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Sylphic · 2012-05-01, 07:27

I guess I'll go and do some too.

The location is Hida, Takayama.

The school in question is Hida Public High School.

Skane · 2012-05-01, 07:38

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Originally Posted by brocko

Damn cliffhangers. Oh and who in the hell decides to even draw the back displays on them digital style clocks. Like seriously, what the hell

"It bugs me/It's bugging me" perhaps?

"I must know!" "I must find out!"

?

Maybe?

Patriot's Blade · 2012-05-01, 07:40

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Originally Posted by Skane

Start praying for an Eru to appear?

Natch.

and that Eru will appear in the middle of the night, in your room, standing next to your bed while your sleeping, staring at you with her glowing purple eyes while smiling......

...... while holding a kitchen knife stained with some red stuff dripping from it.....

Skane · 2012-05-01, 07:47

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Originally Posted by DRAGUN H.E.X.

and that Eru will appear in the middle of the night, in your room, standing next to your bed while your sleeping, staring at you with her glowing purple eyes while smiling......

...... while holding a kitchen knife stained with some red stuff dripping from it.....

Cue the crazy violins.

Spoiler for Azumanga Daioh Reference:

Cheers.

Akarin · 2012-05-01, 07:57

Bagpipe @ Takayama

http://loco.yahoo.co.jp/place/69ebed...93173a3774414/

Using google street view to explore this town is certainly fun.

http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?um=1&h...-8&sa=N&tab=il

Mura · 2012-05-01, 08:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheEroKing

"Watashi...ki ni narimasu!"

If you wanted to use any of the two as a sig

I will gladly use the Chitanda sig.

Random Wanderer · 2012-05-01, 08:21

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Originally Posted by Upscaled

Eru's line, "Watashi, ki ni narimasu!" doesn't have a snappy English equivalent, at least not one that comes immediately to my mind (but it's early morning for me...) It conveys a sense of immediate worry & unease that just isn't conveyed in "I'm curious." It's a short, neat phrase that says, "This makes me feel uneasy. It's on my mind and it won't go away!" It's sort of halfway between "I'm curious!" and "I'm concerned!"

The subs I watched went with "I can't stop thinking about it!"

Chaos2Frozen · 2012-05-01, 08:42

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheEroKing

"Watashi...ki ni narimasu!"

If you wanted to use any of the two as a sig

They stare right through your soul...

FredFriendly · 2012-05-01, 10:39

This was just so cute I had to make an avatar of it:

If anyone wants to use it, go ahead.

Triple_R · 2012-05-01, 12:14

Just watched episode 2 of this. I liked Guardian Enzo's Seinfeld comparison, except that I even chuckled a few times during this episode, so the comparison probably works even better for me than it does Enzo himself.

There's something about Eru's ability to be deathly serious/determined over the most mundane of things that's actually rather comical to me. Oreki plays a good straight-man to that element of her character, while Satoshi and Mayaka nicely round out the cast with them both being basically normal yet-slightly quirky. To go back to Seinfeld, they're basically the George and Elaine of this show right now, imo.

Hyouka really does have that easy viewing, comfort food comedy feel to it.

I don't think it's fantastic or anything that grand, but it actually feels like pure slice of life to me - Just generally pleasant, mildly amusing, and a relaxing viewing experience. This sort of material can turn boring fast if not handled well, imo, but so far it's being handled well-enough at least.

As for the debate over how Oreki treated Eru at the coffee shop, I think it was pretty clear that he was simply trying to get Eru to spit it out already. Even now, he knows her well enough to know that she's not one to just let him run off when there's something she's dying to ask him or tell him to do.

Skane · 2012-05-01, 12:24

I'm pondering "Life with Eru" from Houtarou's perspective...

"Oreki, Oreki! Help me throw out the trash. *staressss*"

"Oreki, Oreki! Let's go shopping for shoes! *staressss*"

Dude's going to be a drained battery.

Hehe.

Xaturas · 2012-05-01, 13:03

Didn't read the premise of this anime. However I watched 2 available episodes and am still pondering if it will be good or just one of many titles which you watch and then forget about them.
What's keeping me watching is the usual KyoAni art quality.
Story is at best mediocre, typical daily life stuff with nothing behind it. (thats why I watched few eps of K-on and then gave up because it was just boring)

Maybe its me but the sparkling eyes scene just piss me off, some people may love it, but for me they are just Ughhhhh.

Still will try 2-3 more eps and see if it have more than just art, and the daily life mysteries.

Ohhh would forget, the only good point about characters, is the main hero being Kyon-alike, which is a ++ for him.

DragoonKain3 · 2012-05-01, 13:15

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Originally Posted by orion

But isn't Satoshi also considered a childhood friend of Mayaka?

I know Mayaka has been friends with MC since elementary via profile. Thing is, MC said that he only met Satoshi in middle school, thus logically Satoshi and Mayaka has only known each other since.

To be honest, I personally have the same feelings towards middle school friends, but Japan AFAIK don't consider middle school friends as osananajimi. Probably the closest one is Kaoru from Amagami being tagged as childhood friend by the english wiki, but I haven't heard Kaoru being called one within the series proper, so it doesn't count.

**Klashikari** · 2012-05-01, 13:17

They usually consider childhood friend as anyone during kindergarten/elementary school. From middle school to onwards, nope.

Ray · 2012-05-01, 13:28

Mhm. The Slice of Life genre is by far my least favourite genre.. but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the second episode.

Eri's eyes are such a dazzling hue of purple. :>

teja208 · 2012-05-01, 13:32

There is something about Kyoani's arts and animation that keeps you watching it.

That said, Eru reminds me of...

Spoiler for a character:

With that, we can compare her curiouness of mysteries with...

Spoiler for :

And so, when Eru though, "If its Houtarou, maybe he will be able to... to... to...

Spoiler for another anime:

Kaihan · 2012-05-01, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by teja208

There is something about Kyoani's arts and animation that keeps you watching it.

For me it has to be Eru eyes. It was a fine episode, a little bit boring but was still good to watch. But Eru stare are just plain dangerous.

felix · 2012-05-01, 15:00

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kaihan

For me it has to be Eru eyes. It was a fine episode, a little bit boring but was still good to watch. But Eru stare are just plain dangerous.

The main dude is cool.
The flower tentacle mind rape thing was... interesting.
The shiny eye business is kind of overused and uninteresting.

Tiberium Wolf · 2012-05-01, 16:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by teja208

There is something about Kyoani's arts and animation that keeps you watching it.

Awesome background. So many details. It's so beautiful.

mangamuscle · 2012-05-01, 18:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Skane

"I must know!" "I must find out!"

?

Maybe?

In spanish it would be "me intriga", sadly it is not the most spoken language (that honor belongs to engrish).

2012-05-01, 07:27	Link #901
Sylphic KI NI NARIMASU! Join Date: Apr 2007	I guess I'll go and do some too. The location is Hida, Takayama. The school in question is Hida Public High School. __________________ I hope this meets the requirements... Otaku in Japan Daily Blog - [URL="www.ninjapan.org[/URL]

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Triple_R Senior Member Author Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Newfoundland, Canada Age: 42	Just watched episode 2 of this. I liked Guardian Enzo's Seinfeld comparison, except that I even chuckled a few times during this episode, so the comparison probably works even better for me than it does Enzo himself. There's something about Eru's ability to be deathly serious/determined over the most mundane of things that's actually rather comical to me. Oreki plays a good straight-man to that element of her character, while Satoshi and Mayaka nicely round out the cast with them both being basically normal yet-slightly quirky. To go back to Seinfeld, they're basically the George and Elaine of this show right now, imo. Hyouka really does have that easy viewing, comfort food comedy feel to it. I don't think it's fantastic or anything that grand, but it actually feels like pure slice of life to me - Just generally pleasant, mildly amusing, and a relaxing viewing experience. This sort of material can turn boring fast if not handled well, imo, but so far it's being handled well-enough at least. As for the debate over how Oreki treated Eru at the coffee shop, I think it was pretty clear that he was simply trying to get Eru to spit it out already. Even now, he knows her well enough to know that she's not one to just let him run off when there's something she's dying to ask him or tell him to do. __________________

2012-05-01, 12:24	Link #911
Skane Anime Snark Join Date: May 2006 Location: Singapore Age: 41	I'm pondering "Life with Eru" from Houtarou's perspective... "Oreki, Oreki! Help me throw out the trash. staressss" "Oreki, Oreki! Let's go shopping for shoes! staressss" Dude's going to be a drained battery. Hehe. __________________ Hearthstone Battletag: Skane#1425 [Can't GIF This], [Jail's House of Rock], [Kanon In The Snow], [She Ain't Dead Yet... She's In Quantum], [She Stabs] Founder of "The Cult of Psycho-Moe", Member of "ARIA the Social Group" & the "Belkan Saint Church".

2012-05-01, 13:03	Link #912
Xaturas Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010	Didn't read the premise of this anime. However I watched 2 available episodes and am still pondering if it will be good or just one of many titles which you watch and then forget about them. What's keeping me watching is the usual KyoAni art quality. Story is at best mediocre, typical daily life stuff with nothing behind it. (thats why I watched few eps of K-on and then gave up because it was just boring) Maybe its me but the sparkling eyes scene just piss me off, some people may love it, but for me they are just Ughhhhh. Still will try 2-3 more eps and see if it have more than just art, and the daily life mysteries. Ohhh would forget, the only good point about characters, is the main hero being Kyon-alike, which is a ++ for him. __________________

2012-05-01, 13:17	Link #914
Klashikari 阿賀野型3番艦、矢矧 Lv180 Graphic Designer Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Belgium, Brussels Age: 37	They usually consider childhood friend as anyone during kindergarten/elementary school. From middle school to onwards, nope. __________________ [Sig art: Kagura Yuu, Nunukko, Maku Rako & Mishima Kurone] / [Twitter]

2012-05-01, 07:57	Link #905
Akarin ... Join Date: Apr 2009 Age: 24	Bagpipe @ Takayama http://loco.yahoo.co.jp/place/69ebed...93173a3774414/ Using google street view to explore this town is certainly fun. http://maps.google.co.jp/maps?um=1&h...-8&sa=N&tab=il

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FredFriendly Beyond the Fringe Join Date: Jun 2011	This was just so cute I had to make an avatar of it: If anyone wants to use it, go ahead.

2012-05-01, 13:28	Link #915
Ray Garnet Join Date: Dec 2011 Age: 29	Mhm. The Slice of Life genre is by far my least favourite genre.. but I'd be lying if I said I didn't enjoy the second episode. Eri's eyes are such a dazzling hue of purple. :>

2012-05-01, 13:32	Link #916
teja208 Critical fanboy Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Anywhere with anime and anime discussion is fine	There is something about Kyoani's arts and animation that keeps you watching it. That said, Eru reminds me of... Spoiler for a character: .. my avatar aka K-on Tsumugi. Actually Mugi with Ritsu voice and Mio hair. With that, we can compare her curiouness of mysteries with... Spoiler for : .. Mugi fondness of yuri/commoner related stuffs. And so, when Eru though, "If its Houtarou, maybe he will be able to... to... to... Spoiler for another anime: HIT ME." Last edited by teja208; 2012-05-01 at 16:00.