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View Poll Results: sola - Episode 4 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 8 | 12.70% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 15 | 23.81% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 25 | 39.68% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 10 | 15.87% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 3 | 4.76% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 0 | 0% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 1.59% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 1 | 1.59% | |
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2007-04-27, 19:13 | Link #1 |
cho~ kakkoii
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sola - Episode 4 Discussion / Poll
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2007-04-27, 20:17 | Link #2 |
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Well, for whatever reason, I really loved this episode. Nothing much happened, I guess you could say. But the feelings linger in my heart. Aono's loneliness. Kotori's...whatever it was. The gentle pace, the quiet music. The voices. Whether you can say she acts well or not, Shimizu Ai's voice as Koyori really reached me this time. As did Nakahara Mai's as Aono. As did Honda Youko's as Mana. As did Yahagi Sayuri's and Koshimizu Ami's. Like a symphony of sweet sounds from these "sad girls in the dark."
I have to admit, however, that Torito (Okamoto Nobuhiko) sank back into harem-lead nonentity this time around. The director and co-storyboarder of this episode was Nishimura Hiroaki, who directed four episodes of Mahoraba, two each of Karin and Nanoha A's, and one of Nodame Cantabile. He also did storyboards for Karin and Mahoraba. Give this man a series. I said that not much happened, but Aono asking to go home is something big, as is her making friends with Koyori. And the hunter Takeshi's awareness of Yorito going home gave me a chill. The character design and Fujiwara Keiji's voice work together very well.
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2007-04-27, 21:34 | Link #3 |
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Screenshot for Episode 4:
This is actually a pretty eventful episode with a bit of personality exploration on Aono, but as Kaoru has mentioned, the consistency holds in how the episode has been paced. The pacing is just as deliberately soothing as ever. This is an episode: Spoiler for dialogue and image specific from episode 4:
I've enjoyed this episode very very much.
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2007-04-27, 22:21 | Link #4 |
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When I was watching this episode, I was going "I hope they're going to go somewhere with this" for most of it.
But by the end, all I could think was "Awwww." Koyori is, oddly enough, quickly becoming one of my favourite characters of the show. She's holding up astonishingly well under her hospitalization, and she's a great deal more mature than I'd imagine kids her age to usually be. (Possibly her extremely polite manner of speaking factors into this.) And Aono actually gets some character development. I'd probably need the subs before I can really figure out what exactly happened this episode, but for some reason, just on gut feeling alone, she seems more human now, rather than just Yorito's unnecessarily demanding older sister. Overall, a slow episode, and I'd have to admit that at the end, I remembered that there was still the whole Matsuri-as-night-demon thing going on that probably should be getting some plot advancement soon enough (what with the reported series length). Even so, I really can't fault this episode as a standalone, since it was impeccably-paced and thoroughly touching. |
2007-04-27, 23:50 | Link #5 | |
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At least the old guy got a clue at the end, so Mitsuri might be involved in another battle sometime soon. So I guess I'll keep watching for now, even though the magic of the first three episodes has been lost for me already. |
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2007-04-28, 03:19 | Link #7 | |
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Also, I find aono to be very dull, something about people that are just overly passive like that just bugs me. Especially those scenes where it's just a closeup of Aono's face, and no part of it moves an inch. Still.. every Friday morning I try my hardest to get the HD ep the minute it comes out. |
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2007-04-28, 06:15 | Link #11 |
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Judging from the preview pattern, I think next episode will be about Mayuko and Takeshi's past. The series is still toying with my expectation. On one hand, they show us the mental state of each character, on other end, they are parading character background like a character background introduction to a game series.If my guess is correct, soonest we can have some fast action would be ep. 6, not 5.
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2007-04-28, 06:30 | Link #12 | |
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Sorry, but I felt I had to put this out. |
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2007-04-28, 06:41 | Link #13 | |
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But now that this show has hit rock bottom for me, it can only get better |
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2007-04-28, 06:49 | Link #14 | |
I don't give a damn, dude
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As for me, I'll not comment any more until I get to watch it. And seeing that my comp went on the fritz today, and that the subs aren't going to come out that soon anyway, it'll be a while... |
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2007-04-28, 10:46 | Link #16 | |
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but really this ep wasnt bad at all imo...a bit of character development of someone desperately in need of one was just what the doctor ordered
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2007-04-28, 11:06 | Link #17 |
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Screenshots and summary of episode 4 courtesy of Random Curiosity. Pls. look at it at your own risk!!!
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2007-04-28, 11:51 | Link #18 |
Baka Gaijin :P
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I didn't realize until watching this episode that Koyori was staying at the same hospital as Aono. But, another episode we get to learn a little something about the characters especially about Aono and Koyori; and the interactions between them. Now I know where Yorito gets those stuffed dolls from.
(I do hope the soundtrack comes out soon, I'm really liking the background music here. There is a lot of piano music, especially what is played towards the end.) |
2007-04-28, 20:09 | Link #19 |
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The one other thing about Yorito that I've neglected to mention from the episode:
Spoiler for specific event from episode 4:
Btw, couldn't help but observe that Omni's summary reads/feels different than his usual style of writing.
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2007-04-28, 21:46 | Link #20 | |
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See, if Yorito saw that Aono didn't like those stuffed dolls, why would he continue buying them in the first place? I think Mana is a bit oblivious to that brother-sister dynamic that Aono and Yorito have. Their relationship is subtle and deep, but not quite obvious. |
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