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Seen this twice already - once on my own, once with a friend. The first time around it felt a little two fast paced, but the second time around everything just felt right. I'm actually more pumped about this now than I was after seeing the trailers, which is saying quite a lot.
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Honestly, I expect that most episodes are going to be more "glass half full". Ohana's got a few people who she can potentially cultivate connections with - at the very least I expect this charming senior called Tomoe to stick around a lot longer than the one in Madoka. Quote:
I also thought the mother and uncle were a lot of fun... I'm getting "jerk with a heart of gold" vibes off him so I'm wondering if he'll prove to be an occassional ally. Although he really should apologize for groping her during their initial run in. Nako seems nice enough, but quite types like her seldom leave strong first impressions - this case is no different. As other have mentioned, that's not her uncle. Based on the trailers, I think he's supposed to be a regular customer.
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2011-04-04, 03:15 | Link #263 |
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That mother is a real gem. Ditching her daughter on her own mother who she doesn't speak to so she can run off with her boyfriend and, if that picture she sends is anything to go by, live the high life.
Really enjoyed the first episode, and so far (admittedly that's not saying much with only a few shows aired), it's the best show of the season. |
2011-04-04, 03:28 | Link #265 |
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I wonder if ethnic background affects perception of the grandma and some of the hard assed characters. The
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2011-04-04, 03:37 | Link #267 | |
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That said, it's too early for me to think nicely of 'ol grandma. I'm all for tough love, and it's almost certain that's exactly what it is as we'll see through the unfolding of the show, but as of one episode, there's no actual real evidence that the grandma in any way loves the granddaughter. Though I suppose the very fact that she even consented to taking care of her might be proof that this is tough love rather than simple abuse. |
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2011-04-04, 04:04 | Link #268 | |
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Also, I don't think too badly of her at all. She fits the stern grandmother archetype, so I feel like I know what to expect. |
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2011-04-04, 05:38 | Link #269 | |
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That's the thing though,slapping a family member,I've seen plenty of that,but slapping an employee?That I havn't seen so unless it's something that's done in japan I could see the two of them also being related.
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2011-04-04, 05:43 | Link #270 |
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Most likely its because they're teenage girls with ostensibly nowhere else to run to if they get fed up with the abuse. What are they gonna do anyway?
I doubt she smacks the other girls like that, or heaven forbid, those burly cooks. She seems more like the madame of a brothel than a resort, not that the two are necessarily mutually exclusive. |
2011-04-04, 05:47 | Link #271 |
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Join Date: Aug 2010
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I liked everything except story. Yep, everything else was absolutely perfect. Okada Mari's dialogues were good, Sekiguchi's character design and animation was fantastic. Directions were superb.
The problem I have is that this kind of storyline is something I've seen in Korean soap opera millions already. Yep, 'KOREAN' soap opera. I wanted some kind of story that can be 'memorable', but current development is certainly not promising it. I hope it does something great in 3rd episode, as staffs promised.
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2011-04-04, 05:53 | Link #272 | |
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I guess I'm going to sound like Triple_R but I hope it's nothing like Madoka's 3rd episode edit: or a better comparaison would be something Adachi-esque (touch,cross game...)
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2011-04-04, 06:00 | Link #273 | |
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2011-04-04, 07:43 | Link #276 | ||
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The grandmother treats her workers about as well as Annie was treated by Agatha Hannigan. Still, I feel a bit better about this anime after sleeping on it, and re-watching it. It certainly does have a lot of potential.
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2011-04-04, 08:20 | Link #277 |
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Just done watching the first episode, it was well-paced, the art is great but nothing unqiue, which is fine, I hope that it keeps this pace throughout the 2 cours...I don't blame Minko for her bitchy attitude, given that she lives in an inn and apparently something is wrong with her parents, a back story will make you feel sorry for her and understand her reasons for being like this.
Another thing that shouldn't go un-noticed, the episode did well showing that a dreamy girl couldn't live in the cold reality. I take it that Ohana's mother is nuts, I understand why her mother disowned her now..
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2011-04-04, 08:28 | Link #278 |
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This reminds me of a children story I read when I was very young (probably at 3) named Little Sidney. He changed his grandfather's life after being sent to the latter, who was old, selfish and very abusive towards his servants - his grandchild softened his heart.
Of course, it could always be a non-swiss version of Heidi mixed with Spirited Away. P.S Can someone double-confirm that the character designer is the same one who did the Arland Atelier series?
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2011-04-04, 08:33 | Link #279 |
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Plot seems a bit predictable, characters are too much stuck in their tropes to be anything approaching original so far. Main girl is annoying, don't see how anyone can relate to her stupidity.
She's behaving like a bad immigrant, leaving her country and going to another and instead of looking around and seeing what everyone else is behaving, she takes their own values and doesn't hesitate to bring her culture with no regard to what everyone else thinks. Ripping up those plants was a horrible thing to do, interrupting buisiness that has nothing to do with her, generally being a hassle when she just arrived. Next episode should be school and lets see if she acts like an arrogant prick there too. |
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comedy, coming of age, drama, p.a. works, pa works, romance, slice of life |
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