Yozakura Quartet

[golthin]

Originally Posted by Heli

The manga version made a lot more sense:

it is very RARE when an anime is as good or better than the manga. I have given up in my expectations of manga being made into anime. I only hope they do a decent job and if by any chance they made the anime as good or better than the manga, that is a bonus

[Proto]

I haven't heard of ROUND TABLE since Chobits ended so it was quite a surprise for me that they have this beautiful song included in their track.

They did many of the Endings for the ARIA series if you are interested.

[AngelsThesis]

Originally Posted by golthin

it is very RARE when an anime is as good or better than the manga. I have given up in my expectations of manga being made into anime. I only hope they do a decent job and if by any chance they made the anime as good or better than the manga, that is a bonus

actually it really just depends on which one was made first IMO

for example, Jigoku Shoujo manga was made after the anime.

unless of course u still think its better

but of course in this case, the manga is definately more favourited for me.

[Utau]

Originally Posted by AngelsThesis

guess that means u didnt see NHK?

Originally Posted by Proto

They did many of the Endings for the ARIA series if you are interested.

I see, guess i'll check them out. Thanks .

[Darkside]

Silver :'(

[Eczema]

I'm really loving the OP for this - Just Tune by Savage Genius.

[Cight]

Ep4 explained a lot. Now I know why Hime sits one seat away from Akina.

Spoiler for Ep4:

Poor Gin. Possessed for two entire years and his best friend is the only one who can set him free and that's by killing him. And Hime's practically given up on him. While Akina can put down Silver he can't do it to his friend because he still believes he can save him.


Random amusing moment: The District chief telling Mariabelle he was tired of her clothes. And I thought he should have continued: So strip them off!

Good episode.

[kujoe]

Hmmm.

Spoiler for episode 4:

So, besides the friendship between Akina, Hime and Gin, I'm now also wondering what's up with Gin and Ao. In the opening they seem to be very close... and possibly even more.

The fact that Akina tells Kotoha to keep his encounter with Enjin a secret to both Hime and Ao seems to point to this.

And yeah... killer nun for the freaking win. (Her, and that tsundere song. ) I want to see more of her now.

[Oxtail]

Spoiler for episode 4:

Tsundere song is definitely the win.

Tsun tsun dere tsun dere tsun tsun...

[JediNight]

I've been thinking about it lately and -- what genre is this show supposed to be anyways? Is it technically a shoujo title? It seems to incorporate elements of shoujo, slice of life, action/monster of the week more commonly used in shounen (along with the demon thing), bishies and regular fanservice.

[Azuma Denton]

Originally Posted by kujoe

Hmmm.

Spoiler for episode 4:

So, besides the friendship between Akina, Hime and Gin, I'm now also wondering what's up with Gin and Ao. In the opening they seem to be very close... and possibly even more.

The fact that Akina tells Kotoha to keep his encounter with Enjin a secret to both Hime and Ao seems to point to this.

And yeah... killer nun for the freaking win. (Her, and that tsundere song. ) I want to see more of her now.

Spoiler for eps 4:

maybe they're brother and sister?? cause they both has dog ears...

definitely need to listen to the full tsundere song...

[kujoe]

Originally Posted by JediNight

I've been thinking about it lately and -- what genre is this show supposed to be anyways? Is it technically a shoujo title? It seems to incorporate elements of shoujo, slice of life, action/monster of the week more commonly used in shounen (along with the demon thing), bishies and regular fanservice.

Shounen can have pretty boys too. In fact, there are a lot of those right now.

Yozakura Quartet is more of a shounen in my eyes, personally speaking. It's also being published by Shounen Sirius Magazine.

[Eczema]

Pretty funny ep. Tsundere song is win, and so was the random "I'm sick of your clothes comment." Then she changes into something much more plain. There's so many cool-looking characters in this show. The character designs were what got me into this show in the first place, so I hope each of the characters gets enough development and screentime.

[LKK]

Originally Posted by kujoe

The fact that Akina tells Kotoha to keep his encounter with Enjin a secret to both Hime and Ao seems to point to this.

That's not what the sub lines say.

Kotoha: Is it alright? Not telling her [Hime]...
Akina: Yeah. Tell Ao to keep it a secret as well.

I read that as saying Ao knows but Akina wants to be sure that Ao doesn't say anything about it to Hime either. Of course, it's possible the sub is wrong. I wouldn't know.

Although the animation quality dropped, the storyline took a huge step forward. A very interesting episode with lots and lots of future implications.

Interesting revelation that Kotoha is a half-youkai. Is she not a full youkai because she was once human (mentioned in ep 2)? Or is she the child of a human and a youkai? If so, then why did she say in ep 2 that she was once human?

Just like he did with Silver and to some extent Rin, Akina is taking the lion's share of the burden on himself with regards to possessed Gin. Still, he couldn't bring himself to send Gin to the other side effectively killing him. The city will likely suffer some from that decision. But I hope ultimately Akina will be shown to have made the right decision.

The three monkeys were an interesting metaphor and showed how well the friends know each other. Akina doesn't always listen to others advice. If he had listened to Hime's advice about Gin, then he would have been able to tune him when they met later. Hime goes straightforward without looking. If she was more careful about looking, she would have seen for herself how the citizens were reacting to her behavior with Silver. Since we don't know much about Gin's true personality, we'll have to trust that he doesn't have a very talkative personality. Based on his behavior during the flashback, I'd say that was likely though.

As for any relationship between Ao and Gin, that's something the anime has changed -- or more likely delayed -- from the manga. By this time in the manga, their connection has been made more clear.

One thing still confuses me though. Is Enjin an individual youkai? Or is the collective name for all the youkai who are trying to break through the barrier? The series seems to use it both ways.

Final comment for now: loved the tsun tsun dere song!

[Sterling01]

Originally Posted by kujoe

Hmmm.

Spoiler for episode 4:

So, besides the friendship between Akina, Hime and Gin, I'm now also wondering what's up with Gin and Ao. In the opening they seem to be very close... and possibly even more.

The fact that Akina tells Kotoha to keep his encounter with Enjin a secret to both Hime and Ao seems to point to this.

And yeah... killer nun for the freaking win. (Her, and that tsundere song. ) I want to see more of her now.

There might be another reason Akina doesn't want ether of them to know that was revealed in the credits. As Enjin's full name is...

Spoiler for ep 4 credits:

Hiizumi Enjin, he has the same family name as Akina.

Originally Posted by LKK

One thing still confuses me though. Is Enjin an individual youkai? Or is the collective name for all the youkai who are trying to break through the barrier? The series seems to use it both ways.

Spoiler for Enjin:

He's one person and the series has always referred to him as one person. Where did you get any other Idea?

[LKK]

Originally Posted by Sterling01

Spoiler for Enjin:

He's one person and the series has always referred to him as one person. Where did you get any other Idea?

From this scene in ep 4. When the boy leader meets the youkai who has been with possessed Gin, they have this conversation.

Leader: Was it you that entered through the barrier and then sneaked over here?
Youkai: The Enjin were not involved in previous fights.

It could just be a translation / English problem. But by referring to "The Enjin" and using the plural verb form, the implication is that there is more than one. Otherwise, the sentence should have been "Enjin was not involved in previous fights" or "The Enjin was not involved in previous fights" if an English honorific title were required. When I combine this dialogue with the elder's conversation with Hime in ep 1 about how "they" have been trying to break through the barrier with 4 attacks in the last six months, it made me wonder if Enjin was a single entity or the name of a collective group. Most of time, Enjin has been used to address the fox guy, but there have been just enough instances where it was used collectively that I became unsure.

[Sterling01]

It's a translation problem, Enjin is one guy

[LKK]

Thanks for clearing that up. I was confuzzled.

[lmd_84]

Ep3: I didn't get the whole dog thing. Yes, Hime has her responsibilities as the Mayor, but how was it so inconceivable for Akina that she couldn't deal with those and having a pet, without negatively affecting the opinion the townspeople had of her? Sounded to me like she was willing to try, just stubborn about it.

Of all the personal things that could effect someone in a position of authority like that (especially seeing as it doesn't look like Hime's very old), a dog is surely nothing. I can see where Akina was coming from, but I think maybe he should have given Hime a chance to deal with Silver. If this is the result with a dog, goodness knows what the wrong reaction to something/one else could be. That blue-haired guy has nothing wrong with abusing things related to the Mayor for his own ends.

Okay, so I'm just over thinking this because seeing the dog get killed/Tuned depressed me.

[FlareKnight]

I think the Silver situation can be put more on the complaining old guy. Akina in his position had to put forward the complaints and where that kind of view is coming from. Of course I'm hoping it was more than one person since taking one old whiners complaint as going for the whole town might be a bit much.

Spoiler for Ep4:

Well this was interesting in explaining the seating arrangement and what happened in the past. Still a question of how Enjin managed to possess Gin like that, but really that will probably be shown later. Just sad to see a friendship thrown into such a situation. The remaining two trying to deal with it in their own way.

Not surprised Akina couldn't do it unlike the last time. There is still some hope they can save Gin and until then there is no way he can use the tuning. Sadly thats the only power he has and if he's unwilling to do it not much else for him to do. At least he got to know Gin is still out there, though not tuning will probably lead to more troubles down the road.