Minami-ke

[D a m i e n]

i tested ayako's subs the joke at the begining were funny but the translation of the conversation between kana and chiaki seemed te be a bit rude to say the least... i dont really see 2 sister of 12~10 years old call each other bitch etc etc.
the quality for the encoding was very good though.

[Cal-Reflector]

Finally saw the last episode. What a blast.

1. Hosaka in his cloth-shedding glory is back.
2. Juices from overseas. If I had to guess I'd say it was Odwalla Superfood or some other strange mixtures from that company. To the unacquainted Japanese tongue those "smoothies" could be pretty potent, not to mention all the strange chemicals and minerals and other health boosters they've stuck in there.
3. If we are measuring comedy power like combat power in Dragon ball, Hayami's would be in the top five in this series; whenever her eyes open, the meter (and fear factor) goes over 5000. I love Hayami; if Hosaka's "Quest for Haruka" falls through some how I hope the two end up together. Their kids would be the GARest, funniest support characters anime has ever known.
4. Chiaki's... um, dumbling oner head moving with a life of its own was fantastic.
5. Uchida's kimono is ruined; too bad, those things cost a lot.
6. Hosaka's GAR and comedy power is over 10,000. That's super saiyan.
7. The ending pan shot with Hosaka on the mountain as he laughs and welcomes the new year's with a messiah pose clearly foreshadows that he will be the boss next season, if he wasn't already. The ending also establishes him as the true hero of Minamike, albeit a Tragic Hero; was it just me or did a trace of sadness carry in his final laugh?

[Leedizzle]

The final episode had everything a guy like me could want.

1. Delicious Trap
2. Delicious Reverse Trap
3. Overly drunk female character forcing herself onto another female character

[JediNight]

Spoiler for Okawari Ep1 Gripes and Spoiler:

I really want to like the 2nd season done by the new studio, but Ep1 didn't do it for me, and I'm afraid the issues I have with it aren't likely to change much as the season progresses.

The OP uses like an Action/Drama music that doesn't fit the show at all (and doesn't fit in a bad way, not a good parody/pun way), not to mention the fast-walk animations looked really poorly executed. Only Fujioka-bear destroying the ship was awesome.

As for why I didn't like the episode -- I had to watch it through a 2nd time really paying attention to everything to figure it out -- The Direction just seems rather poorly done. Stuff like scene changes and when/where the various theme BGM were used were off which caused a number of the jokes to lose their comedic punch you came to love from Season1.

The overall animation quality I felt was also decidedly inferior. The character animation was rather sloppy and rough looking, and the color palette has way too much contrast and harsh bright colors in comparison to the wonderful soft pastels from the manga and Season1. Not to mention there was a ton of overt fanservice just for the sake of fanservice without some type of joke involved, which IMHO was also one of the great comedic points in Season1.

If I had to sum it up succinctly: asread's version (S2) has a lack of flow compared to doumu's version (S1). It's like the difference between watching Azumanga Daioh and Lucky Star -- Azu still managed really good flow for a 4-koma, while LS jumped badly between scenes with no segue a lot of the time. Except asread doesn't even do it as well as LS even IMHO =\

[The Chaos]

There Already Thread For Okawari...Minami-ke: Okawari

[Midonin]

This is interesting. Apparently the first DVD of Minami-ke Season 1 included a special Haruka solo version of the ED theme. (I saw it on Nico, that's how I found out.) I can only hope later volumes include a Hosaka solo version of anything. That man is worthy of it.

[f4bidnish40]

ah, btw....

Hosaka, the fantasizing smexy dude who's crushing on haruka is daisuke ono- itsuki koizumi TMOHS

Chiaki Minami is voiced by Chihara Minori, a.k.a. Nagato Yuki. Fitting, they're both intelligent. At first, I couldn't tell that hosaka and minori were voiced by there respective seiiyuus from TMOHS, but after some research and close listening, I realized it. ^^ D'oh!

I just started watching this season, me likey! So just sharing some two cents. ^^

[dahl_moon]

Anyone wish to do a review of "Sensei and Ninomiya-kun?" Here's a collection of all Ninomiya-kun related scenes from Minami-ke! Niconico link

Also, a mod of KnuckleFighter-X to play the classic scene of Sensei vs Ninomiya-kun in Samurai Spirits style! Niconico link.

[X207]

im sure this has been asked b4 but has there been any explanation for how haruka divides her life? does she hav a part-time job or does she get money from some government support program. all she does seem to do is attend school. i also hope there is a explanation as to how haruka got into the role of a mother becuse of an unknown absense of their parents.

[ganbaru]

I think than the money came fron ''oji san'' (the son of their mother's sister) or than he is a intermediary.

[X207]

Originally Posted by ganbaru

I think than the money came fron ''oji san'' (the son of their mother's sister) or than he is a intermediary.

ty, i forgot all about oji-san. it now makes more sense that he is related to the money trail.

[Nenkitsune]

Yeah, that makes sense as well.

On an unrelated note. I was eating curry while watching Minami-ke (after realizing "Ah! I didn't watch the first season) and started watching it, and my mom came in after i finished, sat down, and started eating her curry while watching it.

I think she likes it, cause now I wanna do other things on my computer, and she's saying "Ahh, I wanna watch"

[AuditionEX]

weird ending. oh wow.

[dahl_moon]

Minami-ke meets Nursery Rhyme, niconico link. "Main characters" include the Minami sisters, Hosaka (aka Kimochiwarui) and Mako-chan (aka Baka na Kodomo)!

[mikesince83]

Originally Posted by dahl_moon

Minami-ke meets Nursery Rhyme, niconico link. "Main characters" include the Minami sisters, Hosaka (aka Kimochiwarui) and Mako-chan (aka Baka na Kodomo)!

Can anyone explain for the slow members (mainly myself) what exactly this means or more specifically what the video is for?


Edit: I did a translation on the site text and got - "created to commemorate the 300,000 regeneration". So this is a little AMV for the fans by the network to celebrate 300k hits on the Minami-ke website? I noticed the video opening has a similar mention - "300,000 HIT Anniversary movie".

[dahl_moon]

Originally Posted by mikesince83

Can anyone explain for the slow members (mainly myself) what exactly this means or more specifically what the video is for?


Edit: I did a translation on the site text and got - "created to commemorate the 300,000 regeneration". So this is a little AMV for the fans by the network to celebrate 300k hits on the Minami-ke website? I noticed the video opening has a similar mention - "300,000 HIT Anniversary movie".

Sure, the video is a commemoration of 300k hits on the Lucky*Star meets Nursery Rhyme video (currently at 318k hits). Nursery Rhyme is a eroge (dating sim), and the video is Minami-ke arranged to mimic the opening sequence of the game. Apart from the pretty high quality of the arrangement, the funny thing is Hosaka and Mako-chan are shown as "main characters," meaning the player is able to "date" them. Additionally, their "English names" are shown as "Kimochiwarui (disturbing)" and "Baka na Kodomo (dumb kid)," respectively. You can take a look at the comparision video in the following spoiler.

Spoiler for Comparision video:

The following video is a seiyu joke on Minami Chiaki/Nagato Yuki (both have the same seiyu, Chihara Minori). Niconico link.

Edit: Also a funny MAD; Chiaki throwing a HUGE fit (almost for 2 minutes) over Kana forgetting to prepare the rice cooker.

A different version of Chiaki throwing a fit, niconico link only.

[ganbaru]

Originally Posted by [URL="http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm1820790"

Niconico link[/URL].

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That one was so fun.

[whitepearl]

A rather crazy Minami-ke MAD I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVj3EnIwprg

[The Chaos]

^ This Last Video Really Funny ..

[X207]

Originally Posted by whitepearl

A rather crazy Minami-ke MAD I found:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVj3EnIwprg

that vid is pretty funny even if some repeating scenes/words were present. lol fear kana the destroyer of worlds .