2006-10-15, 00:03 | Link #22 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Finally! I was waiting for the raw all day--
I really enjoyed the first epsiode - but it's only the first I'm anxious for the next episode and when they really get into the story Really liked how real frames were included Some(?) nice music too (volume was a bit low) Last edited by gianna; 2006-10-15 at 03:43. |
2006-10-15, 17:46 | Link #27 | |
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There is a song by Billy Joel that goes like this:
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To anime is very relaxed and relaxing, almost lost in its own thoughts, or maybe lost in the depths of the drink. The jazzy ending is amazing and to see the bartender mix the same drink described in the episode was very inventive. I wonder if they are going to do it every time? This could be educational. |
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2006-10-15, 22:01 | Link #28 | |
gigi
Join Date: Dec 2005
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Oh and how many episodes will the series be? There's already eleven listed but could that change Last edited by gianna; 2006-10-16 at 16:38. |
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2006-10-16, 00:01 | Link #29 |
Yuuki Aoi
Join Date: Jul 2004
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The show has a good, unique feeling. And I was really impressed with the bartender's voice and presentation. I'm not much of a fan of either bars or mixed drinks, but maybe this will corrupt me, lol. We'll see if the apparently episodic nature of the thing gets stale or not.
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2006-10-16, 19:57 | Link #34 |
Always impatient
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Definitely a "healing" genre for adult. Just for people to sit back and watch the show and relax and have a drink and then go to bed. Good atmosphere delivers the promise.
And what? Comparing it to eh, mushishi???? Prolly next time people are gonna compare orange with Mother Teresa, spaghetti with Kim Jong Il, and pepsi with hmm, the Mars? |
2006-10-16, 23:49 | Link #36 | |
Anime Snark
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
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The closest anime I can think of in terms of mood is ARIA. I am a sucker for slice-of-life shows, and it helps even more that Bartender is being directed as though it is a theater show.
To add on, my thoughts as written elsewhere, Quote:
Cheers.
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2006-10-17, 07:48 | Link #37 |
Somehow I found out
Join Date: Feb 2006
Age: 40
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I also have an uncontrollable susceptibility towards slice-of-life anime. It doesn't terribly surprise me that I liked Bartender, given the premise and what I've heard of it, etc, etc. But it is nice that I can actually say I liked it after I watched it. And it is nice.
Rather surreal at times, though. The story's certainly aren't anywhere near as profound as Mushishi or similar (well, not the one we saw in the first ep anyway). In fact, I think we can all put the Mushishi comparisons to bed now that we've seen the first ep. ARIA is a far better comparison now, particularly given the feel-good mood and the fact that it most definitely belongs in the "healing" genre. I wouldn't say the animation is bad, but there wasn't a great deal that really tested the animators. I did like some of the cinematography and segue, though... some of it was really clever and eye catching. Absolutely loved some of the music, though. There are times where I thought the story was a bit stupid. It's obvious they're not aiming for anything overly profound here, but I think the way they handled it made it respectable, even if it wasn't terribly interesting. This is clearly more a character-focused thing and I think the appeal of the stories in future episodes will be more an emotional one than an intellectual one. Which is fine by me. Good stuff. I think I'm going to thoroughly enjoy this anime.
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2006-10-17, 09:16 | Link #38 |
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Join Date: Dec 2005
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Nice. It always sounded a bit like Aria to me. I think I said as much in this thread and the new announced anime thread. Nice to see some Aria fans enjoying the show, and whilst not a clear cut indication should hopefully mean it's something that I will also enjoy. Like Sorrow-K and Skane, I usually like all the slice-of-life type animes that I've come across and they are something of a favourite genre/class of mine, with the only recent exception being Binbou Shimai(but that was really due to not getting on with the characters and as a result I didn't watch past the first episode which is not something I usually do). I will probably either wait until someone else subs it or perhaps with some spare time check out the subs currently available.
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2006-10-17, 10:11 | Link #39 |
Team M.Y.T.Hi.C.
Join Date: May 2006
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finally, my ARIA/Mushishi fix for this season.. it's all coming togethere now... the replacements for the void left out by the previous season...
Sukuran/Ouran => Sumomo mo Momomo for comedy Hachikuro II => Asatte no Houkou and Kanon for drama slice of life Death Note, D.Gray Man and Pumpkin Scissors for action (include Code Geass and Busou Renkin, but these two pale in comparison with the three) and of course.. Bartender for slice of life... i just hope they keep it up, and even better, if they surpass the first episde standards
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2006-10-17, 10:50 | Link #40 |
In the Tatami Galaxy ↓
Join Date: Feb 2006
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I hoped that it invoked a mood similar to Hemingway's most known and best-written shorts, A Clean Well-Lighted Place, where although there's an exploration on the problems of the old, suicidal drunkard and some resolution is sought by the bartenders, they themselves have problems of their own that even with introspection, they basically find nothing - the nada concept. Yeah, I know I was shooting for craps, but it would have been fun had the show been something laconic yet evocative of a pervasive melancholy.
For more, kindly check out my First Impressions on Bartender. I guess I was simply dreaming; this isn't even the next Mushishi, IMO.
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