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I know all about the cardboard cutouts and everything else - I've watched the entire series several times and I also wrote a detailed review of the series mentioning the same elements you did. The overdone recapping, by the way, had more to do with Anno's departure in the middle of the project than with any budgetary crisis. I have also seen series presenting episodes as kamishibai, a musical or a quiz show - of course these were not GAINAX series. There are plenty of interesting ideas out there. Like I said, GAINAX does not have a monopoly on that kind of thing. I don't have a problem with people taking interest in GAINAX' work but I don't find the writing to be very good since Anno departed. Kono Mini could easily be better written. Categorically putting GAINAX on a pedestal is merely wishful thinking based on a lack of either interest in or knowledge of what else is going on. |
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2004-04-22, 11:47 | Link #202 | ||
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2004-04-22, 12:06 | Link #203 |
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Ep3
Great episode; shows a LOT of promise. It's obvious to me the show will turn a dark corner soon... the cute sidekicks are showing up.
This episode feels really well-pased. Unlike last espisode, where it was mostly "let's explain everything and introduce everybody so we'd get it out of the way", this one wasn't that clear about Akari and how she ended up in the tree "house" living with a flying squid-thingie. It was mostly about the enigma that is Akari and her special relationship with Ryu. I really dig that; it has a nice Haibane Renmei feeling to it: extraordinary people doing ordinary things in an seemingly fantastic setting. My hope for the show went up again. I've decided I'm going to forget about Mahoromatic, EVA, and GAINAX's reputation when watching KonoMini. I'm going to watch this show on its own merit, not on its similarities to other shows. I think this way I'd enjoy it much more. |
2004-04-24, 11:02 | Link #204 |
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Why is everyone making such a big deal about this? It might be a good show to some, while not to others.
I didn't like EVA, but there's a lot of people who did. I like Konomini, and as it turns out there's a lot of people who hate. I say, just go with it. Whatever happens, happens. And this thread is to talk about Konomimi, could we please talk about that instead? ^_^ My thoughts on episode 3... I like Akari and Ryou. I thought I was going to hate them and they'd be boring, but they actually aren't. |
2004-04-24, 11:46 | Link #205 | |
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I can't believe Takeshi didn't even think about the other "glowing body" after the splitting in the first episode.... |
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2004-04-24, 16:56 | Link #206 |
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Yeah, why didn't he think of the other glowy thing? lol, PLOTHOLE!
Is everyone going to have some sort of darkside in this anime, that you know of? Hikari and Takeru have one, and it IS called "This ugly and beautiful world".... and it seems like Jennifer was hinting at something evil inside Mari in the second episode. I like how Jennifer does the opening narrations. ^__^ |
2004-04-24, 20:08 | Link #210 | |
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As for Jennifer and Mari, I think Jennifer just noticed that Mari likes Takeshi (or at least, has some feeling for him) and encouraged her to confess. (Side note: You can marry your cousin in Japan.) According to Hikari and Jennifer, it seems like Hikari and Akari assumed their current forms and picked up some common senses and knowledge around the time of arrival. It will be interesting to see how the extinction theme will tie up to the plot. For my personal taste I hope the plot won't become way too dark.... Unfortunately it's likely to happen. |
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2004-04-25, 03:54 | Link #212 |
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My belief is that the "Ugly and Beautiful World" is the world outlooks of Takeru and Ryou. Ep1 begins with Takeru being very cynical in talking about current world events, etc. Meanwhile we see that Ryou has a more positive outlook on the world and reveres life and people.
Hence the Ugly vs Beautiful World. |
2004-04-25, 04:08 | Link #213 | |
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2004-04-25, 06:56 | Link #214 | |
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2004-04-25, 09:40 | Link #215 | |
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I actually want it to become a bit dark, because when I first heard of the show, I was expecting it. |
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2004-04-25, 09:58 | Link #217 | |
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In my opinion Hikari and Akari are quite equal in terms of their guardians and abilities. Ep.4 is a very heart-warming episode. Hikari and Akari have very different attitudes and environments. I will be interesting to see how their characters will develop. Judged from the pace so far I will guess there are more than 13 episodes.... Again I can be wrong. I really don't want to see Hikari and Akari fight in the end....(cry) Some hints in ep.4 worth noticing: Spoiler:
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2004-04-26, 01:40 | Link #219 |
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Anyways, I've watched up to episode 04, I might as well join in on the conversation. Episode 04 had a whole lot of yapping and mushy scenes, and some jokes that are good for a giggle. I don't whether Jennifer Portman is there to spoon feed us "information" or to deliberately lead us off to the wrong track. I wonder how far Takeru and Ryou will take their relationship between their respective alien girls. The two alien girls seem to be extremely naive, but I guess they have an ulterior motive behind that. Now I still don't know what the hell is going on, so I'll just sit back and watch people wax theory/philosophy in a vain attempt to deduce what this anime is all about...
EDIT: Just a question, how long will this series last? Last edited by Muir Woods; 2004-04-26 at 01:51. Reason: Added a question... |
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