2016-09-24, 11:07
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Age: 35
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pretty much everything i wanted out of this series. ever since a certain group stopped putting out amanchu chapters, i haven't been following it. It was great to get back into the world. it's not quite aria, but i never expected it to be. it was amazing in its own way.
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2016-09-24, 15:19
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Southeastern US
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I went into this series already sold on it because of my fondness for Aria. Unfortunately it never seemed to get fully airborne. Throughout the run, I kept having a problem with the VA for Teko. While everyone else was spot-on for me, Teko's voice seemed whiny through most of the series without showing any change for the character's growth. A couple of other minor complaints are the gag of Ai kicking her brother was overused and several of the scenes seemed to reached their "profound conclusion" without sufficiently earning them.
Also, I would have liked a little background on Pikari. Overall, it was ok but fell very short of the high expectations I had at the beginning. |
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2016-09-24, 15:28
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The land of tempura
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Well that does it for Amanchu but sadly I can't say it was the SOL masterpiece I've been craving. It wasn't bad though, I'll still give it a solid 8/10, but it delievered on its promise without going above it in any way which is a bit disappointing for me. I know this is just me putting undeserved expectations on the show but what can you do? I can't help how I feel.
My main problem with Amanchu is that I'm not curious to see more of the world like I was at the end of the first season of Aria. I don't particularly feel that longing for more that other shows have left me with. Don't get me wrong: this was a great finale for a fantastic SOL show but (and I know I'm being a bit selfish) I wanted just a tad bit more. I feel like this has a lot of similarities with the original OVA for Tamayura. That show was also rather good back then but left me feeling satisfied at the end without much need for more. Then the first TV season hit and expanded on the world enough to get me curious about the characters and their adventures in it. I guess that just means that I'm waiting for a second Amanchu season to give me more reasons to look forward to more of its world then*  *to be honest I'm probably just bitter that we didn't get the chapter with the town procession. 
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2016-09-26, 10:31
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: France
Age: 37
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I was slightly disappointed in this adaptation, mainly with what they did with Teko's character. Perhaps I remember incorrectly , but she seemed much less whiny in the manga. Having her fail her exam didn't really help (passed on her first try in the manga), I suppose.
Everything else was top tier. I really hope they'll make a second season.
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2016-09-29, 07:06
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Join Date: May 2014
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I am a little bit disappointed with earlier chapter.
If I'm not a manga reader I would drop it due to 3 eps rules. Afterward it start to getting better. My personal favorite is ep 9. Overall, it focus on drama much more than in the manga. It's start bad but improve gradually in the end. It's different animal than Aria and Flying Witch and can't hold the candle for them. I do not regret watching though. Spoiler for What I wacth, expect and got:
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2016-10-01, 12:07
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: Spain
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I maratoned it when the 12 episodes were on and although it was not what I expected (I thought it would be more a sports anime) I really like SoL and enjoyed it pretty much.
An easy 8+ for me, and in the top 3 of the season 
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2016-10-03, 15:44
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light....
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Can you go into more details about some of the tracks that especially stood out for you at all?
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2016-10-03, 16:00
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The land of tempura
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2016-10-03, 17:16
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Join Date: Sep 2006
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I think I would need to listen to it a few more times and make some notes to do a proper review, but...
I first heard of GONTITI when they did the soundtrack for the first two Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou OVAs, and after watching a fansub of those I was straight on to CD Japan to buy their soundtrack for that. The third and fourth Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou OVAs had a soundtrack by Choro Club, so there's almost a full-circle thing going on here given that Choro Club did ARIA and GONTITI did Amanchu. It may only be in my head, but there's a connection in that they're in the same kind of Latin-American instrumental music, yet still quite different in some ways. I think their music fitted the show wonderfully. |
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2016-10-04, 15:03
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: The land of tempura
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)Yeah, I can 100% see the connection between the styles of GONTITI and Chrono Club. As an example take this song from Aria and then compare it to something like 海と空と太陽と〜morning〜 in the Amanchu soundtrack. They would sound decently enough one next to the other:
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2016-10-12, 05:38
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is this so?
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Gradius Home World
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Watched the final episode today. Glad that I didn't drop this series. Slow paced anime that sent me to sleep on one episode, but still.. it's an enjoyable experience. and the animation quality looks rather improved on this last episode. Also liked the cat episode before this one., good thing they adopt the poor kitten.
Overall a nice 8/10.
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