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2009-11-01, 19:06 | Link #1482 |
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Thanks for the advice Proto and mit7059...if they are pretty much identical I guess I will take both...probably anime first and then manga (or first few episode of the anime and then first 2 volumes of the manga) like you two suggest...
Many thx for the tips...I will probably enjoy this because these kind of stories totally fit my type..but now I need to find a time slot..damn
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2009-11-01, 19:23 | Link #1483 |
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I'm actually behind and just watched the recap episode. I found it valuable because it's been so long since the first episode it's easy to lose sight of why this is so important to them. It made me tear up again a bit too. It also adds some weight to why this new girl affects him so much even if it would be obvious without it, it helps place the viewer into his position a little better.
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2009-11-01, 19:27 | Link #1484 |
A blast from the past
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Well, it wasn't a hit, but if it works... and it did! Thank you so much for these wonderful avatars, Pelli. Loved your project and it sucks that we cannot use the whole thing here - but I'll take whatever we can get!
Too bad, my cookie maker is on the fritz right now, I'll start baking some more right away...
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2009-11-01, 21:42 | Link #1487 |
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It seems like this will be my first post on the Cross Game board. Yay! But anyway, great idea on the avatar/signature idea to promote the series! I think I shall jump on the bandwagon too since CG deserves more love and attention.
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2009-11-01, 22:48 | Link #1488 |
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Hmm... For the first time in this series, I'm a bit disappointed with an episode.
For a series that has shown such a light touch in past episodes, this episode felt very heavy-handed. To me it seemed almost oppressive to the extent that even lighter moments like Momiji's mooching off the alter offering came across as just wrong. Maybe I wasn't in the right frame of mind to see this episode tonight. |
2009-11-01, 23:53 | Link #1492 |
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Don't feel need for the spoiler tag, since the sub for ep31 is out.
You know there is some conflicting emotions happening within Kou. In his dream and in turn his subconscious, Wakaba is coming back into his live. Of course, he knows the person that looks like Wakaba is not Wakaba. But damn, her smile is dumbfounding him. As I watch the cemetery section of the episode, it felt like that Aoba told Kou to pickup Wakaba and take her to the festival. Well from the point of view of Aoba, Kou is coming back from the cemetery with Wakaba. PS, anyone notice Punch from Touch is on Aoba's alarm clock? |
2009-11-01, 23:53 | Link #1493 | |
Alto x Ranka :)
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2009-11-02, 00:01 | Link #1495 | |
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You know it's strange, intellectually it's heavy handed, but the way it's treated down plays that. Not to mention, I have experienced days like this. Days when for some reason everything is freighted with meaning, as if you are standing on the cusp of something big, and every action echos some important part of your past. Most days just go by, but that day, this day, it's as if the world has slowed down and all of God's attention is on you. God reaches out His finger to meddle in your life and somehow you know that today is important, even if you don't know why. It's a strange feeling, that's only happened to me a half dozen times or so- and only once did it last a whole day. But it is a real feeling- when life suddenly goes surreal. And instead of freaking out over it, Kou's reaction is so on- you just feel sort of dazed by it all. Surreal. That's the word for it. And sometimes it does happen. It really does. (Like the day I almost got taken to jail because my driving companion was on the FBI most wanted list- that was a weird day. Or the time the three girls I was dating all moved in together and became each other's roommates. Or the time I accidentally took two girls on a simultaneous date- life really is stranger than fiction.) I thought Aoba's reaction was amusing though. Spoiler for Aoba's reaction:
I don't know. Most other shows would have messed this up, but Cross Game once again threaded the needle, and made it work.
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2009-11-02, 00:02 | Link #1496 |
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This may seem small compared to the overall impact of the episode but the part where Mizuki fixes Aoba's clock was one of the first times the anime gave me a totally different impression from the manga. When she says that he is 'handy' after seeing his hands she seemed very sarcastic which was totally different from the feel I got from the manga.
Spoiler for Am I the only one who thinks so?:
I though this episode was good but I do think that Kou's dream was a little heavy handed, another place where the anime differed from the manga, which was a lot more subtle. Aside from the dream though I think it was masterfully done.
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2009-11-02, 00:03 | Link #1497 |
Seishu's Ace
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Yes, I did neglect to mention that - it was one of my favorite moments as well (I LOL'd). Delivered in inimitable Azuma deadpan fashion, and it was the pause at the end that really sold it!
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2009-11-02, 00:07 | Link #1500 | |
Cross Game - I need more
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As for Aoba. Anime version I got the impression of sarcasm concealing a small bit of affection. Manga gives the impression of gratidue with a bit of a snicker underneath. Pretty similar feelings I think.
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