2011-01-06, 06:57 | Link #81 |
Itadaki-nyaaa !!
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The one thing that helps Kurumi becoming so likable is that KnT does not have purely antagonistic characters... at all, and many shoujo series have this agenda.
However I don't think a "Kurumi-show" could work on its own. She is this poor, likable character because she is the "rejected side character" but then again she's also really pushy and doesn't flinch from using dirty tricks and deception. As a main girl this would be too much out of genre conventions, especially when looking at the target audience. Sawako's strong point obviously is that she is special within these conventions. On a side note, I really had to laugh at the flashback about misunderstandings being resolved by talking to each other |
2011-01-06, 07:31 | Link #82 |
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
Join Date: Jul 2004
Age: 39
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It’s so easy to dislike Ume and at the same time so easy to be apologetic for her actions. In the end, for me, I don’t see her as atrociously evil character, but her actions and attitudes aren’t exactly that easy to forgive. At the end of the day she was selfish then, and she is selfish even now. She claimed to have liked Kazehaya and yet in her passive aggression almost all but ruined his romantic chances in middle school just so that she could get close to him, and even then she never did. She indirectly chased everyone away for a plan she never enacted. That in itself is ironic because the person she would lose to is a person who never acted to get Kazehaya as a boyfriend in the first place. Talk about karma. I am also completely loving the final shot of the ED: Spoiler for Big pic.:
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2011-01-06, 09:26 | Link #83 |
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IMO, I like the recap. It tells the story from another perspectivewhich in this case Ume's who kind of disappeared somewhere in the second half(?) of season one.. lest we forget that she ever existed.. It also sets up nicely for the valentine's day episode.
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2011-01-06, 15:27 | Link #84 | |||
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When you compare her to Sawako... Sawako was ostracized, but her classmates were pretty honest about being scared of her. Kurumi, OTOH, was betrayed. And decided that, if the world was that way, she'd make it work for her. Sawako rose above it. Does that mean Sawako is a better person? Yes. But you have to figure... Sawako's a goddamn saint. She has an unshakable faith in others. That's why everyone who knows her loves her. Quote:
You also have to wonder how much of an obstacle she ever made of herself. She tried her best against Sawako, for obvious reasons, and in the end... her best didn't amount to all that much. Oh, it was very bad of her, I don't deny that. What I'm saying is, it barely slowed down Kazehaya. Sawako's lack of self-esteem was and is a much larger wall to overcome. So if he was dateless in middle school, it's because he let himself be that way. Quote:
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2011-01-06, 19:58 | Link #85 |
The Chaotic Dreamer
Join Date: Sep 2006
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A nice recap episode. Gives a decent refresher without being annoying, repetitive, or long-winded. Having it be from Kurumi's perspective definitely helped to make it more interesting as well. Not to mention the smooth setup for the following episode. I like the OP a LOT more than the first season's OP (even though that song grew on me over time), and the ED is beautiful, vocally and music-wise. I love how they worked the title into the lyrics, too.
Can't wait for the next episode. My most favorite anime of the year is back in business! Hooray for the comeback of KnT!
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2011-01-06, 22:46 | Link #86 |
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I thought the recap from Kurumi's perspective was nice and different, although I would have much preferred a recap of everything that had happened because it's been a while since I watched the first season or read the manga.
I can't wait for it to pick up next week. I need my dose of bubbly pure romance that doesn't include harems, tsunderes and/or fan-service every 2 scenes. |
2011-01-07, 18:12 | Link #90 |
Itadaki-nyaaa !!
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You can get fed up with shoujo archetypes and cliches as much as you probably did with shounen ones
KnT has some of those as well, they're just not that bothersome due to the rest being well constructed around them as well as some fresh additions to the genre. |
2011-01-08, 13:26 | Link #91 | |
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That's probably because they have to work harder to get any attention from publishers at all. Now on the downside, I spend a fair amount of time wanting to strangle our heroine because she's *SO* low on self-esteem, but that's part of the story.
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2011-01-11, 19:21 | Link #92 |
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Just watched episode two. The Valentines Day scene always kills me. That's what I love about this series though. They don't make it super happy go lucky but they make the characters seem so real and human. It really pulls at my heartstrings, and I think that's what makes this anime and manga great. It really relates to people at quite a personal level.
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2011-01-11, 19:41 | Link #94 | |
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I personally consider KnT the best anime of last year, because it accomplished all of that, and did it well.
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2011-01-11, 22:23 | Link #96 |
Let's Puppystyle!
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Oh Mai Goodness, this first episode made meh soooo sad at the end. I should've seen it coming...hnnnnnnnng
And ume really makes me want to rage @ her right now for what she did...but in a way, she did help in making sawako be more aware of her true feelings I guess (is how one should look at it)
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2011-01-12, 00:43 | Link #99 |
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pin always threatens to tell people stuff. there was some of it in the first half too. also, a new challenger appears! This means we finally get the wheels turning!
anyways, like with this series, we ALWAYS get those "almost" moments. it hurts so badly to watch it, because who hasn't experienced it once or twice in their lives?
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2011-01-12, 01:52 | Link #100 |
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Oh, wow, what a bleak way to start off the new season... this episode felt a lot lonelier than I remember Kimi ni Todoke being, seeing how much distance it seemed to put between Sawako and Kazehaya. And all the snow on top of that, too.
I wasn't expecting Kazehaya to react the way he did to Pin's threats, though... so he wet the bed once. I'm sure everyone knows young children do that. Doesn't seem like a lot of leverage to me. |
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