2012-07-15, 10:56 | Link #263 |
Ava courtesy of patchy
Join Date: Jan 2009
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Hmm.. some shows do somehow have a good compatibility with you I guess. I usually hate this kind of shows(high school romance, love triangle, cutesy design), but somehow this show manage to strike a chord with me, whether it's the seiyuu cast, likable cast or the decent animation work, and make me read through the novel.
Read the novel. It's very good for its genre(which I usually don't like) |
2012-07-15, 11:06 | Link #264 |
Psycho Falling Deep
Join Date: Nov 2011
Location: The Anime World
Age: 29
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Hmm, the girls hope that they don't need the toilet when in the boys bodies?
In that case, I hope the exact opposite and hope that they do need the toilet in the boys body! That will be something humorous to watch as they panic, freak out and worry XD |
2012-07-15, 11:24 | Link #265 |
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
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It's ambiguous, although I think Heartseed is most likely. The Japanese is something like: "...when it becomes like 'that was pretty fun,' that's when it will end." The Japanese word omoshiroi has a meaning that covers "interesting," "fun," and "funny." Jp:"... 'sokosoko omoshirokatta naa' to iu kanji ni nareba, sono jiten de owarimasu kara."
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2012-07-15, 11:57 | Link #267 | |
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Did she mean as a girl or as a boy?
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2012-07-15, 13:02 | Link #269 |
Romanticist
Join Date: Aug 2009
Age: 33
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Hm. I feel a bit guilty for writing this series off initially.
Mind you, it's nothing spectacular. However, it's much better than my expectations warranted. From the looks of it, the whole body-switching schtick works not only for the sake of introducing hilarious scenarios but also as a device for exposing each character's individual stories. I'm certainly glad at the direction this has taken thus far. Right now, it's a good combination of fun and tense. On the other hand, the introduction of Heartseed into the picture made me question this show's genre. The abrupt introduction of sci-fi elements felt awkwardly introduced, not to mention completely killing the mood of the scene.
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2012-07-15, 13:08 | Link #270 |
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Yea I don't know how I feel about the introduction of the HeartSeed medium into the mix.
Rather it just be an unknown phenomenon, and from what I feel about the direction of the story, once a character's "Conflict" or Coming of Age moment happens and gets resolved, they escape the loop of body switching and it be down to only 4 people being able to switch, and it keep going from there.
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2012-07-15, 13:22 | Link #271 |
Me, An Intellectual
Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: UK
Age: 33
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My general assumption was that Heartseed's introduction is the most we'll actually get in terms of fantasy/sci fi explanations, and we probably won't see him again until the end of the show. He was just there to provide exposition on why the body switching is happening and nothing more. I personally liked it since it gave the body switching trope and added sombre element of being toyed around with which I haven't seen before. It could easily lead to an extra layer drama since the extreme lack of control they have over their situations is bound to cause more and more stress as they go along especially when they know someone's at fault but can't lash out.
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2012-07-15, 13:44 | Link #272 |
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Actually, since it had been about a week since the swaps had started, I thought she meant that she'd already gone ahead and taken care of Taichi's business once or twice, thus learning from practice how to do it without any mishaps. Though if that was the case I expect Taichi would've noticed after her first attempt, since I doubt she'd make it through the entire first time without error, all the way to zipping up afterward.
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2012-07-15, 15:51 | Link #274 |
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
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Here's a characters/seiyuus page to help keep the characters and their seiyuus straght. Pics of characters and their seiyuus, with info about each seiyuu.
This is from a novel, so I suspect the author has worked out an interesting reason for the switches, and has a fuller background for Heartseed. At least I hope so. As for the word "heartseed," we should not take its English associations too literally. In Japanese, the word used is fuusenkazura 風船葛, or "balloon-vine." It's an annual vine that seems to grow quickly. Pics. Why he chooses that name I really have no idea.
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2012-07-15, 20:27 | Link #277 |
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I just want to bring up that Iori's "Ruined for marriage" delivery line was AMAZING.
That joke is probably my favorite overused line, and the way she pulled it off was perfect. Just because taichi grabbed her own body with her own hand when they switched, lol.
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body swapping, comedy, drama, romance, shounen, slice of life |
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