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 Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2008 9:18 pm Post subject: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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Now that Giovanni Wassen has posted updates on some of the Fall 08 series
that he is following, I'll do the same. At this point I'm pretty much
committed to finish all of the "one-season" series that I am watching, but I
could still dump any of the longer series if I find that they eventually
become boring to me.
"Toradora" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. This has turned into a very
solid and enjoyable series thanks to the great character development. It's
become a high school version of "Honey and Clover" without all the
emo-melodrama. Can the writers continue to make an old concept seem fresh,
or will they stumble a little during the last couple of episodes as with
"Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu"?
"Casshern Sins" - episodes watched: 7, rating B+. This is turning into such
a beautiful "art house" series that I may end up buying the box set once it
is released. Episode 7 was a gem in itself, with the mad robot girl who
wants to make a bell so that there is finally both something "new" in the
world, and as well something "beautiful".
"Noramimi 2" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. The second season of Noramimi
has strengthened surprisingly, thanks to some very imaginative and rather
different character stories. For example, in the second half of episode 7,
the "chara" was a portrait of Van Gogt, who taught and inspired a young boy
to be an artist.
"Kannagi" - episodes watched: 6, rating: A. This is another series with very
appealing characters, particularly Nagi, who is one of the wittiest
characters in anime in a long time. I'm not certain that much will be
resolved as far as the various plot lines go, but it is such a fun ride that
the end almost doesn't matter.
"Kemeko Deluxe" - episodes watched: 6, rating A-. This is by far my "guilty
pleasure" of the season. This absolutely mad sci-fi comedy is what "Kyouran
Kazoku Nikki" attempted to be and failed miserably. I have a soft spot for
well-done French Bedroom Farces, and Kemeko Deluxe is filling that bill
extremely well.
"Vampire Knight Guilty" - episodes watched: 6, rating B. I am really
surprised that VKG has been as good as it has been. To a good extent, that
is because Yuuki has become almost a secondary character to all of the
bishii political maneuverings that are going on in the story. Also, from the
male viewer p.o.v., Yuuki is the perfect "living Dutch wife" - she is so
passive that no matter which male character finally "wins" her, he will be
able to do anything he wants with her.
"Kurozuka" - episodes watched: 6, rating B-. This series isn't really that
"good", but the action is so engrossing that each episode goes by in a
flash. (Or more accurately, in a series of flashes of blood and gore.) All
this series really needs to be a Trash Classic is more sex, but
unfortunately it appears that blood and gore will be the main topic.
"Nodame Cantabile Paris Hen" - episodes watched: 6, rating A. I am enjoying
the second season of NCPH as much as I did the first season. Nodame
continues to steal the show in every scene where she appears and there is
once again a great supporting cast to back up our musical "odd couple".
"Chaos:Head" - episodes watched: 6, rating B. I have no idea what is going
on in this series, but then, not one else seems to either, so I don't feel
too bad about it. I still feel disoriented by the date-sim "look" to the
series, but the bleak paranoia of the main character rivets me to my chair
with each episode. Now, as long as the writers don't "explain away"
everything with pseudo-science there is a good chance that this series could
end up being a minor classic.
Now for some comments on continuing series:
"Xam'd Lost Memories" - episodes watched: 14, rating B. This is a series
that looks great, and has great potential, but I continue to get the feeling
that the writers will let the story drown in "chase-capture-escape" cliches.
"Scarecrowman" - episodes watched: 20, rating B. This kid's show continues
to blend sweet children's stories with bizarre adult surrealism in a very
effective manner. The next episode ought to be very interesting, as
Scarecrowman visits a city of artists where he has to be creative instead of
simply repairing someone else's work. BTW - it appears that there will be an
Andy Warhol figure in the next episode. Can anyone remember in which other
anime from this decade an Andy Warhol character played a major supporting
role? <g> (Answer to be given in a subsequent post.)
"Soul Eater" - episodes watched: 32, rating A++. This series continues to
astound me with its vision and imagination. Even the third Excalibur episode
was a blast to watch. BTW - did you notice how Maka and Soul were the only
ones who weren't caught up in the Excalibur mania?
"Meitantei Conan" - episodes watched: 517, rating A. It appears that MC is
now alternating every couple of weeks with "Yatterman 2008" in its Monday
night 7 PM time slot. I guess that this gives the writers more time to
create new plots. The plan seems to be working because the latest two-part
Heiji special was quite good.
"One Piece" - episodes watched: 376, rating A. This is the first time that
the Straw Hat pirates haven't had a chance to recuperate between major
opponents, and the battle with Kuma is not going well for them, particularly
with Luffy unconscious and essentially out of commission for some indefinite
period. Can the rest of the crew step up and fill the void, and will the
lack of effective mature leadership finally cause their downfall?
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Giovanni Wassen
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"Dave Baranyi" <a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca> wrote:
| Quote: | "Toradora" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. This has turned into a
very solid and enjoyable series thanks to the great character
development. It's become a high school version of "Honey and Clover"
without all the emo-melodrama. Can the writers continue to make an old
concept seem fresh, or will they stumble a little during the last
couple of episodes as with "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu"?
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The episode where that supermodel was introduced was kinda boring imho,
but the episodes after that were great. Perhaps I like this series more
than Kannagi.
| Quote: | "Casshern Sins" - episodes watched: 7, rating B+. This is turning into
such a beautiful "art house" series that I may end up buying the box
set once it is released. Episode 7 was a gem in itself, with the mad
robot girl who wants to make a bell so that there is finally both
something "new" in the world, and as well something "beautiful".
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Just seen six, it keeps on blowing me away with those beautiful
animation.
| Quote: | "Kannagi" - episodes watched: 6, rating: A. This is another series
with very appealing characters, particularly Nagi, who is one of the
wittiest characters in anime in a long time. I'm not certain that much
will be resolved as far as the various plot lines go, but it is such a
fun ride that the end almost doesn't matter.
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It's brilliant, a deity gaining powers because the customers in a maiden
café like her, gotta love that 
| Quote: | "Kurozuka" - episodes watched: 6, rating B-. This series isn't really
that "good", but the action is so engrossing that each episode goes by
in a flash. (Or more accurately, in a series of flashes of blood and
gore.) All this series really needs to be a Trash Classic is more sex,
but unfortunately it appears that blood and gore will be the main
topic.
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It's fairly straightforward with no real surprises, but I like it, good
animation.
| Quote: | "Chaos:Head" - episodes watched: 6, rating B. I have no idea what is
going on in this series, but then, not one else seems to either, so I
don't feel too bad about it. I still feel disoriented by the date-sim
"look" to the series, but the bleak paranoia of the main character
rivets me to my chair with each episode. Now, as long as the writers
don't "explain away" everything with pseudo-science there is a good
chance that this series could end up being a minor classic.
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I really really hope it isn't just a delusion of the hikokomori though.
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Gio
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Giovanni Wassen
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| Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2008 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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"Dave Baranyi" <a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca> wrote:
| Quote: | "Toradora" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. This has turned into a
very solid and enjoyable series thanks to the great character
development. It's become a high school version of "Honey and Clover"
without all the emo-melodrama. Can the writers continue to make an old
concept seem fresh, or will they stumble a little during the last
couple of episodes as with "Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu"?
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The episode where that supermodel was introduced was kinda boring imho,
but the episodes after that were great. Perhaps I like this series more
than Kannagi.
| Quote: | "Casshern Sins" - episodes watched: 7, rating B+. This is turning into
such a beautiful "art house" series that I may end up buying the box
set once it is released. Episode 7 was a gem in itself, with the mad
robot girl who wants to make a bell so that there is finally both
something "new" in the world, and as well something "beautiful".
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Just seen six, it keeps on blowing me away with those beautiful
animation.
| Quote: | "Kannagi" - episodes watched: 6, rating: A. This is another series
with very appealing characters, particularly Nagi, who is one of the
wittiest characters in anime in a long time. I'm not certain that much
will be resolved as far as the various plot lines go, but it is such a
fun ride that the end almost doesn't matter.
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It's brilliant, a deity gaining powers because the customers in a maiden
café like her, gotta love that
| Quote: | "Kurozuka" - episodes watched: 6, rating B-. This series isn't really
that "good", but the action is so engrossing that each episode goes by
in a flash. (Or more accurately, in a series of flashes of blood and
gore.) All this series really needs to be a Trash Classic is more sex,
but unfortunately it appears that blood and gore will be the main
topic.
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It's fairly straightforward with no real surprises, but I like it, good
animation.
| Quote: | "Chaos:Head" - episodes watched: 6, rating B. I have no idea what is
going on in this series, but then, not one else seems to either, so I
don't feel too bad about it. I still feel disoriented by the date-sim
"look" to the series, but the bleak paranoia of the main character
rivets me to my chair with each episode. Now, as long as the writers
don't "explain away" everything with pseudo-science there is a good
chance that this series could end up being a minor classic.
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I really really hope it isn't just a delusion of the hikokomori though.
--
Gio
http://blog.watkijkikoptv.info
http://myanimelist.net/profile/extatix |
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D B Malmquist
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 2:56 am Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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Dave Baranyi wrote:
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"Chaos:Head" - episodes watched: 6, rating B. I have no idea what is going
on in this series, but then, not one else seems to either, so I don't feel
too bad about it. I still feel disoriented by the date-sim "look" to the
series, but the bleak paranoia of the main character rivets me to my chair
with each episode. Now, as long as the writers don't "explain away"
everything with pseudo-science there is a good chance that this series could
end up being a minor classic.
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I recently watched the first episode. On the one hand, this feels like
one of the most purely "Philip-Dickean" anime I have seen in a long time.
(Of course, lots of anime were influenced by "Blade Runner", but "Chaos:Head"
feels like a Dick _novel_ without any of Ridley Scott's changes to Dick's
themes.) On the other hand, the characters are so completely unlikeable
that I found the fist episode hard to watch, so I'm uncertain whether
to follow this series.
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Wasabi
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 3:38 am Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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D B Malmquist <d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote:
| Quote: | Dave Baranyi wrote:
"Chaos:Head" - episodes watched: 6, rating B.
the characters are so completely unlikeable that I found the fist episode
hard to watch, so I'm uncertain whether to follow this series.
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I know I watched the first episode of this but, other than that I
decided not to continue watching it, I can't recall anything about it!
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Dave Baranyi
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 4:56 am Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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| Quote: | Dave Baranyi wrote:
"Chaos:Head" - episodes watched: 6, rating B. I have no idea what is
going
on in this series, but then, not one else seems to either, so I don't
feel
too bad about it. I still feel disoriented by the date-sim "look" to the
series, but the bleak paranoia of the main character rivets me to my
chair
with each episode. Now, as long as the writers don't "explain away"
everything with pseudo-science there is a good chance that this series
could
end up being a minor classic.
I recently watched the first episode. On the one hand, this feels like
one of the most purely "Philip-Dickean" anime I have seen in a long time.
(Of course, lots of anime were influenced by "Blade Runner", but
"Chaos:Head"
feels like a Dick _novel_ without any of Ridley Scott's changes to Dick's
themes.) On the other hand, the characters are so completely unlikeable
that I found the fist episode hard to watch, so I'm uncertain whether
to follow this series.
-dbm
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I keep on getting "Paranoia Agent" vibes from this series. I only hope that
they come up with a better ending. (No dead pets as a reason - please!)
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Wasabi
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 6:15 am Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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"Dave Baranyi" <a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca> wrote:
| Quote: | "Toradora" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. This has turned into a very
solid and enjoyable series thanks to the great character development.
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The only problem I have with Toradora is that the development seems rather
inconsistent, like Ami seemed to have undergone a major change in ep6 but
by ep7 things seem to have reverted. Similarly it looked like we were
getting some insight into what make Minori tick in ep.3 but that evaporated
too. It's a good series but the story is a bit jerky. And that damned bird!
Still it's a very original take on what would otherwise be a hackneyed
setup.
| Quote: | "Kannagi" - episodes watched: 6, rating: A.
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Possibly my favourite at the mo' but also somewhat inconsistent story
development, and with ep.7 being a rather stupid shaggy dog story I'm no
longer hopeful that the underlying story is going to go anywhere at all.
It's a shame because the premise: a kami whose shrine has closed and tree
been cut down taking on human form and trying to continue their godly
duties, has so much potential. Still the tale of Nagi v. Zange, kind of
tsun v. dere, is very alluring, and Tsugumi's increasingly desperate
character has come on in leaps and bounds in recent episodes too.
I seem to have fallen behind on all the serious series I was watching,
maybe I'm only in the mood for comedy at the moment. I need to catch up on
Hell Girl 3 (Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae) which I was finding quite
intriguingly beautiful, also Kurozuka.
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Dave Baranyi
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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| Quote: | "Dave Baranyi" <a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca> wrote:
"Toradora" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. This has turned into a very
solid and enjoyable series thanks to the great character development.
The only problem I have with Toradora is that the development seems rather
inconsistent, like Ami seemed to have undergone a major change in ep6 but
by ep7 things seem to have reverted. Similarly it looked like we were
getting some insight into what make Minori tick in ep.3 but that
evaporated
too. It's a good series but the story is a bit jerky. And that damned
bird!
Still it's a very original take on what would otherwise be a hackneyed
setup.
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My interpretation of Ami is that she has accepted being "herself" to Ryuuji,
but not to anyone else.
I'm almost hesitant to find out what drives Minori, because I'm afraid that
the writers will resort to cliched melodrama to explain her.
BTW - I agree, that bird adds nothing to the show. I can't figure out why
they bother with it.
| Quote: | "Kannagi" - episodes watched: 6, rating: A.
Possibly my favourite at the mo' but also somewhat inconsistent story
development, and with ep.7 being a rather stupid shaggy dog story I'm no
longer hopeful that the underlying story is going to go anywhere at all.
It's a shame because the premise: a kami whose shrine has closed and tree
been cut down taking on human form and trying to continue their godly
duties, has so much potential. Still the tale of Nagi v. Zange, kind of
tsun v. dere, is very alluring, and Tsugumi's increasingly desperate
character has come on in leaps and bounds in recent episodes too.
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My guess is that the writer of the novels has requested that the anime be
kept open ended and that he hasn't yet figured out where to go with the
overall story.
My suspicion is that with the success of Kannagi in Japan a second season
will likely be created which will return to the main story line (and will
give the novelist some time to decide where he wants to go with it.)
Dave Baranyi
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I seem to have fallen behind on all the serious series I was watching,
maybe I'm only in the mood for comedy at the moment. I need to catch up on
Hell Girl 3 (Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae) which I was finding quite
intriguingly beautiful, also Kurozuka.
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Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
-- Euripides
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| Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2008 8:28 am Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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Dave Baranyi wrote:
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"Wasabi" <blue@mountain.invalid> wrote in message
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"Dave Baranyi" <a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca> wrote:
"Toradora" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. This has turned into a very
solid and enjoyable series thanks to the great character development.
The only problem I have with Toradora is that the development seems rather
inconsistent, like Ami seemed to have undergone a major change in ep6 but
by ep7 things seem to have reverted. Similarly it looked like we were
getting some insight into what make Minori tick in ep.3 but that
evaporated
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People don't do 100% about-faces in their personalities overnight.
Ami is widening the circle of people she trusts -- but not to the
entire world. Also, her "true self" _is_ playful and manipulative of
others' feelings, so she's never going to entirely stop messing with
people's heads.
| Quote: | too. It's a good series but the story is a bit jerky. And that damned
bird!
Still it's a very original take on what would otherwise be a hackneyed
setup.
My interpretation of Ami is that she has accepted being "herself" to Ryuuji,
but not to anyone else.
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Also Taiga and, maybe, Minori. I get the feeling that Ami has begun to
enjoy her jousting with Taiga and is losing any regret she might have felt
in showing her true self to Taiga before knowing there were classmates.
| Quote: | I'm almost hesitant to find out what drives Minori, because I'm afraid that
the writers will resort to cliched melodrama to explain her.
BTW - I agree, that bird adds nothing to the show. I can't figure out why
they bother with it.
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Probably a one-or-two-frame-per-chapter gimmick from the manga, where I
reckon it probably serves as punctuation at the end of each chapter. Givem
the differences between anime & manga as media, it probably doesn't upset
the pacing there in the way it does in the anime.
-dbm
| Quote: | "Kannagi" - episodes watched: 6, rating: A.
Possibly my favourite at the mo' but also somewhat inconsistent story
development, and with ep.7 being a rather stupid shaggy dog story I'm no
longer hopeful that the underlying story is going to go anywhere at all.
It's a shame because the premise: a kami whose shrine has closed and tree
been cut down taking on human form and trying to continue their godly
duties, has so much potential. Still the tale of Nagi v. Zange, kind of
tsun v. dere, is very alluring, and Tsugumi's increasingly desperate
character has come on in leaps and bounds in recent episodes too.
My guess is that the writer of the novels has requested that the anime be
kept open ended and that he hasn't yet figured out where to go with the
overall story.
My suspicion is that with the success of Kannagi in Japan a second season
will likely be created which will return to the main story line (and will
give the novelist some time to decide where he wants to go with it.)
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I don't think there are "Kannagi" novels. The anime is preceded by a manga
by Eri Takenashi, a TYPE-MOON artist, and is serialized in "Comic Rex":
http://ichijinsha.co.jp/rex/index.html
http://takenote.xsrv.jp/
Looks like volume 6 is out on the 18th of this month:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%81%8B%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8E-6-REX-COMICS/dp/4758061173/ref=sr_1_1/378-5355675-1315740
-dbm
| Quote: | Dave Baranyi
I seem to have fallen behind on all the serious series I was watching,
maybe I'm only in the mood for comedy at the moment. I need to catch up on
Hell Girl 3 (Jigoku Shoujo Mitsuganae) which I was finding quite
intriguingly beautiful, also Kurozuka.
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Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.
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Dave Baranyi
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"D B Malmquist" <d.b.malmquist@com.swap-com-and-rcn.rcn> wrote in message
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| Quote: | Dave Baranyi wrote:
"Kannagi" - episodes watched: 6, rating: A.
Possibly my favourite at the mo' but also somewhat inconsistent story
development, and with ep.7 being a rather stupid shaggy dog story I'm
no
longer hopeful that the underlying story is going to go anywhere at
all.
It's a shame because the premise: a kami whose shrine has closed and
tree
been cut down taking on human form and trying to continue their godly
duties, has so much potential. Still the tale of Nagi v. Zange, kind of
tsun v. dere, is very alluring, and Tsugumi's increasingly desperate
character has come on in leaps and bounds in recent episodes too.
My guess is that the writer of the novels has requested that the anime be
kept open ended and that he hasn't yet figured out where to go with the
overall story.
My suspicion is that with the success of Kannagi in Japan a second season
will likely be created which will return to the main story line (and will
give the novelist some time to decide where he wants to go with it.)
I don't think there are "Kannagi" novels. The anime is preceded by a
manga
by Eri Takenashi, a TYPE-MOON artist, and is serialized in "Comic Rex":
http://ichijinsha.co.jp/rex/index.html
http://takenote.xsrv.jp/
Looks like volume 6 is out on the 18th of this month:
http://www.amazon.co.jp/%E3%81%8B%E3%82%93%E3%81%AA%E3%81%8E-6-REX-COMICS/dp/4758061173/ref=sr_1_1/378-5355675-1315740
-dbm
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Oops - You're right. I'm getting mixed up between series again.
Thanks -
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"Dave Baranyi" <a_nospam.b_nospam@sym_nos_p_am_atico.ca> wrote:
"Toradora" - episodes watched: 7, rating: B. This has turned into a very
solid and enjoyable series thanks to the great character development.
The only problem I have with Toradora is that the development seems
rather
inconsistent, like Ami seemed to have undergone a major change in ep6 but
by ep7 things seem to have reverted. Similarly it looked like we were
getting some insight into what make Minori tick in ep.3 but that
evaporated
too. It's a good series but the story is a bit jerky. And that damned
bird!
Still it's a very original take on what would otherwise be a hackneyed
setup.
My interpretation of Ami is that she has accepted being "herself" to
Ryuuji, but not to anyone else.
I'm almost hesitant to find out what drives Minori, because I'm afraid
that the writers will resort to cliched melodrama to explain her.
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Why does she need to be explained? It could just be her energetic
personality. Sometimes a genki girl is just a genki girl.
| Quote: | BTW - I agree, that bird adds nothing to the show. I can't figure out why
they bother with it.
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Wasabi
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Wasabi <blue@mountain.invalid> wrote:
| Quote: | Dave Baranyi wrote:
"Chaos:Head" - episodes watched: 6, rating B.
I know I watched the first episode of this but, other than that I
decided not to continue watching it, I can't recall anything about it!
Hmmm.
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Correction - I just dug out my copy of episode 1 of Chaos Head to take a
second look and I don't think I had watched it after all, somehow it got
overlooked. Looking at it just now, I had a hard time understanding what
was going on, and by half way through I was strongly suspecting that this
was in part due to crappy translation, and a particular annoyance was a
chatroom sequence where the text wasn't translated at all! (I think the sub
I have is by D-R). I've decided to junk that episode and start my ChaosHead
viewing all over again with another fansubber's version. (I hope it's going
to be worth the redownload!) I've heard that m33w did translate the
onscreen text and their sub seems to be fairly well regarded so I'm going
to try them.
I'm not expecting the episode to make total sense since the main character
is obviously delusional and it's not clear which events are actually
happening and which are his imagination, but with a decent translation
maybe I will be able to make a bit more sense of it and distinguish a
little better the real from the unreal. Watching D-Rs version I was getting
the feeling that almost none of it was real - the school, the little sister
visiting him - since everyone seemed to be saying such weird stuff, but I
suspect that it may just have been the way the dialogue was being worded. |
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| Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2008 8:21 am Post subject: Re: My mid-Fall 08 anime update |
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Wasabi <blue@mountain.invalid> wrote:
| Quote: | I had a hard time understanding what
was going on, and by half way through I was strongly suspecting that this
was in part due to crappy translation,
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Just to reply to myself again, I just watched the m33w fansub of ChaosHead
and it made SO much more sense, it immediately became clear that the one I
was watching before (D-R) was basically mojibake. The only trouble with the
m33w sub is that the audio sounds somewhat distorted due to too low a
bitrate (111Kbps mp3 for 48KHz audio is pushing things too far), but I'll
put up with it. |
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