(L) Tari Tari

[blewin]

finally! now that Wakana is officially joining the club, the anime can finally concentrate on developing the other characters more, Wien for example. wanna see more of him other than his lack of sensibility.

[Jmac]

finally! now that Wakana is officially joining the club, the anime can finally concentrate on developing the other characters more, Wien for example. wanna see more of him other than his lack of sensibility.

THIS! I want to more about Wiens background and also still curious about that letter as well.

[Freeter]

Wakana finally joins everyone in the ED. Too bad the harmony is ruined by the bad editing of Badminton playing with his shuttlecock

Spoiler for 07:

As expected, all the drama is now being forced onto Sawa, as she proves to be far more moody than Wakana. Good thing the rest of the cast balances out that frustration with their cheerful disposition. Poor Konatsu gets the wrong idea and thinks she's having boy troubles

And poor Badminton-kun, I can't even remember his name anymore since the girls keep messing with him

Meanwhile, Wakana is now cuter than ever. That bento scene was HNNNNNG-worthy. So glad she's back to normal.

[Excorsism]

Spoiler for Episode 7:

Oh boy, this episode brings up even more questions about Wien. And as usual the girls are feeding him weird information again!

I believe Wien said いったいどこから来て... and I'd translate it loosely as "Where did I come from?" So could he be an orphan? That would probably explain why he didn't get a childhood flashback... Oh god, another week! I also noticed he calls Wakana by her first name instead of Sakai, probably a cultural difference but it's nice. OTP!

Relatively low key with Sawa's turn on the story front and at the same time, they seem to be building another side conflict with the principle or something. Again, Konatsu and her cute eccentric actions this episode with Wakana's adorable reaction to her dad's love bento.

[totoum]

Spoiler for episode 7:

Sawa's lucky that she's in this PA works show and not the last one,if she was that fall would have killed her
As for Konatsu she represents every shipper in this show:trying hard to find what isn't there
It also wouldn't be a Tari Tari episode without some teasing when it comes to Wein's backround!Watashi kininarimasu!
Also looks like the principal might be in trouble.
Some nice moments all around but I've got a soft spot for the part early on where we see Sawa target practice on her horse but then realize that in fact it wasn't real and she was just practicing without a real horse

[Midonin]

たりたり♪♪　07 - Sharpen! Blade of the Beast

You can totally have singing and a hero show at the same time! The group should listen to Wien's suggestion on this one. And since Wien believed them about the white rhino (a rather clever bit of Japanese wordplay, if I say so myself), I am now picturing Wien as GekiChopper, and there is little the can be done to stop me. The whole hero motif Wien's got going for him makes me for what his eventual character song will be.

(The show's getting two albums full of character song-y goodness, in addition to the insert song album.)

While it's true Sawa's profession is indeed a gamble, and not fully a creative art, I still side with her on this one. There's a lot to be said for doing what you love. She's a lot more emotional than Wakana about it, but her problems might also take less episodes to overcome. Like, two, three at most. I continue to love Konatsu as a character. Her completely misreading Sawa's signals, and her idea for a musical, are both a lot of fun to watch.

Really, they should go with the musical hero show idea.

[sikvod00]

Badminton-dude: "Girls are scary..."
Indeed. Many of the females in episode 7 were sort of... not nice.

[Arturia Polaris]

SAWA!!! MY PRINCESS!!! NOOOOO

T.T

Arty

[serenade_beta]

Spoiler for ep7:

I couldn't help but notice the story is developing in the same way (trouble --> "Sorry guys, I'm busy"/Keeps problem to self --> Trouble in a new way), but well, it wasn't bad.

From the last part... I see! As the story goes from 1-6 (the first half), more and more characters join the protagonist at the fountain, but from 1-7 (the second half), a new transfer student causes all of those characters to die off and in the ED, the characters will slowly disappear and leave the protagonist by herself!
(;ﾟДﾟ)(ﾟДﾟ;(ﾟДﾟ; )ﾅ､ﾅﾝﾀﾞｯﾃｰ!!
PS: I just noticed the badminton racket in the ED...

[Sphire]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Spoiler for ep7:

I couldn't help but notice the story is developing in the same way (trouble --> "Sorry guys, I'm busy"/Keeps problem to self --> Trouble in a new way), but well, it wasn't bad.

From the last part... I see! As the story goes from 1-6 (the first half), more and more characters join the protagonist at the fountain, but from 1-7 (the second half), a new transfer student causes all of those characters to die off and in the ED, the characters will slowly disappear and leave the protagonist by herself!
(;ﾟДﾟ)(ﾟДﾟ;(ﾟДﾟ; )ﾅ､ﾅﾝﾀﾞｯﾃｰ!!
PS: I just noticed the badminton racket in the ED...

Spoiler for Ep 7:

I kinda expected that. A bit of a shame given Wakana behaved the same exact way, but doesn't properly pick up on Sawa's behaviour. Especially since she knows Sawa has issues with her dad.

I was jokingly thinking Wakana's now all uppity having gotten through her issues and assumes no one else has any.

She's still way cute though

As for Sawa's issues, at least it was built up well. I was worried they'll never be able to match Wakana's drama, and they probably can't, but they did good on this episode. I'm not sure why she's not eating, I know her dad said something and she's rebelling, but is there more to it? For instance I know jockeys tend to be smaller people, so perhaps that's why? Next week's episode looks heavy too. No! I don't think I can handle Sawa tears...

Badmin-dude and Wien/Vienna need more story too, but at least I like how other characters get smaller segments through episodes while still focusing on the main current plot. Wien's letter thing was personally very impacting.

Looking forward to more!

[Kismet-chan]

Spoiler for Newtype scan:

[Guardian Enzo]

I don't think TT is capable of not being pleasant and amusing, but that was definitely a couple of steps down from the Wakana arc. Quite predictable both in turning to the requisite Sawa arc and in the way it played out, and there was actually a lot of recycled stuff in the episode. Best part was the interaction between Wakana and her Dad. Sadly, Wien and Taichi development is still on the side of the milk carton.

[Blonto]

This show feels somehow different than normal anime. The humor and the characters feel more natural. I was surprised to see the girls fantasize about some more self-centric things (Konatsu about telling off the teacher, Sawa about being awesome on horseback), because recently I just watched too many anime where the characters do things only for the sake of plot or the main character. Also a lot of the humor felt unusually subtle for an anime, which I like.
The character designs are awful though. The way the eyes are drawn makes them look like they pierced their irises and I still can't tell Sawa and Wakana apart. Making noses visible to naked eye wouldn't hurt either. Seriously, what's with anime and lack of noses recently?
Also the happy ED can sometimes really clash with the preceding scene.

[Blaat]

A rather boring episode, with some interesting humorous moments in between. I for one am hoping Sawa arc is only two episodes.

[Triple_R]

Personally, I loved this episode.

Granted, I get how the Sawa arc may seem a bit formulaic after the Wakana arc, but I'm just glad to see a weaker/troubled side to Sawa given how strong and efficiently happy-go-lucky she has tended to come across in Tari Tari so far. This arc is already off to a great start in rounding out Sawa's character by adding some greater depth and humanity to a character that was already very charming and stylish and somewhat cool.

And I truly love all the little things in Tari Tari. All of Konatsu's little moments of playfully acting out, the subtle humor, the little quips and small bits of body language that can say so much with such style and grace. This show has such charm and character to it.

And while Taichi and Wien haven't received much development thus far, I really am starting to get a sense that they just might be going somewhere special with all of these little Wien bits. I was pretty skeptical of that before, but I can't shake the feeling that a show as well-written as this one wouldn't allow all of these interesting narrative bread crumbs to become a figurative bridge to nowhere.

So while I don't want to get my hopes up, I also have this strong sense that Wien's unique position, strengths, and overall disposition may eventually be key in solving a major conflict that arises later on. And that in so doing Wien will finally gain the place of belonging that he still sort of lacks within this group.


So given that my two favorite characters in this show are Wien and Sawa, it should be little surprise that I thoroughly enjoyed this episode. I'm definitely looking forward to more.

[Dextro]

I don't know but I didn't particularly enjoy this episode. Maybe it was the fact that it's my beloved Sawa-chan that's going on a overly drastic diet regiment in order to get her weight down to competitive riding levels (with mandatory forced throwing up if you didn't get the hint) that got me to rage or maybe it was just my mood at the time but I thought the Sawa drama was just a tad overblown.

But I'm withholding judgement so far because after what they did to top off the Wakana arc they deserve every benefit of the doubt I can spare. Also: the Konatsu comedy moments were absolute gold as always even if they hinted pretty hard that she might still have some troubles coming up (with the Vice-President and her old club).

Originally Posted by Triple_R

And while Taichi and Wien haven't received much development thus far, I really am starting to get a sense that they just might be going somewhere special with all of these little Wien bits. I was pretty skeptical of that before, but I can't shake the feeling that a show as well-written as this one would allow all of these interesting narrative bread crumbs to become a figurative bridge to nowhere.

So while I don't want to get my hopes up, I also have this strong sense that Wien's unique position, strengths, and overall disposition may eventually be key in solving a major conflict that arises later on. And that in so doing Wien will finally gain the place of belonging that he still sort of lacks within this group

That's important to point out to everyone claiming Wein hasn't had (much) character development. He has but it's been very subtle and slow burning so far. They've also laid down some heavy hinting on this last episode that he's having issues integrating within the school. He's constantly left out and people don't pay much attention to him (coupled with all the extra classes he has to take) and he's feeling lonely. Then there's the letter and that "flashback" a couple of episodes back that shows he's been acting tough for someone else's sake (and for his sake as well I reckon).

Wein is slowly turning out to be a moderately interesting character. Let's hope this keeps up.

[Bombo]

Finally Wakana joined in ED ...
She so cute and sawa with her hilarious comments in the club .

[Liddo-kun]

Episode 7:

Spoiler:

It's good that Wakana is now active in the club, one more helping hand is good for them. Wien seems easy to trick..

Sawa seems to have another problem, in addition to her dad not approving about the mail she received. Why want to lose weight? I wonder if she's applying to be a model or something?

I like how they now sing together at the ending theme.

[Kanon]

Another great episode. I'm happy they decided to explore Sawa's issues so soon, as she's my favorite character in the series. She gained a lot of depth in this episode.

Thankfully, this episode wasn't all drama and there were lot of humorous moments. Now that Wakana has officially joined, the girls have the numerical advantage and use it to bully the boys more than ever. Poor Wien seems to have truly believed their lies
The part where Wakana and Konatsu threw a barrage of insults at Taichi made me laugh harder than I should have ("Idiot!" Insensitive!" "Scum!" "Scum!" "Idiot!" "Scum!)".

Originally Posted by totoum

Spoiler for episode 7:

As for Konatsu she represents every shipper in this show:trying hard to find what isn't there

Bwahaha, so true
Konatsu is such an entertaining girl.

Originally Posted by Sphire

Spoiler for Ep 7:

As for Sawa's issues, at least it was built up well. I was worried they'll never be able to match Wakana's drama, and they probably can't, but they did good on this episode. I'm not sure why she's not eating, I know her dad said something and she's rebelling, but is there more to it? For instance I know jockeys tend to be smaller people, so perhaps that's why? Next week's episode looks heavy too. No! I don't think I can handle Sawa tears...

Jockeys need to be very light, that's why Sawa was dieting. She was probably told by whoever it is she wrote to that she is over the weight limit and therefore can't hope to compete professionally. It's not that she's fat, she just doesn't have the proper physique (she is tall and naturally "well endowed"). Unfortunately for her, passion is indeed not enough to succeed in that field. She will most likely have to give up on her dream, I'm very curious to see how that will handled next week.

[Sphire]

Originally Posted by Dextro

I don't know but I didn't particularly enjoy this episode. Maybe it was the fact that it's my beloved Sawa-chan that's going on a overly drastic diet regiment in order to get her weight down to competitive riding levels (with mandatory forced throwing up if you didn't get the hint) that got me to rage or maybe it was just my mood at the time but I thought the Sawa drama was just a tad overblown.

Originally Posted by Kanon

Jockeys need to be very light, that's why Sawa was dieting. She was probably told by whoever it is she wrote to that she is over the weight limit and therefore can't hope to compete professionally. It's not that she's fat, she just doesn't have the proper physique (she is tall and naturally "well endowed"). Unfortunately for her, passion is indeed not enough to succeed in that field. She will most likely have to give up on her dream, I'm very curious to see how that will handled next week.

Just touching on both points, the one thing I guess I'd say I didn't like was how sudden the diet thing started. I think it's fair to assume Sawa knew weight requirements, so it would have been nice to see her 'dieting' start before this episode. But maybe that's just me nitpicking. Perhaps she did try and now only started drastic measures. Or perhaps that book/magazine/letter finally told her exact weight requirements.

But yea, I still really liked this episode. Even though last week was hard to follow, it did good. Wakana's recovery was shown well. Konatsu being Konatsu. And Wien getting some extra scenes. And of course Sawa goodness and like someone else already mentioned, the part where she's imagining herself riding proper but she's only practicing is golden to me.