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kimchipride · 2008-01-09, 19:17

The art is top notch for anime.

The first episode was alright. It has high potential so I'll continue to watch.

jigenbakuda · 2008-01-09, 19:25

Randomly stumbled upon this series, and I'm very happy. I enjoy the music so much. There was this one piano piece... just wonderful. Well I would say noe is my favorite character. Its like she is so carefree. Just casually walking along that sea wall with that skirt on.. And how does she climb up the tree? I see no low branches, she must be an expert climber...

EDIT: The piano piece I was talking about starts around 10:00

Advent7 · 2008-01-09, 19:26

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Originally Posted by jigenbakuda

Randomly stumbled upon this series, and I'm very happy. I enjoy the music so much. There was this one piano piece... just wonderful. Well I would say noe is my favorite character. Its like she is so carefree. Just casually walking along that sea wall with that skirt on.. And how does she climb up the tree? I see no low branches, she must be an expert climber...

she must be able to fly or something.....

Oppius · 2008-01-09, 20:09

Noe reminds me Fuuko from Clannad. While Fuuko obsessed with starfish, Noe obsessed with chickens.

LionsMane · 2008-01-09, 20:22

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Originally Posted by Amex_Yohko

Noe reminds me Fuuko from Clannad. While Fuuko obsessed with starfish, Noe obsessed with chickens.

That was my first thought. When I first heard her speak I thought she sounded like Fuko.

FlareKnight · 2008-01-09, 20:59

Agree that heavy is a good way to describe the first episode.

Should be an interesting series to follow at least. Pretty messy first episode with a chicken getting taken down apparently by raccoons with that bloody result at the scene.

Grimkill7 · 2008-01-09, 21:02

"An uncreative, unimaginative ball of eye-candy fluff". That was my expectation when coming into this series, and the OP kind of reflected that opinion. Fortunately, I don't think I've ever been more wrong about anything in my entire life. Instead, what we have here is the pinnacle of what the non-linear romance genre should represent. The characters appeal to me on several levels. I think this is the second time I've ever liked all of the female heroines in a series (the first being Tokimeki Memorial ~ Only Love, which had a train wreck of a mediocre ending).
Hiromi is greatness. Putting on fake smiles, feeling everything is her fault through display of unnecessary apologies (perhaps she blames herself for her father's death somehow?) and she probably doesn't feel as if she belongs due to contempt from the (step?)mom. If the typical anime formula follows through, I expect her to break down in Shinichiro's arms

.
Isurugi comes off as the archetypal out-of-this-world, doesn't belong on this plane of existence, eccentric girl. She has definitely got her cute points to her. ^^
It seems she: 1. Is obsessed with flying and 2. Can't cry despite how sad she becomes. Perhaps the two are connected? Expectations for her character: Shinichi will help her get her tears back. The statement she made at the end of the episode kind of worries me. "I gave my tears away". It's those kind of title-important statements that enforce a dominant role over other heroines in this genre.

Last, but most certainly not least, the lovely Aiko.

Hands down my favorite despite the lack of screen time. It's fairly obvious that she likes Shinichi, but he is oblivious to her feelings (a male lead oblivious to someone's feelings!?

WTF). To complicate the matter further, Shinichi's friend Miyakichi seems to be into her (whether or not they share a relationship remains to be seen). Aiko is definitely the underdog here, and I have a real soft spot for underdogs, especially shy and cute ones. Expectations here: she will give up on Shinichi, though this is FAR from what I want to happen.
All-in-all, I enjoyed this episode a lot, and barring any melodrama or poor story pacing, I'll have a personal favorite on my hands here.

Kristen · 2008-01-09, 21:03

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Agree that heavy is a good way to describe the first episode.

Should be an interesting series to follow at least. Pretty messy first episode with a chicken getting taken down apparently by raccoons with that bloody result at the scene.

It was interesting that they used red blood for that. I thought the days of red blood were over.

The one that wanted to acheive was killed, and the one the didn't stayed put. Symbolism to Hiromi and the male lead? Both seem to be writers. Maybe Hiromi doesn't try, so she doesn't get rejected, while the male lead does, and gets rejected.

KholdStare · 2008-01-09, 21:05

I've always been a fan of bishoujo game adaptations so this will be on my to watch list definitely.

FlareKnight · 2008-01-09, 21:58

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Originally Posted by ChrissieXD

It was interesting that they used red blood for that. I thought the days of red blood were over.

The one that wanted to acheive was killed, and the one the didn't stayed put. Symbolism to Hiromi and the male lead? Both seem to be writers. Maybe Hiromi doesn't try, so she doesn't get rejected, while the male lead does, and gets rejected.

Maybe because the chicken wasn't human

? Apparently in anime people have a radically different blood colour in comparison with other living beings.

Certainly an interesting thought. Since it looks like the guy replaces the dead chicken in a sense. Both wanted to achieve something (flying in comparison to the writing situation) and something negative happened to them. Though I can hope the guy doesn't get mauled by raccoons at any stage.

Kristen · 2008-01-09, 22:18

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Maybe because the chicken wasn't human

? Apparently in anime people have a radically different blood colour in comparison with other living beings.

Certainly an interesting thought. Since it looks like the guy replaces the dead chicken in a sense. Both wanted to achieve something (flying in comparison to the writing situation) and something negative happened to them. Though I can hope the guy doesn't get mauled by raccoons at any stage.

Since I don't think there will be any blood in this anime, I guess we won't find out. But simply, humans have oil in their veins, not blood.

But those raccoons... Maybe there will be blood due to the raccoons of terror.

Falkor · 2008-01-09, 22:19

The first episode was fairly interesting, getting me hooked just from the opening sequence.

Spoiler for impressions on the first episode:

I like the overall animation quality, which is perhaps one of the strengths of the shows, appealing to me with a beautiful artwork, nice lighting effects, and a character design I don’t seem to dislike—an especial note to the way the eyes were drawn. I couldn’t believe the amount of detail they put to the trees, particularly the one in the dreaming sequence or the scene where Noe was unable to go down. Out of all the shows this winter season focused on drama/romance, this one is leaving a good impression with regards to animation whose only drawback might be the awkward CG movement that didn’t quite flow very well.

As far as the story goes, it has a lot of potential if the heavy mood serves as any hint. I like all characters introduced—which is rarely the case—, but my favorite has to be Hiromi and not Noe as it seems to be from reading some of the posts in this thread. Her personality has certain charm, trying to put up a mask at the school when she doesn’t feel happy at home, unable to call her ‘new’ family her own. This is the first highlight of the show that was executed fairly well. The way she avoids to eat with her own family or the way she ignores Shinnichi might be good indicators of how uncomfortable she feels. However, what really blew me away was the scene in the bathroom which surprisingly didn’t feel as your ‘classic’ fan-service. It’s not hard to tell why she is apologizing so much when she is not obviously at fault—feeling perhaps as a stranger with no right to be there. I cannot quite explain why she is behaving that way since it is too early to draw some conclusions, but this is the very reason why I find her character to be the most interesting/fascinating due to the great execution of those scenes. Noe, on the other hand, is carrying the mysterious past with a wacky personality/behavior and love for chicken (not your usual love). The scene when she denies the fact that the chicken is dead is the other highlight I found in the first episode since it’s starting to shape the theme of the story (great execution again). If these two facts can be a good a hint of the direction the story is going to take, we might as well prepare our box of tissues or at least be prepared for heavy drama.

Thus far, this is the only show out of all this season whose fan-service (if you can even call it this name) moment didn’t achieve its purpose to please the audience, but it rather adds more depth to Hiromi’s situation and her tense relationship with Shinnichi.

I’m definitely looking forward to the next episode.

As a side note, i watched the first episode from Moetaku and they took their time to add a distinctive color to each character’s lines. I’m wondering if the other groups have a better translation or a similar attention to this kind of feature, otherwise I’m sticking with this one.

Matrim · 2008-01-09, 23:21

Well, bishoujo game adaptations are not my cup of tea at all and I probably wouldn't have watched even the first episode if it weren't for Kaoru's post mentioning the Simoun director and the fact that I like to take a look at popular series, if for no other reason than to later boast how superior my taste is to that of the ignorant masses.

Anyway, I really, really hope this series stays as dramatic and serious as it started. Thick atmosphere, impressive music and the bright colours do not manage to make the mood too lighthearted. Kind of weird that the main characters' parents are voiced by such prominent seiyuu, as quite often in similar series we might not even see the parents' faces at all. It's also rare when the main male character in such adaptations does not piss me off right from the start.
As for the girls, Hiromi looks most interesting to me, the "flying" girl was too much of a weirdo.

shomazta · 2008-01-09, 23:21

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Originally Posted by Advent7

she must be able to fly or something.....

hello, she's a freaking bird baka :P or chiken, sike sike... wouldn't it be weird if...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Falkor

As a side note, i watched the first episode from Moetaku and they took their time to add a distinctive color to each character’s lines. I’m wondering if the other groups have a better translation or a similar attention to this kind of feature, otherwise I’m sticking with this one.

I wonder...

Sinestra · 2008-01-09, 23:44

I expected something kind unimaginative and with a bit of the same recycled themes and cliches. I found myself drawn the colors immediately as they stood out for me. Also, the OP theme sat well with me from the second i heard it. The overall tone and pacing of the song seems to fit well with what scripters seem to be going for with the anime. Our males lead seems kind of typical but I feel i am judging him too soon. I did however like the creative side of him and it seems he is trying to go to what i would guess is an art school in Tokyo, but his parents seem to want him to take over whatever the family business might be, His family looks well off the house seems to be a combination of original Japanese style with a western mix thrown in.

Impressed me enough to hang out with it for a bit im hoping for a nice surprise especially since im a sucker for romances and creative themes. Cant wait to learn more about the third girl. What i really enjoyed was there was more drama then there was comedy but the comedy that was used fit well hopefully the anime sticks to a rather serious side which is what i will be looking for. Not to say anything is wrong with comedy but sometimes we really just need a drama be an actual drama.

sasuke13 · 2008-01-10, 00:01

This anime, on 1st episode perspective, seems like it reminds me of sola alot, the way it's formatted.

Tatiana Razajev · 2008-01-10, 00:12

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Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Though I can hope the guy doesn't get mauled by raccoons at any stage.

Speaking of "raccoons", you've got to love the evil raccoon in the ending. Along with the chicken having a halo over his head. *Wonders about the old lady with halo*

EFrules · 2008-01-10, 01:04

This anime look interesting, I decided to watch it because the animation reminds me of EF it's like EF all over again! Yay! I hope it has good story too! So far the first episode it's kinda like a mediocre plot for me. But I'm crossing my fingers it will get better.....

KholdStare · 2008-01-10, 01:06

This anime looks pretty interesting so far, and I really think I might like it. I had to watch it 1.5 times though, but I enjoyed it more the second time around.

plzd0ntkeelme · 2008-01-10, 01:20

Ep1 is great. Finally, a romance anime that doesn't involve school transferring. The script is top notch. Shin's artistic lines really give another dimension to this anime. It gives these weird perspectives of a person's feelings. The chars are likeable altho' Noe's personality feels unreal.
The part that bugs me is how Nayaka's name suddenly becomes Noe. Is Noe the shorter form of Nayaka? I don't think that's the case tho'.

2008-01-09, 19:17	Link #101
kimchipride Geass User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: California Age: 32	The art is top notch for anime. The first episode was alright. It has high potential so I'll continue to watch. __________________

2008-01-09, 19:25	Link #102
jigenbakuda Kazumi sure is cute... Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jacksonville Florida Age: 40	Randomly stumbled upon this series, and I'm very happy. I enjoy the music so much. There was this one piano piece... just wonderful. Well I would say noe is my favorite character. Its like she is so carefree. Just casually walking along that sea wall with that skirt on.. And how does she climb up the tree? I see no low branches, she must be an expert climber... EDIT: The piano piece I was talking about starts around 10:00 __________________ If one sets a trap, isn't it the victim's fault for falling in? Last edited by jigenbakuda; 2008-01-09 at 19:36. Reason: found song

2008-01-09, 20:59	Link #106
FlareKnight User of the "Fast Draw" Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Canada	Agree that heavy is a good way to describe the first episode. Should be an interesting series to follow at least. Pretty messy first episode with a chicken getting taken down apparently by raccoons with that bloody result at the scene. __________________ Anime-Evo

2008-01-09, 21:05	Link #109
KholdStare ISML Technical Staff Graphic Designer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 35	I've always been a fan of bishoujo game adaptations so this will be on my to watch list definitely. __________________ Kholdy's MAL, ISML Chat, Saimoe Blog, Saimoe Wiki

2008-01-09, 22:19	Link #112
Falkor Senior Member Join Date: May 2007	The first episode was fairly interesting, getting me hooked just from the opening sequence. Spoiler for impressions on the first episode: I like the overall animation quality, which is perhaps one of the strengths of the shows, appealing to me with a beautiful artwork, nice lighting effects, and a character design I don’t seem to dislike—an especial note to the way the eyes were drawn. I couldn’t believe the amount of detail they put to the trees, particularly the one in the dreaming sequence or the scene where Noe was unable to go down. Out of all the shows this winter season focused on drama/romance, this one is leaving a good impression with regards to animation whose only drawback might be the awkward CG movement that didn’t quite flow very well. As far as the story goes, it has a lot of potential if the heavy mood serves as any hint. I like all characters introduced—which is rarely the case—, but my favorite has to be Hiromi and not Noe as it seems to be from reading some of the posts in this thread. Her personality has certain charm, trying to put up a mask at the school when she doesn’t feel happy at home, unable to call her ‘new’ family her own. This is the first highlight of the show that was executed fairly well. The way she avoids to eat with her own family or the way she ignores Shinnichi might be good indicators of how uncomfortable she feels. However, what really blew me away was the scene in the bathroom which surprisingly didn’t feel as your ‘classic’ fan-service. It’s not hard to tell why she is apologizing so much when she is not obviously at fault—feeling perhaps as a stranger with no right to be there. I cannot quite explain why she is behaving that way since it is too early to draw some conclusions, but this is the very reason why I find her character to be the most interesting/fascinating due to the great execution of those scenes. Noe, on the other hand, is carrying the mysterious past with a wacky personality/behavior and love for chicken (not your usual love). The scene when she denies the fact that the chicken is dead is the other highlight I found in the first episode since it’s starting to shape the theme of the story (great execution again). If these two facts can be a good a hint of the direction the story is going to take, we might as well prepare our box of tissues or at least be prepared for heavy drama. Thus far, this is the only show out of all this season whose fan-service (if you can even call it this name) moment didn’t achieve its purpose to please the audience, but it rather adds more depth to Hiromi’s situation and her tense relationship with Shinnichi. I’m definitely looking forward to the next episode. As a side note, i watched the first episode from Moetaku and they took their time to add a distinctive color to each character’s lines. I’m wondering if the other groups have a better translation or a similar attention to this kind of feature, otherwise I’m sticking with this one. Last edited by Falkor; 2008-01-09 at 22:30.

2008-01-09, 20:09	Link #104
Oppius Banned Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Hell Age: 38	Noe reminds me Fuuko from Clannad. While Fuuko obsessed with starfish, Noe obsessed with chickens.

2008-01-09, 21:02	Link #107
Grimkill7 Inattentive Dreamer Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 34	"An uncreative, unimaginative ball of eye-candy fluff". That was my expectation when coming into this series, and the OP kind of reflected that opinion. Fortunately, I don't think I've ever been more wrong about anything in my entire life. Instead, what we have here is the pinnacle of what the non-linear romance genre should represent. The characters appeal to me on several levels. I think this is the second time I've ever liked all of the female heroines in a series (the first being Tokimeki Memorial ~ Only Love, which had a train wreck of a mediocre ending). Hiromi is greatness. Putting on fake smiles, feeling everything is her fault through display of unnecessary apologies (perhaps she blames herself for her father's death somehow?) and she probably doesn't feel as if she belongs due to contempt from the (step?)mom. If the typical anime formula follows through, I expect her to break down in Shinichiro's arms . Isurugi comes off as the archetypal out-of-this-world, doesn't belong on this plane of existence, eccentric girl. She has definitely got her cute points to her. ^^ It seems she: 1. Is obsessed with flying and 2. Can't cry despite how sad she becomes. Perhaps the two are connected? Expectations for her character: Shinichi will help her get her tears back. The statement she made at the end of the episode kind of worries me. "I gave my tears away". It's those kind of title-important statements that enforce a dominant role over other heroines in this genre. Last, but most certainly not least, the lovely Aiko. Hands down my favorite despite the lack of screen time. It's fairly obvious that she likes Shinichi, but he is oblivious to her feelings (a male lead oblivious to someone's feelings!? WTF). To complicate the matter further, Shinichi's friend Miyakichi seems to be into her (whether or not they share a relationship remains to be seen). Aiko is definitely the underdog here, and I have a real soft spot for underdogs, especially shy and cute ones. Expectations here: she will give up on Shinichi, though this is FAR from what I want to happen. All-in-all, I enjoyed this episode a lot, and barring any melodrama or poor story pacing, I'll have a personal favorite on my hands here.

2008-01-09, 23:21	Link #113
Matrim Naysayer?Fanboy?Wiseacre? Join Date: Dec 2005	Well, bishoujo game adaptations are not my cup of tea at all and I probably wouldn't have watched even the first episode if it weren't for Kaoru's post mentioning the Simoun director and the fact that I like to take a look at popular series, if for no other reason than to later boast how superior my taste is to that of the ignorant masses. Anyway, I really, really hope this series stays as dramatic and serious as it started. Thick atmosphere, impressive music and the bright colours do not manage to make the mood too lighthearted. Kind of weird that the main characters' parents are voiced by such prominent seiyuu, as quite often in similar series we might not even see the parents' faces at all. It's also rare when the main male character in such adaptations does not piss me off right from the start. As for the girls, Hiromi looks most interesting to me, the "flying" girl was too much of a weirdo. __________________ 'The world we live in is always in darkness.' 'Yes, and that is why we seek light.'

2008-01-09, 23:44	Link #115
Sinestra ション (^^) IT Support Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Freedom Guard Ship Amaterasu	I expected something kind unimaginative and with a bit of the same recycled themes and cliches. I found myself drawn the colors immediately as they stood out for me. Also, the OP theme sat well with me from the second i heard it. The overall tone and pacing of the song seems to fit well with what scripters seem to be going for with the anime. Our males lead seems kind of typical but I feel i am judging him too soon. I did however like the creative side of him and it seems he is trying to go to what i would guess is an art school in Tokyo, but his parents seem to want him to take over whatever the family business might be, His family looks well off the house seems to be a combination of original Japanese style with a western mix thrown in. Impressed me enough to hang out with it for a bit im hoping for a nice surprise especially since im a sucker for romances and creative themes. Cant wait to learn more about the third girl. What i really enjoyed was there was more drama then there was comedy but the comedy that was used fit well hopefully the anime sticks to a rather serious side which is what i will be looking for. Not to say anything is wrong with comedy but sometimes we really just need a drama be an actual drama. __________________

2008-01-10, 00:01	Link #116
sasuke13 Jyuunana Bunkatsu Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: In a place where good anime is hard to find.	This anime, on 1st episode perspective, seems like it reminds me of sola alot, the way it's formatted. __________________ Click here for my Blogger Click here for my DeviantArt Click Here for my Youtube Channel Click here for my friend's anime and gaming site

2008-01-10, 01:04	Link #118
EFrules Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pearl of the Orient Sea	This anime look interesting, I decided to watch it because the animation reminds me of EF it's like EF all over again! Yay! I hope it has good story too! So far the first episode it's kinda like a mediocre plot for me. But I'm crossing my fingers it will get better.....

2008-01-10, 01:06	Link #119
KholdStare ISML Technical Staff Graphic Designer Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Age: 35	This anime looks pretty interesting so far, and I really think I might like it. I had to watch it 1.5 times though, but I enjoyed it more the second time around. __________________ Kholdy's MAL, ISML Chat, Saimoe Blog, Saimoe Wiki

2008-01-10, 01:20	Link #120
plzd0ntkeelme self-proclaimed otaku Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: toronto Age: 37	Ep1 is great. Finally, a romance anime that doesn't involve school transferring. The script is top notch. Shin's artistic lines really give another dimension to this anime. It gives these weird perspectives of a person's feelings. The chars are likeable altho' Noe's personality feels unreal. The part that bugs me is how Nayaka's name suddenly becomes Noe. Is Noe the shorter form of Nayaka? I don't think that's the case tho'.