Thread: Crunchyroll Hoshizora he Kakaru Hashi
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Old 2011-04-13, 04:45   Link #35
Skyfall
Lost in my dreams...
 
 
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 37
While the ingredients of this show are certainly things we have all seen before, as with any dish, it is the way you cook them that determines the final outcome. In this regard, despite being quite Cliche, i found the first episode to be rather enjoyable. The character interactions are entertaining enough with their light humor, and overall the cast seems like a fun bunch, especially the landlady ... ouch, she must have destroyed all of Kazuma's pride with her morning remark (Aside from Ibuki, i can already feel her as the thorn that she is in my side ... and considering her apparent clinginess towards Ui, i expect her to remain as the proverbial fifth wheel up to the very end.)

What stood out though was the visual side of things, especially backgrounds - an obvious amount of effort and detail has went in to them, the potential for "scenery porn" is certainly there. The overall look is colorful and vibrant (in a good way), and character designs quite appealed to my tastes, so the end result is a quite visually pleasing package. (Didn't really like Ui's voice though, a wee bit childish tone for my tastes).

So ... yeah. Despite the overall predictability (and the dubiousness of plausibility of an accidental kiss), the first ep left an overall good impression. Now excuse me while i go sacrifice something to the Dark Gods, in hopes that this one will deliver a conclusive end, romance wise, in what seems like the inevitable triangle between Ui and the childhood friend who has yet to show up. Seeing this is based on a VN there shouldn't be much issues in this regard, but you never know these days. Now, where did my ritual dagger go ...
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