(L) Simoun

[Starks]

Originally Posted by DoReMiFaSo

Speaking of plot points, does anyone know what's the deal with Aeru's red eye in ep.4? Is it just an error? Or perhaps there's some special meaning behind it?

Spoiler for ep 23:

When Onashia talked about her sin, I think she meant that she was punished because she didn't choose a gender and escaped from making a decision. That's why she was decaying/decomposing. I think she was trying to warn Yun not to escape from reality.

If that's the case, then everyone must decide their gender. NevAer maybe the exception if they manage to go to the other world.

I am also wondering how are DomiLimo going to choose their gender if there's no Izumi in the past.

It's not an error, we saw it again in a recent ep...

[DoReMiFaSo]

Originally Posted by Starks

It's not an error, we saw it again in a recent ep...

Which one was it? I don't recall seeing it again.

[Starks]

Originally Posted by DoReMiFaSo

Which one was it? I don't recall seeing it again.

When Aeru is prying that dead guys hands from the Simoun's controls...

[FatPianoBoy]

He means the recent episode that it showed up in.
I don't remember seeing it a second time, either.

[fignae]

I'm avoiding spoilers as the series rolls to a close; been skipping posts as a result.

But... did anyone else love this month's cast message? I was squeaking out Morinas x Wapourif love to the skies, LOL. And finally, the question asked was actually about the characters and acting them, and not kissing or real-life experiences, or their favourite scene. Sigh.

[Futaba-chan]

Originally Posted by Starks

When Aeru is prying that dead guys hands from the Simoun's controls...

That was episode 4, the one appearance of the phenomenon.

[Kaoru Chujo]

Originally Posted by fignae

... did anyone else love this month's cast message? I was squeaking out Morinas x Wapourif love to the skies, LOL. And finally, the question asked was actually about the characters and acting them, and not kissing or real-life experiences, or their favourite scene. Sigh.

Yes, Nana-chan and Mizusawa Fumie gave a really good feeling. I love them together in the show, too. I saw some photos of Mizusawa-san on Koshimizu Ami's blog before, and she seemed like a funny and enjoyable person. And as a newly abject fan it felt like a privilege to see Nana-chan so clearly as a person.

These two seemed to have a better grasp of the Simoun world than some others. They knew more or less what Sibylla Aurea meant, and could pronounce "Neviriru" without any problems, and in unison. But they did say that they had studied, lol.

I enjoyed learning a new word (to me): erokakkoii, which I guess means cool/stylish/attractive in an erotic way, and which Fumie said Nana-chan made Morinas. I think Nana-chan said that when she was asked to be "erokakkoii," she would ask the sound director to tell/show her how. I think they were also talking about playing to the mic, and not liking to have the other player watching their face as they played the scene. That made sense to me.

On her website, Mizusawa-san says she likes to remake clothes, and that her special skill is sax. Nana-chan left, Mizusawa Fumie right:



As for Aaeru's temporary red eye in ep4, I thought it was just a symbol of the intensity of the situation, rather than a real physical phenomenon. I don't remember anything like that happening again, either, but I can't be sure.

[m000m000]

Spoiler for yet more gender specualtion:

Originally Posted by Martim

As for Rodore, her new found resolve might be exactly the reason she would choose to be female - she might find the strength to not obey her family's demands. Plus, she can make career as a Priestess (future Temple One? ). They are females, right?

Actually, her newfound resolve has only served to strengthen my opinion that she'll end up as male . I can't really say why exactly, it's just a hunch I get from somewhere.

Though you do bring up a valid point with the career, and it is a choice I could see her very much try to pursue.

Originally Posted by Guppy

Honestly, if there's going to be an epiphany, I'm voting for Paraietta/Alti. The trouble with Alti/Kaimu, Kaimu/Paraietta or Paraietta/Neviril is that all those relationships have serious obsessive problems. Alti and Paraietta may have realised it and tried to let go and move on, but shedding that much emotional baggage just isn't that quick or simple (as Paraietta's already demonstrated).

Yes, this is why I'm not that keen on the whole idea of Paraietta just "opening up her eyes" for Caimu.


Caimu needs to grow out of her posessive childlike crush before she deserves, or rather, even has a chance on, Paraietta.

Or rather, she just needs to grow up - Out of all the characters, she's still the one who hasn't really resolved any of her issues yet, though I'm sure we'll get something on that next episode, what with how the whole shower scene ended and all.
And really, something is bound to happen, because time is running out with the girls going to the spring and all \o/.

Spoiler for ep. 20-23:

What I love about watching Alti and Paraietta together is the way they act around each other - their similar experiences give them a bond that lets them drop their reserve and speak freely, instead of bottling everything up behind strong or silent masks.

There's no grand romance building between them, and I don't think we'll see them suddenly embrace to declare their True Love(tm)... but I haven't seen either Paraietta or Alti look so happy all season as when they were laughing together in the showers, and I think that counts for something.

Very aptly formulated and reasoned, so quoted for Truth .


And indeed, the shower scene was probably 'the' moment of the episode, even if I'm not really a fan of either character. Sort of a pressure-release valve when it comes to my opinion of them - 'hey, they too can still be redeemed!' .

It's alarming when you suddenly notice you suddenly don't really have anyone left that you strongly dislike in the main cast anymore . But, I guess that's to be taken as a credit towards the series progress.

[FatPianoBoy]

Originally Posted by m000m000

Caimu needs to grow out of her posessive childlike crush before she deserves, or rather, even has a chance on, Paraietta.

Or rather, she just needs to grow up - Out of all the characters, she's still the one who hasn't really resolved any of her issues yet, though I'm sure we'll get something on that next episode, what with how the whole shower scene ended and all.

Which is exactly what I think will happen. Kaimu has done very little growing up through the story, so if she's going to do it, she needs to do it now. I think we'll see a lot of Kaimu in these last episodes.
I always liked her for some reason, even though she has a lot of traits that I usually dislike quite a bit (maybe it's the glasses ). I think she has a lot of awesomeness lurking under that immature foam, but first the foam needs to dissolve.

[fignae]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

And as a newly abject fan it felt like a privilege to see Nana-chan so clearly as a person.

Excuse me while I giggle. "Abject"! Hurray! Yes, I'm gaining respect for Nana-chan as seiyuu with every series. (Have been trying to watch Witchblade....)

I enjoyed learning a new word (to me): erokakkoii, which I guess means cool/stylish/attractive in an erotic way, and which Fumie said Nana-chan made Morinas. I think Nana-chan said that when she was asked to be "erokakkoii," she would ask the sound director to tell/show her how. I think they were also talking about playing to the mic, and not liking to have the other player watching their face as they played the scene. That made sense to me.

Yep. I found that a little odd, though, that she's never played a character like that before, and would have difficulty with her. Though it's true that Mizuki Nana has mostly has cutesy roles thus far. It just makes me happy that Morinas is something special. She does a good job with the minor character Kyuushu too. Ah, thanks for the translation of the "face" comment. I didn't get that one. And also for the Koda Kumi reference. It was very fun to check up on.

On her website, Mizusawa-san says she likes to remake clothes, and that her special skill is sax.

For further promotional purposes, direct links to the (same) stream: 500K 1M

[metronome]

btw
who gonna buy the ps2 game of simoun?
I want it, tho too bad I wont understand it if they dont translate it~~

either way the games does look promising

[FatPianoBoy]

Considering that the cost of the game along with a Japanese PS2 is depressingly far out of my budget, I'll continue to play like this

until circumstances change.

[JiCi]

(I am so going to get flamed for asking this...)

Is there a chance to see this anime... in English ?

*runs and hides*

[oneplusme]

Originally Posted by JiCi

(I am so going to get flamed for asking this...)

Is there a chance to see this anime... in English ?

*runs and hides*

Nope. I'm afraid we only speak fangirl. LOL! SQUEE!

[Mizkyu]

Originally Posted by oneplusme

Nope. I'm afraid we only speak fangirl. LOL! SQUEE!

OMG BISHIE KAWAII!!

[Kaoru Chujo]

Maruya Koubou, the same people that made the figure of NeviAer have now made a TempusPatium pendant:



http://maruya.name/souyoku/

I'm not sure if they're going to sell them, how to get them, or how much they might cost. There is an e-mail address on the Profile page, and the group (one person?) will be at the World Hobby Festival in Kobe on October 22. The site says that they are rather fragile, being made from lead with antimony and tin, so probably not suitable for wearing, and mail order may be out. Check the group's Blog page for more pics and info.

The site says that in Kyuukoku, you wear this "two-wing cross" before you choose genders. If you choose male, you break off the right wing, and if you choose female, you break off the left wing. The site says anyone could wear it, but it would be best for someone who has not yet chosen their gender, and still has the qualification to be a Simoun Sibylla.

There's discussion on 2channel about whether this is correct, whether there is one straight and one curved wing, etc. Some people think that males keep the straight side and females the curved. There is a photo showing some examples.

Thirteen hours to the broadcast of ep24. AS says that next week's episode (ep25) will be on at 1:45 am instead of 1:30 (just in case anyone here is in Japan and records it). I don't see anything about that on the official site, though.

[FatPianoBoy]

Originally Posted by JiCi

(I am so going to get flamed for asking this...)

Is there a chance to see this anime... in English ?

*runs and hides*

:Pushes the peanut gallery out of the way:

The licensing of a series depends mostly on its popularity in Japan, followed by it's marketability (word?) in U.S., follwed by the cost of the license.

Simoun doesn't seem to be very popular anywhere, unfortunately . Men will definitely be drawn to it because of yuri, but I don't know what their reaction would be when they find out that fanservice is almost nonexistent, they may not be happy. There the possibility that they come for the yuri and stay for everything else, I guess. Maybe we'll see a reaction like this
The cost of the license will likely be cheap, due to its low popularity, so a company may just pick it up as a low-risk investment.

So, it's very iffy.

[metronome]

@up and up

13 hours! cant wait anymore

@up

well, it takes time to understand and accept the whole simoun stuffs.
actually I almost gave up on ep 3.
may be the series is lack of something cool in the first episodes that might attract some guys that hope for yuri or coolness~~

[Futaba-chan]

Originally Posted by Kaoru Chujo

Maruya Koubou, the same people that made the figure of NeviAer have now made a TempusPatium pendant

Ooo. Want. WANT!

The site says anyone could wear it, but it would be best for someone who has not yet chosen their gender, and still has the qualification to be a Simoun Sibylla.

The female clergy seem to continue to wear the two-winged pendant. Whether that's just a symbolic thing, or whether they're all like Onashia is a very nice question.

There's discussion on 2channel about whether this is correct, whether there is one straight and one curved wing, etc. Some people think that males keep the straight side and females the curved.

2channel is absolutely right, and I'm sad that the pendant makers didn't get that detail right. On the other hand, the female clergy seem to have two curved wings on their pendants, so this pendant might be ideal for someone cosplaying Kyuushuu-sama.

Hmm. Now there's an idea. That's almost my hairstyle as it is....

(So, when will Rodoreamon Scary Plushies go on sale? :-) )

[Futaba-chan]

Originally Posted by FatPianoBoy

The cost of the license will likely be cheap, due to its low popularity, so a company may just pick it up as a low-risk investment.

There was a rumour floating around a month or so ago that one of the major licensing companies was planning to acquire either Simoun or Marimite in the near term. Given that choice, I'd suspect that they'd wind up with Marimite, but Simoun might draw in an audience that might not go for Marimite....

My hope is that they license both. And Marimite-Haru, and the new OAV series. And Kashimashi, and....