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Lord Raiden · 2004-08-17, 23:58

hehehe. This is a show I could get everyone from my neice to my great aunt to watch and enjoy, so I don't think it's really a "kids show" persay. Sure, it's kid friendly, but not nessisarily just a plain jane kids only show.

Secca · 2004-08-28, 13:13

Yay episode 4, ^^

Spoiler for ep 4:

I tought this episode is quite interesting also. I had fun on this one. ^^

LinChoiSin · 2004-08-28, 23:11

Most of the time ,in this show,the culprit has a mean face.
Anyone knows if the intro and ending 's music are made for the show or are real tunes?

Ori · 2004-08-29, 01:39

Can someone show me some screenshots of this show? I love Agatha Christie's books but I am sort of doubting the animation at the moment.

deathsvengeance · 2004-08-30, 00:42

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Originally Posted by Ori

Can someone show me some screenshots of this show? I love Agatha Christie's books but I am sort of doubting the animation at the moment.

Here are screen caps from ep 3

Spoiler:

I personally really enjoy this anime and I think the animation is quite nice. Enjoy!

Lord Raiden · 2004-08-30, 09:05

I personally love the duck. He's cute and he's so funny half the time.

Plus Oliver adds some nice comic relief to the whole show.

Sylf · 2004-08-30, 10:20

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Originally Posted by Lord Raiden

I personally love the duck. He's cute and he's so funny half the time.

Plus Oliver adds some nice comic relief to the whole show.

(OT) Do we need to start an Oliver fanclub?

Burner of Anime · 2004-08-30, 11:22

A fantasy animal fanclub is territory no one should even contemplate going in to. Remember, doujin mangaka are evil >_<. They will be attracted to something like this like flies to an open outhouse

As for episode 4

Spoiler:

Lupus · 2004-08-31, 07:21

I've just watched episode one, and I don't know whether to laugh at it or love it! XD The latter seems to have won though, and I think it's well done. Some odd bits like Oliver...but still, he's cute. :P

Killerattacks · 2004-08-31, 07:47

I think this series is great, but this annoying duck...:/
And what makes the whole show even better are the dvd like raws and the godlike sub of Froth-bite.

Lord Raiden · 2004-08-31, 08:19

Yeah, I've been noticing that too lately, in respect to certain shows having DVD raw like layouts. All I can assume is that some of the raw groups have started sucking down their raws from HDTV. If that's true, then that means that the HDTV encryption hacking project worked and raw distributors are back in full swing, but this time with wide screen HDTV raws. hehe. That'd be cool if that were true.

Shiorichan · 2004-08-31, 10:52

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Originally Posted by Killerattacks

I think this series is great, but this annoying duck...:/
And what makes the whole show even better are the dvd like raws and the godlike sub of Froth-bite.

Oooo...godlike....I haven't heard that one before. ^^ Thanks for the compliment!

I think you either love or hate Oliver. We love him so much that we've got a bot named after him. I have this thing for cute and fuzzy animals like Nanami and Dogtato, Penguins, Pandas, etc. So I happen to like Oliver, but someone on our forum said that Oliver must be her lunch because he's hanging out in her bento box.

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The duck is her lunch - note how she keeps it in her bento box.
So it's actually a different duck in each episode (a bit like Rei Ayanami, heh).
(It's a little known fact that English schoolgirls bite the heads off live ducks. This is where the Hells Angels got the idea from.)

Burner of Anime · 2004-08-31, 11:19

Am currently waiting for the girl to carry that duck around on her head

It'll be about the 3rd time a character played by Orikasa Fumiko wears an animal mascot hat

Or was it 4th... must see Stratos4 again

Putting out the seiyuu credits for even the guest characters is a definate plus. Sometimes these extra details just get missed when looking at a general info site like animenfo or ANN. The anime otaku in me appreciates the extra mile here

glyph · 2004-08-31, 12:32

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Originally Posted by Shiorichan

Oooo...godlike....I haven't heard that one before. ^^
So I happen to like Oliver, but someone on our forum said that Oliver must be her lunch because he's hanging out in her bento box.

Ah, an emergency food supply. That explains it.

Hail Ilpallazzo!

LinChoiSin · 2004-08-31, 18:37

i usually love cute animals/characters/things but Oliver and Maybelle really get on my nerves ! i think that they're really totally useless and annoying.

dkellis · 2004-09-15, 10:19

Episode 5 has the first part of the first multi-part mystery. (How confusing was that?) Interestingly, I just finished reading the novel in question.

It'll be interesting to see how Maybelle influences the story here.

hooliganj · 2004-09-15, 14:44

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Originally Posted by LinChoiSin

i usually love cute animals/characters/things but Oliver and Maybelle really get on my nerves ! i think that they're really totally useless and annoying.

I think they seem even more useless than the average mascot character because they were added to the story long after it was written. The closest Christie ever got to having a useless character around was Hastings, who generally didn't do much except serve as the butt of Poirot's jokes. Since Poirot himself has been made into a more polite person in the show, and Hastings given at least the appearance of competence, they needed a new narrator character to stand around and be clueless all the time, hence Maybelle.

Oliver is just there to look cute and sell toys, which I'm sure he does very well.

Lord Raiden · 2004-09-15, 19:09

I don't think that Maybelle or her duck are useless. I think they add a nice touch to the story.

But that's my take on it.

basket · 2004-09-26, 21:15

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Originally Posted by hooliganj

Since Poirot himself has been made into a more polite person in the show, and Hastings given at least the appearance of competence, they needed a new narrator character to stand around and be clueless all the time, hence Maybelle.

Oliver is just there to look cute and sell toys, which I'm sure he does very well.

I agree with you about Oliver being there to look cute (except I don't think he's that annoying :P) but as for Maybelle she was actually mentioned (briefly) in "The Thirteen Problems" as being Raymond West's niece who was not particularly intelligent. (Incidentally, Raymond West appears pretty often in that book, since he lives in the same village as Miss Marple - St. Mary's Mead)

Also, Hastings isn't all that incompetent - read the last few chapters of "The ABC Murders" to find out why

Burner of Anime · 2004-09-27, 04:48

Read it??? The show hath gone up to ep11 already, I think it's safe to say a lot of ppl here want to see it T_T And the ABC murders is getting interesting. Didn't realise Agatha Christie was into criminal profiling for serial killers.

2004-08-28, 13:13	Link #122
Secca nya` Artist Join Date: Feb 2004	Yay episode 4, ^^ Spoiler for ep 4: Since the begining I was already a bit suspicious about miss Lavinia, she's up to something. But when I saw her sister I tought that miss Lavinia secretly hate her sister and want to get rid of her. That's why she setup a new maid to kill her or something. ^^ Well the new maid was kinda suspicious also, like miss Marple said she's too perfect. I tought she's a professional killer. XD And I was wrong on that theory totally. ^^;; When the case happen it turn out to be a robbery, so I tought this kinda like the first episode thingy, Miss Lavinia trying to get some insurance money from a fake robbery and the maid is an acomplished. The problem is the other resident's jewelry are robbed too. So probably it's not insurance scam. I'm quite sure the maid and miss Lavinia is on this together tho. But one thing I didn't expect it at all is the maid and the sick sister are the same person. When Miss Marple explain it how it done, I was like "Woah, what a brilliant scam!!" and the police will be chasing someone that doesn't exist. While Miss Lavinia and her sister can take their time to disapear. ^^;; I swear I didn't think of it before that they could be the same person, I even remember when the scene Miss Marple visit to see the new maid, I tought there were 2 person talking from the sick room. I have no clue when did Miss Marple started to get suspicious that they could be the same person. I tought this episode is quite interesting also. I had fun on this one. ^^

2004-08-30, 11:22	Link #128
Burner of Anime Illegal Additives Join Date: Jun 2004	A fantasy animal fanclub is territory no one should even contemplate going in to. Remember, doujin mangaka are evil >_<. They will be attracted to something like this like flies to an open outhouse As for episode 4 Spoiler: I think Ms. Marple saw something like a gap in logical thinking when Lavinia left her 'kin' behind suddenly and appeared with a new maid. Or was it she took the girl along and then couldn't quite figure out what happened to her when Lavinia reappeared with a new maid. Her natural suspicion kicked in when the new girl was simply too perfect

2004-08-17, 23:58	Link #121
Lord Raiden Uber Coffee for da win! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Middle of insanity	hehehe. This is a show I could get everyone from my neice to my great aunt to watch and enjoy, so I don't think it's really a "kids show" persay. Sure, it's kid friendly, but not nessisarily just a plain jane kids only show.

2004-08-28, 23:11	Link #123
LinChoiSin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: paris Age: 41	Most of the time ,in this show,the culprit has a mean face. Anyone knows if the intro and ending 's music are made for the show or are real tunes?

2004-08-29, 01:39	Link #124
Ori Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003	Can someone show me some screenshots of this show? I love Agatha Christie's books but I am sort of doubting the animation at the moment.

2004-08-30, 09:05	Link #126
Lord Raiden Uber Coffee for da win! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Middle of insanity	I personally love the duck. He's cute and he's so funny half the time. Plus Oliver adds some nice comic relief to the whole show.

2004-08-31, 07:21	Link #129
Lupus Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Guildford, UK	I've just watched episode one, and I don't know whether to laugh at it or love it! XD The latter seems to have won though, and I think it's well done. Some odd bits like Oliver...but still, he's cute. :P

2004-08-31, 07:47	Link #130
Killerattacks Senior Member Join Date: May 2003	I think this series is great, but this annoying duck...:/ And what makes the whole show even better are the dvd like raws and the godlike sub of Froth-bite.

2004-08-31, 08:19	Link #131
Lord Raiden Uber Coffee for da win! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Middle of insanity	Yeah, I've been noticing that too lately, in respect to certain shows having DVD raw like layouts. All I can assume is that some of the raw groups have started sucking down their raws from HDTV. If that's true, then that means that the HDTV encryption hacking project worked and raw distributors are back in full swing, but this time with wide screen HDTV raws. hehe. That'd be cool if that were true.

2004-08-31, 11:19	Link #133
Burner of Anime Illegal Additives Join Date: Jun 2004	Am currently waiting for the girl to carry that duck around on her head It'll be about the 3rd time a character played by Orikasa Fumiko wears an animal mascot hat Or was it 4th... must see Stratos4 again Putting out the seiyuu credits for even the guest characters is a definate plus. Sometimes these extra details just get missed when looking at a general info site like animenfo or ANN. The anime otaku in me appreciates the extra mile here

2004-08-31, 18:37	Link #135
LinChoiSin Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: paris Age: 41	i usually love cute animals/characters/things but Oliver and Maybelle really get on my nerves ! i think that they're really totally useless and annoying.

2004-09-15, 10:19	Link #136
dkellis illusion control Author Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 41	Episode 5 has the first part of the first multi-part mystery. (How confusing was that?) Interestingly, I just finished reading the novel in question. It'll be interesting to see how Maybelle influences the story here.

2004-09-15, 19:09	Link #138
Lord Raiden Uber Coffee for da win! Join Date: May 2003 Location: Middle of insanity	I don't think that Maybelle or her duck are useless. I think they add a nice touch to the story. But that's my take on it.

2004-09-27, 04:48	Link #140
Burner of Anime Illegal Additives Join Date: Jun 2004	Read it??? The show hath gone up to ep11 already, I think it's safe to say a lot of ppl here want to see it T_T And the ABC murders is getting interesting. Didn't realise Agatha Christie was into criminal profiling for serial killers.