2016-06-25, 15:05 | Link #502 |
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Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Somewhere on Earth
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Looks like double episode this week to make up for the one skipped last week.
That flying whale is just awesome, never seen anything like it before. I mean, it probably would of been even more amazing to see it in person like Makoto and the others did. Oh and the owl gave me some Hogwarts vibe for some reason. Nice bill Akane lol Going to miss this show for sure. We need more Comfy on weekends
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2016-06-25, 17:15 | Link #506 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Nice to see Hina-yuurei-chan working the stall at the festival in the last episode, even if she was trying to keep out of sight. She's a sweetie.
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2016-06-25, 17:57 | Link #508 |
Porcupine
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Norway
Age: 65
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Newspapers from the Otherworld, a flying whale with ancient ruins, a cat studying anthropology, and earthfish that love festivals! It really does look like they live in the borderlands between Earth and Heaven. (Although the mandrake might disagree on the latter part!)
This series has been my favorite of the season (and probably the most enjoyable since Non Non Biyori) although it took a couple episodes to get used to. It is unfortunate that good things have to come to an end, but that is life in this world. It seems like the manga is still ongoing, so perhaps we will meet again? |
2016-06-25, 18:05 | Link #509 |
dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Northern Ireland
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Genuinely sad to see this show end, it was an absolute treat to watch each week. Don't think I've been charmed so much by any show since Barakamon.
So glad we got to see more Anzu before the end.
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2016-06-25, 18:13 | Link #510 |
Blooming on the mountain
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
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Eps 11 and 12
The scene with the Flying Whale is hands down my absolutely favorite section of the manga, and I thought they did an excellent job adapting it here. Just really wonderful. And the earthfish in episode 12 were also great. ^^ That being said, this was my favorite series of the season - a lovely adaptation of wonderful source material. What more could one ask for? What a pity it is ending, but the manga is still with us. Many thanks to J.C. Staff for such an excellent work here!
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2016-06-25, 18:29 | Link #511 |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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In ep11, I thought Akane's chest was gonna blow up, but it turns out it was just Chinatsu's head. lawl
Kenny being Anzu's teacher was a surprise as well. I can never get over characters talking to animals like it's normal. Well, I guess it's normal for witches. |
2016-06-25, 18:41 | Link #512 |
Princess or Plunderer?
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
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I have to hold back my tears. I just finished the best of the five anime shows I watched this season. I guess the catharsis is too much for me.
Everything is spot on, and the imagery was perfect in every episode. The earthfish were also a nice anime-original addition to the show, and dat impeccable timing with the sequel hook. Why do good things have to end? T_T
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2016-06-25, 19:28 | Link #514 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
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Yes! The whale is magnificent! And this episode contains Anzu and is therefore the best episode ever.
Thinking about it, there are actually lots of reasons why Anzu might know the history of pan/hotcakes in Japan. First there is her own interest in history, which means that learning the history of anything is likely interesting to her. Second, there's the fact that she works/lives in a cafe, so learning the history and details of foods they might be asked to prepare falls right in line with her day-to-day business. And also she and Kenny mentioned that hotcakes came to Japan in the meiji era, and there's a ghost who lived in that period working in her cafe who enjoys cooking/baking. All told, it makes sense for her to have learned it, and there are multiple sources for her to have gotten information from. The view of the whale is a wonder and a mystery. A glimpse into an ancient civilization, hidden by magic, yet still gone and lost from history. It's a fascinating glimpse into the wonder of the magical side of the world this series presents, and it maintains that wonder by never really revealing anything: we don't actually know much about the civiliation that lived atop the whales, and we probably never will, because this isn't the sort of series that goes deep into that sort of thing. It flies by, letting us marvel at it, and then life goes on. I'll get back for episode 12 in a bit. PS: Akane, pay your tab at the cafe more often!
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2016-06-25, 19:44 | Link #515 | |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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"I went on a witches broomstick to visit a flying whale and then we had hotcakes for breakfast!" "Ohhh hotcakes!"
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2016-06-25, 20:48 | Link #517 | |
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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-- Now I can cry myself to sleep after that finale. The first few episodes were kinda slow, but everything clicked for me soon after and loved every single episode. Easily one of the best shows of the season. Last edited by blakstealth; 2016-06-25 at 21:27. |
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2016-06-25, 22:53 | Link #518 |
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Join Date: Aug 2014
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wow this is what you call a "diabetes" anime all the sweet and cute is too much for a "normal person to handle without feel terrible sick
i will miss makoto and her "magic boobs" and the others cast members this anime is a really good slice of life and i really gonna miss it.
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