2006-06-24, 20:01 | Link #82 | |
Yuuki Aoi
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Thanks to the discussion here, I rewatched ep1 and fell in love with Ueda Kana all over again. Yumi to Petoko to Hazumu.
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2006-06-24, 23:52 | Link #84 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
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I love shows that slip lots of seriousness under the radar in disguise. I wonder if the target audience noticed the correlation between the attitudes on "specified races" and the treatment of certain classes of resident aliens in some sectors of Japan.
... now hoping for a Sahara figure to follow up the Petoko+Choco set (which I passed on).
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2006-06-25, 09:35 | Link #85 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: State of denial
Age: 66
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It is a bit of a relief to see that I'm not the only person who was unsure about the scene with the doctors. I was starting to worry that the accumulated brain cell losses from my youth were becoming a factor...
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2007-04-11, 00:31 | Link #90 |
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
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If you liked this show and can take a more shoujo version of it, try out the new show Hitohira. It is made by the same staff that made PetoPeto-san, and has the same sweetness about it. No YUG, and maybe not so much moe...but some, for sure. And it has Kawasumi Ayako at her best, along with some nice young seiyuu.
EDIT: One other thing Hitohira has is the VA who voiced the wonderful Sahara, Miyagawa Miho. She does a fine job as the heroine's best friend.
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2007-04-11, 00:31 | Link #91 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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No disagreement there ... I liked the premise, much of the humor (using the river kappa crossed with a yakuza family motif), the musical scoring. It only had a few flaws and a small derail but otherwise was a win for me.
Already off to see what hitohira has to offer if I can get time to actually watch it
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2007-10-06, 13:48 | Link #93 | |
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: In a world all my own
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Sorry for resurrecting an old thread, but I just watched the last episode of Petopeto-san this morning. Overall, I found it a nice, warm-hearted little romance (albiet with some deeper themes), except for one thing:
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2008-02-17, 19:57 | Link #94 |
Seishu's Ace
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Kobe, Japan
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Topped, just because. Because I was thinking about it recently, when I stumbled across the ED on my MP3 player. Because in case anyone hasn't watched this gem, they need to get with it already. Because once the bi-dongs start, there's no going back. Just because!
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2010-03-09, 01:38 | Link #96 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
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I have the OST... about 5 or 6 of the tracks stay on my playlist.
Great idea for a story, nice bit of subversive commentary on racism in Japan, loved the handling of the kappa people in particular, too bad they derailed a few episodes from the primary plot in a short series but overall I enjoyed the series a lot. Rooted for Sahara to no avail This series (and others in that time period) will probably never get licensed as it came out before the R1 distributors started paying much attention to the less "in your face" romance stories.
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2012-02-10, 02:39 | Link #100 |
Blooming on the mountain
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
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Just picked this series up from a recommendation of another animesuki member who was comparing and contrasting it to Inu x Boku. I have watched the first 2 eps and it is quite good and kind of ... well, wacky and odd I guess - but in a good way.
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