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Old 2012-03-29, 18:04   Link #477
Arabesque
Licensed Hunter-a-holic
 
 
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: United Kingdom
Age: 35
I have to admit, I never would've imagined that this show would end up growing on me as it had done these past three months, to the point where I now consider it a sleeper hit of the past season. But here we are, and I honestly can't express how much I wish that David Productions Would make a second season so that we could go back to the gang and see how things are going with them again.

While the reasons why I started this show can't be called good enough (It was on Crunchyroll, David Production ... better make full use of that subscription I suppose) the reasons why I stayed for the full ride made up for it. An A list VA line up, with lots of well known talents (Gin-san in particular was pleasure to hear ) and even emerging ones, nice looking artwork with some classy cheesecake that I'd put on the same pedestal as Hanasaku Iroha and Penguindrum, and of course a nice story that can shift seamlessly between being serious and wacky.

Actually, it was more wacky and heartwarming than it was serious most of the time, with the show making use of gags that while I can't call original, certainly made me laugh out load most of the time. I'm not entirely sure why, but I actually found the comedy in this show funnier than I normally would've, no matter if it was out there or straight faced, obvious or random, and even when it was tongue-in-cheek or disturbing (Sochi's ending for example was hilarious, considering it was showing how delude he was by filming a PV in a kids park, before ending with a wall proving how much of a stalker he was) and even the gags that weren't that funny (Ririchiyo mistakingly thinking Sochi might come to her bed at night and then apologizing) I found to be enjoyable, and the drama was more well done than I would've expected either. I suppose it was because the characters were that good that it made the difference in me caring more for knowing about them and learning what happens to them.

Which would make sense since the he cast is, of course, the main reason and driving force why I think this show ended up doing so well and clicking so much with me. I actually found myself interested in these abnormal people, who despite being half human, had rather normal problems. Wanting to communicate better, wanting to be close to the person you like, wanting to find someone you can trust, wanting to form friendships, wanting to watch your tongue so you wont hurt others ... but more than anything, I suppose it was their outlandish personalties that drew me in to learn more about them in the first place, and what makes it just so fun seeing them interact with each other.

Sometimes, even if you don't have a strong plot you can go on with, you can make up for it, even make the plot become secondary, by putting in the same room a cast of strong or fun personalities and then having them shooting the breeze. It can be incredibly simple just having the something happen like ''Kagerou takes Karuta, Watanuki and Ririchiyo out on a date'' and suddenly there goes 10 minutes of an episode doing nothing important plot wise but still worth the time just to see how will thing play out, even if I knew that Kagerou would reuse the same SM routine he does every bloody time. ANd yet, I never grew tired of it, because it was just so much fun to see it again.

In short, really fantastic anime that shows you can just have a bunch of interesting characters hang around and the story will write itself around them. I hope we'll get more in the future.

9/10

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Originally Posted by Bern-san View Post
@Arabesque It hasn't been specified but it could be...
I see. Well, I suppose it would make sense for her to be the maid (the design is nearly identical after all) since it would show that the anime's staff (or the mangaka?) had placed that much thought into Soushi's backstory, as well as punishing him for what he had done (he used the maid and then tossed her aside, as well as a number of off screen women(?), and if she was the women in episode 3, that would mean he also lied to Ririchiyo when he said that he rejected her feelings) by having Ririchiyo (rightly) point out that what he had done with the kiss was simply disgusting and done her wrong by doing it.

Yeah, I think I like that theory. I'm going to pretend that it's what they were aiming for after all.
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Originally Posted by Raiga View Post
I'll take a look, but CR's translation needs a lot of fixing. The translator clearly hasn't read the manga (or even the relevant Wikipedia page. Hell, I don't think they even know how to use Wikipedia. Or Google)
Well, that could actually not be the fault of the CR translator. From what I heard from ANNCast, it seems like sometime the show benefactors would tweak the correct translations to ones they think are ''better'' or that they would insist to put in certain things in the translated scripts. I'm not trying to make an excuse for the poor translations, but the blame might not entirely be on the translators head(s).
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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo View Post
Heh, it was certainly interesting hearing Taichi and Arata have so many scenes together for a change...
I personally preferred the interactions between Asem and Romary. Cutest couple of the year right there.
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