(L) Soredemo Machi wa Mawatteiru

[Saturn Beaver]

Really funny episode, sure everyone has bad days where everything just went wrong but for Hotori it's particularly hilarious. It looks like she had a crush on her teacher, but when she's sharing it with Tatsuno it somehow derails into the meaning of life...that's misunderstanding (and general stupidity from Hotori) for you. I do agree that between all the funny things are pretty realistic, the fight with the younger siblings is very common. Also, they mention two things that are huge taboos:
1. You never ever turn the game off when someone else is playing. Especially if they haven't saved yet. The little brother has every right to be angry, and seeing him really brought back childhood memories when my parents do the same thing Hotori did...
2. Most of Hotori's reaction is childish, but the one at the end where the younger siblings spoil the murderer is perfectly justifiable for me. They have effectively ruin the whole thing for Hotori, that poor soul.

Oh, and best line of the episode:
Sanada: What did you do (to get the police to arrest you)?
Hotori: I have an incomplete hamburger.

Just perfect.

Originally Posted by Sackett

I'm pretty sure they are using the older meaning of the word gay.

The word ukiuki that they are translating as "lets be gay" does in fact mean cheerful, buoyant, or lighthearted.

(I think it might also be a pun... isn't the shop owner named Ukiuki or something?)

Anyway, I think they are translating it as gay because genki is the more typical word for being happy or cheerful, while ukiuki has slightly different connotations that are better expressed by the old meaning of the word "gay".

That and it makes for a hilarious joke.

Yeah, I guess so. It just makes more sense that way, it does make a good joke as well too.

[Kanon]

Originally Posted by Saturn Beaver

Yeah, I guess so. It just makes more sense that way, it does make a good joke as well too.

Too bad they changed that line to "Let's be happy" in episode two (and probably also in the v3 of the first ep).

[Sackett]

Originally Posted by Kanon

Too bad they changed that line to "Let's be happy" in episode two (and probably also in the v3 of the first ep).

Yeah... I much preferred the "let's be gay" version.

And I can't find the first episode with that version to download. The one I got is the "let's be happy" version.

[Guardian Enzo]

Originally Posted by Silverwyrm

well I enjoyed the second ep far more than the first, also maka's VA (dont remember her name sorry) did the same thing to me in soul eater. The first ep I didn't like her at all, but i felt like she improved greatly after that. Maybe its just me getting used to her voice, or maybe she does, I dont really know.

Her name is Omigawa Chiaki, and it strikes me that your view of this series is very much going to depend on whether you like her as a seiyuu. I do - loved her in NnA and she was the best thing in Seitokai Yakuindomo for me. But I'm the first to admit that every character she plays appears to be a version of herself, to some extent - the voice doesn't really change much. If you like that, great. But in this series it's really make or break - Arashiyama's antics are pretty much what drives the entire show. It's a star vehicle - her voice work suffuses every scene, every gag. I think she's a perfect fit for this screwball, hurricane of a silly girl - I find both the character and the performance adorable. But if you don't feel the same way I think it's going to be a major problem, because there's nothing really spectacular here for me other than that.

[Joojoobees]

Originally Posted by Guardian Enzo

Her name is Omigawa Chiaki, and it strikes me that your view of this series is very much going to depend on whether you like her as a seiyuu.

I like her voice. She doesn't have the acting and voice modulation abilities of co-star Aoi Yuuki, but I think she is perfectly suited to this role.

[Shiroth]

Maid you! \o/

[Midonin]

Alright, a little late to the party, but it's Shaft, I'm not gonna sit out.

Spoiler for SM 01 - The Transitive Property of Maids:

Though Shaft doesn't seem to be as absurd visually lately (what happened with that?), the humor was excellent. Genre savviness, a cast of melodramatic weird idiots (I say that as the highest compliment) and a meta ending song. There's so much to love here. And it's amusing that it took over the time slot of another maid show of a very different type. Though I'm not expecting any crossovers anytime soon.

[Master_Yoma]

So all Hotori have to do is cry a little and she gets free curry but 10years ladder she get forced to work there

[Kragma]

Originally Posted by fict_ticious

I really dig the bass line in the ED.

Me too.

[Andrelol]

Best part of the last episode:

Spoiler for scene:

[wingman32x]

Episode 2 was good. Lol, that cop is hilarious. I also got a kick out of Hotori's rather aggressive marketing tactics. The conversation scene at the beginning was funny, too. This show is pretty funny.

[Sides]

Do we have a name for the 4th maid with the stingray in the ED, yet?

[Midonin]

Futaba Kon, according to the cast list.

[Kanon]

It seems like her seiyuu, Yazawa Rieka, is a newcomer. Her voice (we can already hear it in the ending) is interesting.

[Bonta Kun]

Originally Posted by Kanon

It seems like her seiyuu, Yazawa Rieka, is a newcomer. Her voice (we can already hear it in the ending) is interesting.

Yes very interesting infact, I instantly went to check her up when I heard the ED, to find to my surprise she is a newcomer.
If the japanese have any appreciation for interesting voice acting then I expect to alot of Reika in the furture.
She sounds absolutley great in the ED and while I may be getting my hopes up here(which I don't really care) I think she will be great

God knows how many times I've listened to the ED, it's bloody brilliant!

[Kunagisa]

I think I fell in love with Chiaki Omigawa's voice after this episode. I totally didn't know she is P-ko and Soul Eater was sooo long ago (not to mention I stopped halfway). Now I look forward to Hana Saku Iroha even more @___@. Her voice is just a perfect match for Hotori.

+1 Chiaki *nod*nod*

[Sparrow1770]

It's taken me two episodes but I think I can finally accept Omigawa's voice in this role. It's strange, because I liked her a lot in everything she's done. But for this role, at first I just felt like it didn't fit at all.

But, anyway, Chiaki seems like kind of an airhead in real life as well, so it kind of fits. At least, that's based on listening to some of the radio shows she has done. (Of course, sometimes it's hard to tell what's real and what's just a put-on on those radio shows...)

[Midonin]

Spoiler for SM 02 - The Sign of Signs:

Again, entertaining. The sign gags (both the arrows, Vulcan and the last sign) were great, and I noticed that Yukiko was wearing what was probably a Kuuga belt in addition to the ten other things she had on her. The narration present in most Shaft shows does give the show quite a bit of identity, though again, I wish the boundaries of weird animation were pushed a little more. Otherwise, enjoyable, and I'm all caught up in time for this Thursday.

[fict_ticious]

Originally Posted by Kragma

Me too.
...

That is incredibly awesome.
>Tabs
Extra awesome.

[Joojoobees]

Originally Posted by Sides

Do we have a name for the 4th maid with the stingray in the ED, yet?

It looks like she got a walk-on in the scene where Hotori rides into the cop.

Spoiler for Episode 2: