Nanatsuiro★Drops

[FlareKnight]

Well liked what I got to see in episode 2. As expected Tsuwabuki waking in Sumomo's bed was one hilarious event. Can't blame his reaction since it would be quite the shock, no such luck in it being a dream. Nice of the teacher though to forget to give a small piece of information like him turning back to a human during the day!

Nice work by him though telling her it was a dream. Plus we got to see the bond between Sumomo and Nao and how close those two are. Nao really was a really calm person considering the weirdness of the entire situation. Throwing in Sumomo not wanting to erase the feeling that went into washing the wet costume.

I like Tsuwabuki so far. He seems like a pretty nice guy even if he is a bit indifferent and not that social. Can understand the guy and we can already see him interacting more. Lengths he went to find a way to keep Nao's memory from being erased for Sumomo's sake. Plus the nice chat in the rain. Guess we'll get to see how he uses the information he has as Yuki when he's interacting with Sumomo as Tsuwabuki.

[niwasatou]

Originally Posted by Kimichi

Ah I dont know if id call him a loser per-se...More like a rather indifferent fellow heh. At the start he doesnt seem really interested in much of anything, but already in episode 2 you can see him warming up to aki.

Personally he's one of the more enjoyable to watch male leads i've seen in awhile. He keeps his cool for the most part and doesnt act like a buffoon. Not perverted, but also isnt completely ignorant of the girl close to him etc, etc.

Well, that's why I chose to say "rather". He's not a loser, with that I agree completely. But he's far from being a cool/sarcastic/perverted macho type.
So, yeah, let's call him the Tsuwabuki-type male, if that's okay with you.

[FireChick]

Episode 2 is out subbed and I'm going to watch it on Veoh.

[Hemisphere]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Well liked what I got to see in episode 2. As expected Tsuwabuki waking in Sumomo's bed was one hilarious event. Can't blame his reaction since it would be quite the shock, no such luck in it being a dream. Nice of the teacher though to forget to give a small piece of information like him turning back to a human during the day!

Nice work by him though telling her it was a dream. Plus we got to see the bond between Sumomo and Nao and how close those two are. Nao really was a really calm person considering the weirdness of the entire situation. Throwing in Sumomo not wanting to erase the feeling that went into washing the wet costume.

I like Tsuwabuki so far. He seems like a pretty nice guy even if he is a bit indifferent and not that social. Can understand the guy and we can already see him interacting more. Lengths he went to find a way to keep Nao's memory from being erased for Sumomo's sake. Plus the nice chat in the rain. Guess we'll get to see how he uses the information he has as Yuki when he's interacting with Sumomo as Tsuwabuki.

Tsuwabuki realizes that he has two different roles to play with regards to his relationship with Sumomo: one as Yuki-chan, who is Sumomo's close confidant and emotional "crutch", and one as Tsuwabuki. His importance to her as Tsuwabuki-kun isn't realized yet by the two of them, but when they do, it's quite a touching moment.

[cyth]

Originally Posted by niwasatou

He's not a loser, with that I agree completely. But he's far from being a cool/sarcastic/perverted macho type.

In other words, he's not Kyon or Yuuichi. And I agree, let's call him a Tsuwabuki-type male lead.

Originally Posted by Shiroth

Also a question for game players (i'll be on myself next week :3), do we ever get to see Sumomo's Mother? Just the talk about her in the second episode had me wondering what her appearance is, especially having such a cute daughter.

I'll just say that... she's the coolest mum I've ever encountered in this bishoujo business. In a sense she's more girly than Shigure Ama (Asa's mum) from SHUFFLE! Also, I couldn't get past the feeling that Sumomo will grow up to be just like her. Haru is one lucky~ guy.

[ipernorris]

I saw this is seinen: does this mean it isn't too much retarded, right?

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by Erhjegel

Only in Sumomo's ending.

She's...quite a surprising one, that's for sure.

Interesting. I'll be sure to stick to her once i start playing.

Originally Posted by Toua

I'll just say that... she's the coolest mum I've ever encountered in this bishoujo business. In a sense she's more girly than Shigure Ama (Asa's mum) from SHUFFLE! Also, I couldn't get past the feeling that Sumomo will grow up to be just like her. Haru is one lucky~ guy.

Heh, hearing this makes me nice and happy. Looks like i'll have a wonderful bonus to look forward to at the end.

[Deathkillz]

Originally Posted by Toua

I'll just say that... she's the coolest mum I've ever encountered in this bishoujo business. In a sense she's more girly than Shigure Ama (Asa's mum) from SHUFFLE! Also, I couldn't get past the feeling that Sumomo will grow up to be just like her. Haru is one lucky~ guy.

even more so than yukino's mother in nagasarete airantou? im seeing a pattern on how father's these days are so lucky to get great wives ~ example would be kona's mum in L*S

[Ashlotte]

Originally Posted by niwasatou

Well, that's why I chose to say "rather". He's not a loser, with that I agree completely. But he's far from being a cool/sarcastic/perverted macho type.
So, yeah, let's call him the Tsuwabuki-type male, if that's okay with you.

Haha sorry sorry...Watching so many shows and by extension following so many threads is wearing on my comprehension skills I think.

And thats a fair enough label for him heh...As for cool anime mom's ill add nagasumi's mom from seto. Her constant neglecting of her husband is always good for a laugh.

[FlareKnight]

Agree it should be interesting once Tsuwabuki realizes his importance as himself to Sumomo. In a sense it's really useful to have that Yuki-san form since it's the one time when she opens up to him and he can get a view to her real self. No doubt he was surprised to see such a shift when she's at home.

Sumomo's mom has to be one interesting woman. Sending her daughter a magical girl outfit is great stuff . Hope we'll see her down the road since she's got to be a fun character.

Yeah Nagasumi's mom is pretty cool. Though I'd feel bad for the father. Both his wife and....son go out of it whenever they see "Masa-san..."

[Robotnik]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Sumomo's mom has to be one interesting woman. Sending her daughter a magical girl outfit is great stuff . Hope we'll see her down the road since she's got to be a fun character.

Having recently re-watched Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo,

Spoiler for my guess:

I'm guessing she's some sort of former magical girl herself.

[FlareKnight]

Originally Posted by Robotnik

Having recently re-watched Okusama wa Mahou Shoujo,

Spoiler for my guess:

I'm guessing she's some sort of former magical girl herself.

Spoiler:

Well you could be right on that. Seems quite interesting that not only would her mother have this kind of clothing. But also sending it at such a time as her daughter has gained these abilities.

Seems like some of these guys really luck out in getting some nice wives. Though too bad since she doesn't live with them right now.

Find Sumomo and Tsuwabuki interesting as a pair. Both seem to have trouble with conversations (well Sumomo is pretty active with Nako and at home). Their walk home was interesting to watch as Tsuwabuki even with the information as Yuki tried help her with the conflict she was going through.

Next week should be one to see with the arrival of the 'rival'. Though I kinda find a battle funny, bring on the spoons war! Really how on earth do you fight with a spoon anyway? Maybe it'll be some challenge then we'll have the two running around swinging at drops while that wolf beat the heck out of Tsuwabuki.

Anyways, I do think it would be quite the odd situation (not that being a stuffed animal isn't odd) getting dried off like that by Nako. Guess I can understand his not agreeing for her to dry off his bottom.

[Katsu Koneko]

I really liked episode 2. Hehe waking up in her bed and then telling her it was a dream was just hilarious. XD

I just knew that he was going to transform back at that moment. XD

I just loved how they showed us Nao and Sumomo's bond. So cute at the end with the sign of trust thing. ^^

Looking forward to episode 3.

[Guido]

What Color is Fate?

It was a beautiful start on how they setup the story. Nanatsuiro Drops was my first chosen pick for the summer season, since watching a few screencaps at Omni's made my heart melt for the cute character design.

The sparklig, colorful, light effects work more wonderfully at night settings in my opinion.

Although the main female lead did not transform into her magical girl costume as it is tradition for the mahou-shoujo genre to do so right from the start, there was actually a first-transformation.

Spoiler:

Tsuwabuki drinking by accident the magical-soda, which transformed him into the tiny but fluffy, stuffed lamb dubbed Yuki-chan by Sumomo.

This is an interesting pick of a plot device that the staff conjured for this magic-girl show. The fluffy animal won't be standing behind the sidelines as many pet companions to other magic-girl did.

Spoiler:

What's the poignant and immersive aspect for the story is that in my opinion the anime is driven by the characters- involvment, interactions, relationships, and outlook on each other.

I think that Tsuwabuki's case he would be witnessing Sumomo with different eyes from bonding a close attachment towards her as Yuki-chan.

In case of Sumomo she'll gradually become more openly straightforward and courageous upon other people thanks to encouragement of Yuki-chan, a.k.a. Tsuwabuki

I'll be keeping the episodes, since I want to introduce the series to an old friend girl of mine, who is crazy-eyed on any magic-girl stuff.

Spoiler:

BTW, the teacher Kisaragi knows more than what meets the eye. Since he knows for starters the secret to turn Tsuwabuki back to normal, and gave him the items like the ring and the book to deliver them to Sumomo.

[Hemisphere]

Originally Posted by Guido

This is an interesting pick of a plot device that the staff conjured for this magic-girl show. The fluffy animal won't be standing behind the sidelines as many pet companions to other magic-girl did.

Spoiler:

What's the poignant and immersive aspect for the story is that in my opinion the anime is driven by the characters- involvment, interactions, relationships, and outlook on each other.

I think that Tsuwabuki's case he would be witnessing Sumomo with different eyes from bonding a close attachment towards her as Yuki-chan.

In case of Sumomo she'll gradually become more openly straightforward and courageous upon other people thanks to encouragement of Yuki-chan, a.k.a. Tsuwabuki

It is. The character interactions are what drives the story: even Flora and the rest of Tsuwabuki's friends helps drive the story, and the main characters' developments. It's more evident in the eroge, since they have more time to show you each of the various interactions that occur.

By the way, you don't know how true your statements are.

Spoiler:

BTW, the teacher Kisaragi knows more than what meets the eye. Since he knows for starters the secret to turn Tsuwabuki back to normal, and gave him the items like the ring and the book to deliver them to Sumomo.

I don't want to reveal any more details, but that is just the very tip of the iceberg. Kisaragi-sensei also knows that Supinias costs a lot of money when you want to hire one (for catching Hoshi no Shizuku, people, not for other reasons), for one thing.

[FlareKnight]

Yeah I'd agree that something is quite suspicious with that teacher. At the start I was almost thinking he had his own objectives for those star drops and would just be using Sumomo and Tsuwabuki. At least there is a lot more to this guy than you'd think at the start. Where he got all this information and the tools remains to be answered. Though I can't blame Tsuwabuki for being more concerned about his own situation.

Can't wait to see how things progress. Character interactions like that are always fun to watch. Since it's not just about the magical aspect. But how the character interactions between each other. Even in the second episode that relationship between Sumomo and Nako was huge and even Tsuwabuki really did everything he could to try and help things.

[NeoSam]

I don't think I posted this yet, here's the opening for the eroge:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDq6fFKJhNA

I love the opening, I have it on my cell ^_^

[Shiroth]

Originally Posted by FlareKnight

Yeah I'd agree that something is quite suspicious with that teacher. At the start I was almost thinking he had his own objectives for those star drops and would just be using Sumomo and Tsuwabuki. At least there is a lot more to this guy than you'd think at the start. Where he got all this information and the tools remains to be answered. Though I can't blame Tsuwabuki for being more concerned about his own situation.

For a moment i was thinking he planned this all out, kind of like your usual Magical girl bad guy, though i can't see that being the case this time around. I'm just guessing he's from the other world, or has had teaching in the way of magic. I'll still keep the idea of 'bad guy' in my head though.

[cyth]

Spoiler for ep 03:

Uwaaaaa~ My eyes still have some tears remaining from Sumomo's crying scene, right after that horrible experience from the planetarium when she realized the kind of obstacle Prima Aspallas will become before she can collect the remaining star driplets. The blue-eyed stera spinia from St. Aspallas showed no mercy toward her weak rival, but it seems the anime's supervision didn't hesitate and by the end of the episode quickly showed what Sumomo is potentially capable of.

I loved how they introduced Prima Aspallas. It kind of reminded me of Suzumiya Haruhi's from the anime--"striking beauty!" with the camera angle hopping around her face in those three seconds.

I also confirmed that Tsuwabuki is receiving proper treatment. His clumsy wording, stuttering... a flawless transfer, I'd say, but perhaps his counseling session after the weaver festival maybe slowed down the mood too much, that is for the anime's episode flow. Other than that, it felt right.

Spoiler for game spoiler related to 03:

Good times ahead of us. After hearing Arthur's report, Nona was already hinting very moderately that there's more to Sumomo's stera spinia abilities than meets the eye. Perhaps his mummy's past has got something to do with it?

Overall, it was a very touching episode. ;_;

[Hemisphere]

Wow, so it really looks as if each chapter is taken as an episode. I hope they don't skip out on things too much.