(L) Yumekui Merry (Yume Kui Merry)

[Klashikari]

This episode was... well, particularly slow, uneventful but more importantly: quite disjointed.
I dunno, while Episode 1 was sort of ok (with just major issues with animation and close ups), this episode was tedious to finish as... it was a borefest (Can't tell which between Fractale or that episode takes the cake but well).

This issue was quite evident at the start as the mood shifted to a gloomy one, plastered everywhere to the point it was screaming "forced".
It is sure interesting to have some glimpse of Merry's personality other than her easy going one, but honestly, it is disjointed and not exactly exploited very well.

Meanwhile, this "sub plot" with Serio and his vessel was the only reminder that "something wrong is going to happen", but it was basically drown with many other unrelated scenes that the storytelling was plainly jarring.

Honestly, they need to weave more character interactions and exposition regarding the deal with the dream world, because at this rate, the plot itself will just scatter into various sub plots leading to... actually nothing to care about.

[Seihai]

I like disjointed parts as long as I can somehow connect them in the end and they make sense. So far the atmosphere is very much likable, specifically the feeling I get from Merry. For some reason I find her to be similar to Avenger's Layla, of course, moe-fied. She especially reminds me of Layla when I look at the OP scenes with Merry's lonely wandering expressions.

[Tsuyukusa]

I think this episode was intended to introduce other characters and subplots. They're, in all likeliness, going to come together in the end.

[Wakan Tanka]

Another suspicious thing, is Merry saying twice that she's never tasted anything delicious like "this"..it even got Yumeji thinking..

Yumi seemed to have somehow lost her memory..she left her bag and scattered books behind..

[Nikkan]

Quick question: Who is the dad's voice actor? (I thought it sounded like Keiji Fujiwara, but I'm not sure?)

[I_am_Kami]

The art for the characters look familiar.

You know the thing about this show is the Characters are HD but the background is like a painted one u'd see from old shows.

[Blaat]

Originally Posted by Yumii-chan

Quick question: Who is the dad's voice actor? (I thought it sounded like Keiji Fujiwara, but I'm not sure?)

It's definitely Keiji Fujiwara.

Originally Posted by I_am_Kami

The art for the characters look familiar.

It's the same character design used in Okamisan.

[Haak]

I'm still not sure about this show. I guess may be because I have no idea where it's going.

[Xion Valkyrie]

Originally Posted by Haak

I'm still not sure about this show. I guess may be because I have no idea where it's going.

That's actually a plus in my book.

Anyways, feels a lot like Shakugan no Shaha, except without the annoying characters.

[orion]

Originally Posted by Voinic

Another suspicious thing, is Merry saying twice that she's never tasted anything delicious like "this"..it even got Yumeji thinking..

Yumi seemed to have somehow lost her memory..she left her bag and scattered books behind..

It made me wonder in the whose dream was it really to become a nurse. If it was Yumi's, then you'd think that she would remember to pick up her belongings. If it was Serio's, then it made sense that once Serio was "disconnected" from Yumi that she wouldn't be interested anymore.

[Stefkov]

I thought the animation was poor in this episode. None of the mouth movements looked like they were actually in time with the words being spoken. It's a shame because I really thought the first episode was quite good.

Suddenly a red haired girl appears and we get to see her break at the end, maybe she was taken over by this chain thing in the dream, which is a shame (damn my preference for any red haired girl, I hope she gets better). My guess is it's the transfer student's doing although I'm not sure why.
I'm a little confused at what's happening but I like that.

I have to agree with what someone said earlier, that teacher does seem a little strange.
I'm more interested in the dad. Where did that scar come from? My guess is it happened in a dream and he has some knowledge of the dream world maybe. I thought it was strange the way he acted with Merry around but that might be how he always acts.

[Shyne]

I think outside of some animation its hard to say where the plot is heading, but its not the end of the series yet so I'm not going to judge it just yet.

[ars89]

Are Yumeji, Isana, and Isana's father the only ones that can see Merry, or can everyone see her? I thought first it was only Yumeji but after this ep i had to include the other 2.

[Tempester]

Originally Posted by ars89

Are Yumeji, Isana, and Isana's father the only ones that can see Merry, or can everyone see her? I thought first it was only Yumeji but after this ep i had to include the other 2.

My guess is that she has been visible to everyone from the beginning. The scenes in episode 1 with the selective monochrome was probably used to show how Merry had distanced herself from the real world. Also, it's Japan, where people tend to mind their own business and not stare too long at the odd teenager in skimpy, colorful clothing.

[Haru~]

Watched 2 episodes and I think the animation is very good, showing better parts of showing the characters emotions, especially the tears of Merry.
Plots are not yet established, as the dreams and realities, there is still something missing. Maybe episode 3 will answer some.
As for the characters, I liked Merry a lot, because of her mysterious background, her lonely life, her fierce face, her cute innocent face when she discovered something, her clothes, her hat and her HOT body. Damn, DAT STOMACH.
Why do I feel I want to ship Yumeji X Merry even though it's only the second episode?

[Tempester]

Originally Posted by Haru~

Damn, DAT STOMACH.

I don't recall Merry getting eviscerated in this episode. Oh dear....

[jedinat]

stom·ach (stmk)
n.
1.
a. The enlarged, saclike portion of the alimentary canal, one of the principal organs of digestion, located in vertebrates between the esophagus and the small intestine.
b. A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
c. Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided.
2. The abdomen or belly.

[Tempester]

Originally Posted by jedinat

stom·ach (stmk)
n.
1.
a. The enlarged, saclike portion of the alimentary canal, one of the principal organs of digestion, located in vertebrates between the esophagus and the small intestine.
b. A similar digestive structure of many invertebrates.
c. Any of the four compartments into which the stomach of a ruminant is divided.
2. The abdomen or belly.

Whoops. My bad. My sciences must be clouding my common word knowledge.

[Essa Maneira]

Originally Posted by Voinic

Yumi seemed to have somehow lost her memory..she left her bag and scattered books behind..

maybe thats what happened to Merry in the beginning of ep 1, lost her own memory... or something else happened..

[Cabrini6000]

Spoiler for Review.:

Well, I'm either an idiot, or this anime is really confusing and full miscontinuities. I'm going to go with both.

Now when I say confusing, I mean too much information is held back. There's a difference between holding back info so there's suspense, and holding back info so no one knows whats going on. I actually had to rewatch the first episode, a quarter way through the 2nd, just to see if I missed anything.

As for the animation, there is a lot of errors. I mean the animation itself is beautiful, but the angles of things, and it's relation to others is a little off. For example, in the second episode, I noticed Merry put down a soda can after tasting it. It was moved closer to Yumeiji, and also appeared larger. In the next shot, it's in her hand again, looking even bigger. And the beginning of the 1st episode with the clock tower? That didn't look right, perspective wise.

Although, this anime is full of errors, I'll most likely still watch it. I'm not sure why, but even through the little upsets this show has, it still has a bit of charm to it.