(L) Taishou Otome Otogibanashi

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The manga series Taishou Otome Otogibanashi got a TV anime adaptation announcement today.

Plot Summary:

Tamahiko Shima is the youngest son of the powerful and wealthy Shima family. Blessed with great fortune since his childhood, he grew up wanting nothing but affection from his oftentimes distant family.

After losing his mother and crippling his dominant arm in an accident, Tamahiko fell into deep despair and is cast aside by his own father for his handicap. Condemned to live isolated in the countryside where he would not bring shame to his family's name, he resigned himself to dying alone—until one day, a young girl named Yuzuki Tachibana appeared on his doorstep, proclaiming that Tamahiko's father sent her to be his bride.

As she takes care of Tamahiko, Yuzuki brings a feeling of springtime into Tamahiko's dreary life, allowing him to gradually heal from the deep emotional scars of his youth. Their lives slowly intertwine as both Tamahiko and Yuzuki taste the fruits of their first love.

[Written by MAL Rewrite]

Source

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/409595

Official site

taisho-otome.com

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New PV is out

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Coming to October (Fall 2021)

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/435269

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PV 3

Funimation has it

https://twitter.com/Funimation/statu...01135485083651

[Frontier]

Spoiler:

What if The Duke of Death and his Maid were set in Japan during the Taisho era? We've got yet another well-off protagonist who is treated coldly by his family and then shipped off and effectively disowned after an accident, one that cost him his own mother, and has to live with no future prospects or chance of really living...up until a girl enters into his life and brings the light back into it .

I don't think I've ever heard Garnidelia do an Opening for a romance series before, but it's surprisingly effective here, and it's pretty cute seeing Tamahiko and Yuzu together and their fun adventures with the supporting cast...also looks like this might turn into a high school battle anime at some point ?

Jeez, Tamahiko had it rough. His father seems even colder and stricter than the Duke's mother (which is saying something) and all his siblings apparently hated him. At least the Duke had Viola. And apparently he was barely shown any love and affection even before the accident. Was his mother even sweet to him before she died? Because he can only remember her singing to his little sister .

Yuzu isn't as lewd as Alice but she's equally just as dedicated and even more wholesome, putting in all that work and being committed enough to fix up his underwear and wash his back. You're a lucky one, Tamahiko .

Poor Yuzu though. She had friends and a good school life, but like Tamahiko assumed she really did get sold off as a bride to pay for her parents' debts...but at the same time she's so earnest and forthright that she's willing to dedicate herself to Tamahiko and be the best bride she can be .

At the same time, though, while Yuzu did have her reservations being sold off to a man she doesn't know...even she could tell that beneath his cold and pessimistic veneer, Tamahiko is truly a kind person, one she wants to get to better know and to see smile more. She may not be in love with him yet, but she's willing to fall in love with him .

And on Tamahiko's part, Yuzu is someone who can make him laugh and feel better about himself, and having her around lets him finally have the first good nights sleep he's had in a long time. He already seems to be falling for her, although I think he's going to be a tsundere about it .

I love how Tamahiko instantly assumes "sleeping together" meant doing the deed and he consults a Taisho-era raunchy magazine for tips...and then Yuzu brings in another futon. Although to her credit she realized what she assumed, but she's so wholesome that she wants to wait until they're properly married before they do anything .

The Ending is pretty comfy and pleasant, showing the domestic life with Tamahiko and Yuzu together .

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Frontier

Spoiler:

What if The Duke of Death and his Maid were set in Japan during the Taisho era?

Pretty much what I thought. And it's certainly a good thing. You can also add "and if it replaced Alice with Senko-san". She even has her fluffiness.

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Spoiler for ep1:

That was... pretty charming? Cute?
From the OP, it was already emitting a fun atmosphere, which is nice.
Not much reason to hide his siblings' faces though, since they all show up in the OP anyways. And I doubt they are all as evil as he remembers them to be, if not just for the meta reason of similar characters. Unless they plan to do an Elite Four thing.

So yeah, one of the few anime this season so far who actually had an enjoyable first episode. Maybe there is hope after all for this season?!
Of course, this is one of the anime I had some expectations for from the start, thanks to its setting and overall... aura?

Originally Posted by Frontier

Spoiler:

What if The Duke of Death and his Maid were set in Japan during the Taisho era?

And didn't commit suicide by CG

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Originally Posted by serenade_beta

[SPOILER="ep1"]And didn't commit suicide by CG

Well, it got a season 2, so ...

[Kaoru Chujo]

Quite the satisfying Taishou bride meme. Obedient and accepting, but somehow strong. The guy is a jerk but he has reason. I look forward to him becoming less depressive and her becoming more rounded. My old-fashioned morality side was pleased by the separate futons. Not great, for me, but watchable so far.

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Originally Posted by Frontier

Well, it got a season 2, so ...

Yeah, so did Fairy Gone
Gotta use those assets somewhere (They should just disband the team though)

[FlareKnight]

This certainly opened up with another father of the year award winner. If that's what he said to his son I can only imagine what he said about his wife...Not that the rest of the family was any better. At least presuming they all said those things and he wasn't just thinking the worst.

Yuzuki is a blast. Hard not to immediately fall for someone like that. I salute this guy's attempts to typecast without actually trying to learn about her. Of course I do get why the guy is so depressed. At least he's just depressed and not an angry personality. And it isn't as if he's completely wrong about why she showed up there.

Glad they didn't drag out having him vent his frustrations. And I appreciate that she did have reasons for trying her best to start too. Even if he was basically on autopilot when they met, his autopilot was still to be considerate. He wasn't completely lost at that point. And no doubt that did mean a lot. I mean she was basically bought due to a debt, had to leave her friends, met the guy's scary father, and was sent walking out in the cold to meet someone that could have been...basically anything from good to horrible. So just being a decent person to start meant something.

Best part may have been her at least realizing the misunderstanding about 'sleeping together' to some degree when he tossed the extra pillow . That was fun. All the more so since she nearly killed him with the whole "I'll save myself for you" bit . That was deadly.

[Guardian Enzo]

I find this sort of series to be unbelievably sexist, and the fact that it's written by a woman is irrelevant to that. There are more ways to objectify girls than overt sexualization. People get in a tizzy about fanservice but stuff like this (which is more insidious in many ways) gets a free pass because it's "healing".

Honestly the whole thing made me want to watch Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou just to wash away the aura this left.

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

gets a free pass because it's "healing".

I'm pretty sure people are giving it a free pass more because it takes place in the past.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

I'm pretty sure people are giving it a free pass more because it takes place in the past.

Maybe. Just as underserved.

The point is, this sort of show always gets a free pass despite its preposterous objectification of young girls, whether it's set in the past or not.

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Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

preposterous objectification of young girls, whether it's set in the past or not.

Preposterous? Umm, well, I guess treatment of females weren't "good" in the past.
That said, if you won't separate fiction from reality, then at least fault yourself, not others.
Reminds me of the time some feminists sent death threats to Asanagi for the doujin he made. That one, the train one. Very good, definitely would suggest reading it, BTW.

[MeoTwister5]

Watching this feels weird one week after actually getting married myself, and then realizing that she's the polar opposite of my wife.

That said I don't mind the fact that she's playing the role of the subservient, old-school era wife with a touch of genki. I suppose one could call it sexist, but that's seeing things in the modern lens. If this was set in the modern era then you could call that true, but this is set nearly one hundred years ago, and thus is still subject to many of the societal and gender role norms of that era. I mean even the Philippines the statutory rape age was only 12 until recently!

I do have to admit that the bedroom scene made me a bit uncomfortable, but at least he isn't a lech.

In any case I have a very big thing for shows about a lonesome, emotionally isolated individual meeting their polar opposite who finally brings color and warmth to their life. These things kinda hit differently now when I got hitched.

I actually teared up a bit during the scene where they were drinking milk and she was singing. And if anyone was wondering why it may sound familiar, it's because it has the same melody as Hoshi no Sekai from Planetarian, the original melody written by Charles Crozat Converse.

[Frontier]

Well, Tamahiko was at least self-aware of the seedy aspects of the arrangement and felt bad for her, and even Yuzu was kind of worried about it, but in this instance she was able to realize he was a nice guy who deserved better and their respective kindnesses helped them bond with each other .

Originally Posted by serenade_beta

Yeah, so did Fairy Gone
Gotta use those assets somewhere (They should just disband the team though)

I thought the CG actually worked better than one would expect, but that's just me .

[SeijiSensei]

It's known as "What a Friend We Have in Jesus" among American Protestants. I've heard it a couple of times in anime. Apparently it's rather popular in Japan and played at weddings. From Wikipedia,

In Japan, the hymn's title was originally translated as "Itsukushimi Fukaki" (いつくしみ深き, lit. "Merciful"),[9] by which it is best known. In 1910, Daisui Sugitani rewrote the lyrics in Japanese and changed the title to "Hoshi no Yo" (星の界, lit. "World of Stars"). Another version was written by Ryūkō Kawaji with the title "Hoshi no Sekai" (星の世界, lit. "World of Stars"). It is also known by the title "Tsumitoga o Ninou" (つみとがをにのう, lit. "To Bear Sin"). The hymn is popular at wedding ceremonies in Japan.[10] Both hymn instrumentals of "Hoshi no Sekai" and "Itsukushimi Fukaki" are used as background music for Key's 2004 visual novel Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet, arranged by Magome Togoshi.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/What_a..._Jesus#In_Asia

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Originally Posted by MeoTwister5

In any case I have a very big thing for shows about a lonesome, emotionally isolated individual meeting their polar opposite who finally brings color and warmth to their life. These things kinda hit differently now when I got hitched.

I actually teared up a bit during the scene where they were drinking milk and she was singing. And if anyone was wondering why it may sound familiar, it's because it has the same melody as Hoshi no Sekai from Planetarian, the original melody written by Charles Crozat Converse.

It's ironic that despite Narou being usually designed for escaping reality, that this anime made me feel more envious of the protagonist's situation than those ever could.

Originally Posted by Frontier

I thought the CG actually worked better than one would expect, but that's just me .

It could be worse, we've definitely seen worse (like Ex-Arms and Ex-Arms and Ex-Arms). I'm personally fine with it too.
But without an argument and truly unfortunate, it would be better if it wasn't. And would have retained more viewers. Sure, if the CG was used for... incredibly action scenes, but for something as simple as enjoying the relationship between a male and female character, there just is no benefit for the viewer.

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One interesting thing to note is that while the manga uses 処女 for Otome, the anime decides to use Katakana instead.

In a similar-ish case, Otome ha Boku ni Koishiteru, the PC (R18) game uses 処女, but the consumer version uses 乙女
Of course, the latter may simply be because of whether there is sex or not, while for this anime, it's probably to avoid a certain group of people complaining.