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View Poll Results: Hanasaku Iroha - Episode 14 Rating | |||
Perfect 10 | 12 | 19.35% | |
9 out of 10 : Excellent | 20 | 32.26% | |
8 out of 10 : Very Good | 18 | 29.03% | |
7 out of 10 : Good | 10 | 16.13% | |
6 out of 10 : Average | 0 | 0% | |
5 out of 10 : Below Average | 1 | 1.61% | |
4 out of 10 : Poor | 1 | 1.61% | |
3 out of 10 : Bad | 0 | 0% | |
2 out of 10 : Very Bad | 0 | 0% | |
1 out of 10 : Painful | 0 | 0% | |
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2011-07-03, 12:36 | Link #21 |
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^ Let's be fair here. It's not Ko's fault that Ohana turns into such a downer when she thinks about him, so I think calling it an "influence" is iffy. But I do agree that Ohana is a wonderfuly delicious female character, and I continue to love Itou Kanae's voice.
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2011-07-03, 12:40 | Link #22 |
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I wouldn't mind seeing developments in Ko's relationship as long as it isn't with Ohana
Also what was with Yuina jumping on Ohana saying she wanted to be "better" friends, man I sensed some cool yuri vibes there Look at the ED too, Yuina and Nako so close? A yuri pairing would be really awesome
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2011-07-03, 12:43 | Link #23 | ||
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I found the Minko confession scene hilarious . I just loved how nervous and desperate his voice conveyed it, as well as misunderstanding 'balut' to be a good thing. I kinda feel sorry for that guy(they need to give him a name =0\); he keeps confessing and getting shot down. The first time, she barely flinched at his confession, but this time, she seemed flustered. Because of all the her classmates were there? Perhaps. But I'd like to be optimistic in that his persistence is 'winning the day'. This makes me kinda wonder if it's better to take what you can get as opposed to striving for what seems like the unattainable.
I do find Yuina enjoyable, and I like delving into her char a bit, but she seems a bit too whimsical for this serious situation. It feels.... I dunno, 'out of place' for her I guess =0\. And did anyone else get a Minko/Tohru vibe from that head clerk and the main part-time waitress girl? Quote:
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Sorry, but that ending is in another castle =02. We all know that Ko is going to take the money he's been saving for months and move to Yunosagi to support Ohana's new life. Last edited by frubam; 2011-07-03 at 12:55. |
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2011-07-03, 12:56 | Link #24 |
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I noticed it in the final scene. Ohana and Yuina had big, round "anime" style eyes. Expresive, friendly, charming. The other four were narrow (it doesn't help that their faces were drawn to give them a perpetual scowl either). The aesthetics of something can tell you a lot about it. Not always, but often, and it definitely holds in this case.
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2011-07-03, 13:15 | Link #26 |
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Omg, that Minko confession was hilarious! Gotta give props to the guy for having such courage. I could never do something like that, especially not with an audience. Well, at least the people were receptive and seemed to cheer him on LOL.
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2011-07-03, 13:31 | Link #27 | |
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It should have been obvious that Yuina would be getting major character development after all this time. Her presence has dominated in the opening and ending credits, so it's about time that she actually showed up.
In a way Yuina reminds me allot of Ohana before she got her shit slapped by her Grandma. Ohana had that same kind of flippancy for what kind of things she wanted to do with her life, transforming into one of the most motivated and hard working people at the inn. It's an interesting contrast to how Ohana seems to think that Yuina has her beaten in nearly every category BESIDES the Inn, when it's really much more even than she imagines. Yuina's fiancee was actually a rather interesting, if unobservant individual. He's a rather nice individual personally but it seems that he doesn't quite got his work personality down. I know it's important to want to keep your workers on task, but blowing them off like that is rather inappropriate considering that there ARE things an employee might need to inform a boss about that supersede their immediate orders. Especially when he see's time to chat it up with his Fiancee one work hours (which is a valid point of criticism). I rather LOL'ed at how critical Minko was of his lecturing of the waitresses nail polish when she herself constantly received (albeit milder) criticism from Tohru. Though you gotta love the humor bits in this episode! Ohana obediently putting Minko into a full nelson at Yuina's order and Ohana's "Kappa" encounter. I do find it interesting that Kou is now more lonely and disconnected from Ohana in this trailer than he was last season. Quote:
This is the weakest part of OhanaXKo that often gets ignored. Ohana's gone through significant character change, all without Ko really being aware of it. Even Ohana explicitly mentions herself around Ko in Tokyo when she saw him again was a totally different person than who her real self is. A major thing that's been stressed for nearly half this series so far is that Ko and Ohana haven't had a very successful first hand flow of information back and forth. That most dramatic thing Ko is going to notice is that Ohana is a VERY different person than the girl he confessed to and ran away from on the streets of Tokyo. It was a bit awkward, but one has to give the fellow props for at least not waiting for Minko to move away before confessing |
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2011-07-03, 14:12 | Link #30 |
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Not only is Ko in the new OP, but Ohana immediately thought of him after...
1) Two young people implied to be in love playfully raced by her. 2) Ohana thought about how she's not making good use of her youth. Oh, and when thinking of Ko, Ohana starts to tear up a bit. The implications here are quite obvious. Ohana is by no means over Ko. It doesn't guarantee an Ohana/Ko ending, of course, but it does mean that it was way too soon to rule it out after last week's episode. I'll probably have more to say about the episode as a whole later.
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2011-07-03, 14:53 | Link #32 | ||
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The writers have had plenty of time to make Ko a love interest. But so far they've seemed more interested in making him a beloved thing from Ohana's past that she gives up tragically. And more to the point. KissiouXOhana is practically canon now Consider this carefully. After the initial shock of finding out Yuina was in an arranged marriage, the big thing she focuses on is the fact that would make her the Inn's Madame. Practically being married to it. Ohana finds this more romantic than the idea of being married to a childhood sweetheart. Even if Ko and Ohana DID get together, the inn would end up coming first. Ko would simply be a convenient vessel to carry Ohana's offspring to term. |
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2011-07-03, 15:12 | Link #33 |
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Highly enjoyable episode. The show really may be hitting its stride. Good development for what looked like a mere beach/onsen episode.
I've always thought of Yuina as a fairly smart and mature character. She is mature enough to have an intentionally carefree surface. Nice voice work by Tomatsu Haruka to get the various aspects of Yuina to coexist in her voice. She and Ohana really are a match made in heaven, whether as friends or as more than friends (unlikely, in this show). They are the two characters with the most inner force, among the younger generation. I loathed the fiance's management style. I've seen it. I hate it. I was happy when he was dumped. And it doesn't matter what age a manager is, what matters is how they act. Treating employees with disrespect damages their pride and makes it harder for them to do a good job. The manager's job is to help employees do their jobs well, not to be the big man. That bossy attitude usually comes from fear, in my experience. He should have more confidence in himself and in the work. By the way, I'm sure he really was her fiance. Arranged by their parents to unite the two great hotels. They've probably known they were intended for each other since they were little. But she doesn't have to go through with it if she doesn't want to. I was certainly happy to see Kou-chan in the OP, but it doesn't mean he and Ohana will end up together, just that he is still part of the story. More richness to explore. It could go either way. I personally love it when Ohana gets serious and weepy, thinking of him. She can't just be happy, energetic, and simple all the time. This big emotional conundrum makes her character much more interesting. By the way, I thought nearly nude Ohana was both beautiful and normal. Tasteful and effective fanservice, it seemed to me.
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2011-07-03, 15:31 | Link #35 |
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sucks for the hotel manager guy.
I was on his side, his managing decisions was in the right place, but probably shouldn't talk bad about the part-timers in front of them, maybe do it behind their back lol. Wonder how Kissiou is doing with its whole waitress staff gone (other than the head one)
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2011-07-03, 16:35 | Link #37 | |||||
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I like the attitude of the guy who confessed to Minko better. He's already been rejected and yet he's still going for it. Ko went for it once and has been on stand-by ever since. He even appears to have given up without even getting a reply. Quote:
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I honestly fail to see how a romantic relationship could happen at this point. Nonetheless, I won't go as far as to say there is no chance it'll happen, if the writers want it to happen, they will, even if they have to use a device as unrealistic as Ko moving out just for Ohana. Quote:
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2011-07-03, 16:50 | Link #38 | |
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Though Ohana is different in some respects, at the core, she's still the same, as evident when she went back to Tokyo and hung out with him a little. Her feelings about Ko are as strong as ever. As long as that's the case, and she hasn't shown herself to move past those feelings, it's still the strongest possibility out of them all. |
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2011-07-03, 16:56 | Link #39 | |
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Also especially agree on the guy who likes Minko. You have to admit, he'd be creepy in real life, but when you compare him to the likes of Ohana, Minko, Koh, and Tohru, his behavior comes off as honest and tenacious.
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2011-07-03, 17:56 | Link #40 | |||
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(More to the point. If the writers wanted Ohana/ko to happen, they've had PLENTY of opportunity to keep them more connected...opportunities that seemed to have been deliberately gone unused. That suggests to me that the writers ultimately have a different idea of the purpose Ko has in the story than being a triumphant love interest). Quote:
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And having rewatched the first episode awhile ago, I don't really think that you can say that Ohana is fundamentally the same person as she was when Ko confessed to her at the start of the series. I'd think its more prudent to say that she has a similar exterior but at her core she's really changing. Early series Ohana was MUCH more like Yuina, with nowhere near the serious attitude about anything. |
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