2011-04-30, 00:27 | Link #582 | |
Cross Game - I need more
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In their world mother and father are god-like beings who can do anything- then they suddenly "choose" to become sick. It scary, and the child expresses his fear the same way he would if mom was yelling at him. I've seen quite a few children respond just like Jinta in real life.
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2011-04-30, 00:59 | Link #584 | |
In the Tatami Galaxy ↓
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A recapitulation of the last few pages, for example, will present
That's all right with me, but the depth of this series is found in its characters, not in its intellectual piquancy. There's really little discussion as to what happened per se, because it's not the focus. There's a lot to talk about, however, regarding the emotions and feelings of the characters. I hope you guys get what I mean.
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2011-04-30, 01:39 | Link #585 | |
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In regards to Jinta's mum, I believe she died after Menma? In the first episode, we're shown that he ran into his dad, who said "I'm just popping out to see your mother...", after his bustup with Menma. I assume he meant he was going to see her at the hospital (though it could mean he was gonna go and visit her grave).
If so, it's perfectly understandable that he acted that way towards his mother, having experienced the death of a loved one already. In fact, it doesn't matter who died first, as the death of one would only have been compounded by the death of the other, and either way Jinta would have receded even further into trauma and depression. Quote:
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2011-04-30, 02:07 | Link #586 | |
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Tatami Galaxy is an interesting example, because I think it's quite analogous to C and AnoHana is quite analogous to House of Five Leaves, which were the NoitaminA shows that season. Of the two I found the discussions on HoFL much more interesting because they were dealing with the subtle, somewhat subjective behaviors and emotional states of the characters, while the TG discussions were more focused on all the clever tricks the series was playing. Different strokes, as you say, for different folks. I don't see the discussions here as repetitive at all. Where human behavior is concerned, there's a lot of room for interpretation and people are expressing differing views on the events they're seeing on screen. I certainly realize that not everyone is going to find that interesting.
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2011-04-30, 02:53 | Link #587 | ||
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2011-04-30, 03:23 | Link #588 | |
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That aside, I am getting pissed at older Jinta. Dude needs to get it together and stop being such a, ahh, for lack of better term, giant vagina. Tsuruko is also being pretty annoying. Overall, it was an episode that left me feeling very annoyed. Watching all these schooled based anime makes me realize how annoying teens can be. Guess it wasn't too long ago that I too was an annoying prick....*smokes a pipe* Anyways, next episode should be interesting, would be awesome if their little summoning works and they can all see Menma, though I think I like the "everyone sees her differently" approach more.
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2011-04-30, 05:33 | Link #594 |
Mou Nakanai~
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Just picked up this show, and I have to say I love it. Love the idea, and execution is nice too. I happen to have a close friend among a group of friends who also passed away, even though the situation is a bit different. It happened after he grew up. And he died by committing suicide. I hope it's not the case for Menma, which I believe shouldn't be.
Yep. And you know, what he said led me to lean towards that it's Tsuruko who dressed up as Menma's ghost. Tsuruko did it to satisfy his desire and lead him to believe that Menma did come back as a ghost. That's why she's so sure that he would come. |
2011-04-30, 05:34 | Link #595 | ||
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Problem starts when the kids not only realize the issue, but also realize that their parents are lying to them. At this point, it is extremely easy for the the kids to become angry at their parents for not trusting them. Of course, this is just me trying to understand this scene, and it could all be way off in the end. EDIT: This could also be it, me thinks... Quote:
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2011-04-30, 08:13 | Link #596 |
Swayin' to the beat
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Loved the continuing development of the characters. A lil disappointed that Jinta didn't make it to school. Poppo getting the band back together is great. Of course, there will be a lil adjustment phase to all of them being back in one room again after all this time since Menma's death. Yukiatsu saying he saw Menma.. not 100% sure what to make of that, other than I'm partially believing it's him cross dressing as Menma in the first part.
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2011-04-30, 09:35 | Link #597 |
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She could have just pulled her sleeve down. Common sense checkers... it should be a professional job.
I think it was too. Hospitals aren't places that incite anger, especially in children. I can understand if she is sick in at home, but not in a hospital. And I bet his father didn't scold him at all either.
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2011-04-30, 09:52 | Link #598 |
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The third episode leads me to believe that maybe the show isn't entirely based solely on the premise of Jinta getting everyone together again for the finale. Considering the relative ease that most of them got together for this episode, it's seems more likely that simple broken bonds aren't the focus of the show, and neither is it Menma's wish. The third episode in fact seems to delve more deeply into each individual with Jinta as the starting point, but it's clear as day that each character has their own demons to deal with regarding Menma.
In a way it becomes something like an individualized study on how each person deals with the issue of death, and the aftereffects of such an event. From that, it seems to me that Menma's wish isn't simply getting her friends to reconnect, but finding a way to heal the wounds that have refused to close all these years. Hmmm... Tomorrow's labor day so I should be able to expound on this.
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2011-04-30, 11:26 | Link #599 |
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Ok, Menma being able to cook is probably slightly too much for a ghost but whatever...
Description sure doesn't sound believable so far because it is thanks to Poppo that everyone are actually talking to each other. And I seriously doubt that what everyone saw was Menma's ghost, probably someone dressing up for whatever reason. Yukiatsu is being creepy as always, he probably buys all that stuff to add to his freaky Menma collection or to cross dress himself.
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2011-04-30, 11:34 | Link #600 | |
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