2014-11-08, 05:47 | Link #261 |
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You sound like Kaori now. Is he avoiding music (=not playing the piano) or isn't he (=karaoke job)? I think it's pretty obvious that the reason he doesn't play the piano is that he can't play the piano due to his trauma, not because he intentionally avoids it. Before they went to the stage together, he wasn't concerned with being able to face the piano, but rather if he'll be able to hear the music and his overall performance given he hasn't played in years and hasn't practiced the notes.
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2014-11-08, 06:36 | Link #262 | |
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Kaori is basically telling him that he does deserve to still play.
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2014-11-08, 06:55 | Link #263 | |
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Just for the record, I don't agree it comes down to blaming himself for not playing well enough for his mother to live. The kid may be juvenile enough to believe that, but that's exactly why we should take another look at his mom's abuse and not just chalk it up to what he claims. |
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2014-11-08, 07:28 | Link #264 |
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I would be a bit off your topic about trauma right now. Anyways, does Kaori genuinely loves Watari?
and Watari seems like he doesn't mind Kaori being with Kousei a lot of time. Well, I thought at the beginning that Watari likes Tsubaki instead. |
2014-11-08, 07:50 | Link #265 | |
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2014-11-08, 13:15 | Link #266 |
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I really don't like where this is headed with those not so subtle hints ("I've always wanted to do this!") that Kaori's illness is more serious than she wants Kousei to believe.
It's a dangerously slippery slope where the story ends up revolving around the illness and forgets about the character's other facets, and for this story specifically, it brings the risk of turning Kousei's development into a zero-sum game where he inevitably relapses when Kaori's condition takes a turn for the worse again somewhere down the line. Hopefully Kousei and Kaori can prove me wrong and the story will end on a lighter note than that. Last edited by Shadow5YA; 2014-11-08 at 13:26. |
2014-11-08, 13:32 | Link #267 | |
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I think the major problem with Kousei is that he likes all the things Kaori says, but he believes himself to be so different from her that he does not think he can actually be like her. I think part of his story will be coming to terms with his own instincts and desires as a musician instead of abiding by all the things his mother scarred him with. I'm not sure Kousei is so much acting stupid as he is just being a person with low self-esteem and general depression.
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2014-11-08, 14:52 | Link #268 |
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whoaa... this is really a rare time where I really want to pluck off all death flags from Kaori's head... Damn! Don't kill the best character in this anime!
She clearly showing some "making good memories before die" trait right now I'll take my time to comment the issue that has been debated here Kousei most likely has a tendency to please his mom.. He felt burdened to complete his mom's dream because of his mom's sickness... He basically use piano only to fulfill this desire and not because he actually love Music That's why I think his mother's strict teaching won't be a traumatic experience for him His problem arose after his mother's passed away. He basically lost every reasoning in his life.. that's why he felt guilty in playing music while he actually didn't really like it Meeting with Kaori is starting to make Kousei look depth inside his heart to find out what is his true desire and his next goal Commenting about Watari and Tsubaki, I can't imagine Watari would form a love triangle since he is a playboy.. The only issue is how Kousei can direct Kaori's eyes to himself rather than to Watari For Tsubaki, she is hopeless actually... She already in friendzoned state honestly, I can imagine some lame drama like Watari would date Kaori and Kousei would date Tsubaki. Then they would realize that the relationship won't work... They broke up and Kaori ended up with Kousei I hope they would decrease the amount of drama and didn't turn it into a lame one focus on the music please... waiting for their next performance last note : I really hope Kaori only have a little anemia... and not more than that |
2014-11-08, 22:06 | Link #269 | |
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2014-11-11, 04:09 | Link #271 | |
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I'm soooo glad this show is getting the treatment it deserves, by waiting until the series end (series ends at volume 11, out next year) and they're going to cover the whole thing. That's always a concern on adaptation for an ongoing series.
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2014-11-12, 19:30 | Link #272 |
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Is that older looking Kaori image official art? I played a violin in middle school, and it irks me to no end that when the instrument is drawn the artists have no idea what they're drawing.
For the majority who've never played the instrument, in that image Kaori has her bow on the strings over the fingerboard (the black board) instead of between the fingerboard and the bridge (tan piece of wood holding the strings up). The strings are only a few mm above the fingerboard if you actually try that you'll get no sound. /endrant @Shadow5YA I agree the illness setup and the relationships are becoming familiar to Golden Time. I really hope the series avoids the obvious trauma -> good -> relapse -> finalcure route with Kousei. And I also hope it avoids turning the series into a full on tragedy with Kaori. |
2014-11-13, 14:43 | Link #273 |
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Good episode overall as it reflects a bit on Tsubaki's character. I think it should be obvious now but she obviously has feelings for Kousei. She tries to "go out" with that other guy but really...Kousei is the only person on her mind most of the time. Hell, she freaked out when she saw him with Kaori in their home and later on had difficulty during her game. Anyways yeah, I think sooner or later, she's going to have to realize it herself down the road. Oh boy, here comes the competition.
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2014-11-13, 15:52 | Link #275 |
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No idea why this show tries to deal with serious matters while being needlessly and heavy-handedly childish every other second. Don't they realize that it doesn't work? That this show is incredibly lame at its best and downright nonsensical at its worst?
Whoever is writing/directing this is either trying to win some award for most randomly/badly written series, or is just completely clueless. |
2014-11-13, 15:58 | Link #276 |
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Yet another excellent episode, especially because of Tsubaki. Well played by Sakura Ayane.
I did feel as if Kousei was a little quick to get fired up for the competition, but that's okay. Next week, he encounters his old competitors, played by Kaji Yuki and Hayami Saori. Can't wait. I hope his playing improves, lol. As for people who fear "lame" drama, don't be embarrassed, just enjoy the human feelings as they come. Drama is good, and almost no drama is actually lame. Not as lame as anything to do with impossible giant robots, anyway. It basically enrages me when people who like repetitive shounen fighting condemn shoujo memes as lame (not saying that's anyone here, just saying). @neshru. I feel your pain -- the humour in this show isn't humorous to me, either -- but there is another result of the contrast: it keeps the drama from feeling too heavy. Traditional use of comic relief. I disagree completely with your general condemnation of the writing, but I do see what you see. It's the show's style.
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So to me it's an issue of direction and interpretation of the characters more than it is an issue of writing per se, but a lot of people like it cause it looks kind of pretty and non-threatening so it seems like a bit of a trade off is at play as well. Oh I should add that lately I'm noticing more of a growing criticism for this shows melodramatic approach to it's subject matter so maybe I'm not going completely crazy and am indeed onto something here. I think there always comes a certain point where no amount of trying to beautify or make this or that scene look pretty can still manage to cover for flimsy overwrought characterization and dramatization of events and this show is kind of entering that crucial area with it being it's 6th episode now. I think the author made a bit of a smart call to start introducing some new rivals and a new angle to the story at this point in any case cause the Kaori well of character potential always struck me as more or less exhausted by this point and like it needed a break. Last edited by Dr. Dahm; 2014-11-13 at 17:11. |
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2014-11-13, 17:02 | Link #278 | |
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2014-11-13, 17:06 | Link #279 |
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Finally watch the first eps of the anime. I've had read the manga and wasn't that interested in the anime , but the anime adaption is very well done, in my opinion even better than the manga.
The character animation is better than in the manga and the music it makes it "click". So now i am on the anime. |
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One aspect I did like about this episode was Hayami Saori's very brief role as the character Emi Igawa near the end though. That seiyuu is just money when it comes to this kind of character and captures all the dignified passive aggressiveness of the character. Literally born with the kind of voice to play this sort of role that it pretty much feels like a no brainer that she was cast here. She likely just had to walk into the studio to be hired to play this role. She'll make the next set of episodes pretty interesting I'm willing to bet. |
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