bad rendition of the first few volumes and actually completes a story arc.
The second season was mostly a collection of random "moments" and a small story arc that really didn't do the Tina story very much justice compared to the manga. My takeaway was that the second season wasn't *terrible* ... but very disappointing in terms of carrying the story forward.
So if you go into the two anime seasons with calibrated expectations you'll probably enjoy them (though you won't be ecstatic).
KimmyChan
2009-03-30, 09:08
I never realised until a few months ago that this had another series to it :P
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