This show is like Kinmoza times infinity. Something this good has no right to exist!
Majin Bone 4
Usually the Toei budget and crappy CG would do me in but everything else just manages to hold things together, and then comes the ED that just exudes charm and washes all my doubts away~
See, I, along with the rest of AnimeGAF, wouldn't know because we don't watch filthy shows like that. Just good old wholesome U-PG rated anime that is suitable for the whole family.
See, I, along with the rest of AnimeGAF, wouldn't know because we don't watch filthy shows like that. Just good old wholesome U-PG rated anime that is suitable for the whole family.
See, I, along with the rest of AnimeGAF, wouldn't know because we don't watch filthy shows like that. Just good old wholesome U-PG rated anime that is suitable for the whole family.
Love Live 4
Totally cliche as fuck, but they managed to make her -
an interesting/sympathetic character. It felt much like that idolmaster episode where the kugiloli girl meets the twenty siblings that one of the other poor girls have.
I'm a bit divided on how I feel about this show. On one hand, the slow buildup and years of relationship development is pretty great. It depicts a relationship that has meaningful progress and a satisfying conclusion. The show pays off with some really great character moments, making the frustration worthwhile. But the length is both a blessing and curse. It allows room for some excellent character development, but just as often ends up hurting the characters because of the shenanigans involved with needing to keep things unresolved for so long. Kyoko and Godai are both spineless to the point of absurdity, at times stretching their credibility as real people. The tenants didn't work as the comedic relief they should have been because more often than not, their actions are just infuriating and they come off as simply awful people that I'd want to physically harm if I knew them in real life. The tenants have their moments, but there are simply way too many instances of selfish douchebaggery for them to be likable.
The show revolves around misunderstandings, and there are some interesting points made about the human social experience made through them, but the device is just used over and over. As the episodes wore on and on and on, my tolerance for the misunderstandings, delaying tactics, and stretched out developments wore thin, and at points it made me dislike the characters. There was a small part of the show in which each episode I watched just left me angry. But the show eventually managed to pull itself out of those dark times, and I began to enjoy it again. The last stretch of the show is executed well, and while the misunderstandings don't disappear, I found them more amusing than anything else.
I ultimately enjoyed this show despite my issues with it, but I'm not sure if it's something I'd give as a general recommendation. There is a really good show in here, but it often requires the patience of a saint to see/get to it.
There's still a movie sequel that I haven't watched, but it doesn't seem to be much more than a fleshed out version of the last episode. I watched the other specials and they weren't all that great.
Basileus777: I think that all of your criticism are fair to make, although they didn't bother me quite as much when I watched it. I would agree that the length does tend to wear on, but the shift when Godai starts student-teaching was a nice refresher for me, and the introduction of Yagami to examine the situation from a new perspective also nice to have. Despite this, and ignoring the black mark I mentioned before, the show did tend to drag a bit on me around the 3/4 mark, but as it started nearing the end things picked up and everything was just so thoroughly satisfying at the conclusion I couldn't help but love the show as a whole. Furthermore, it remains impressive how specific sensitive themes were handled in the show.
A Yayoi Iori episode! This was very good.
I see this is where that cucumber screenshot is from.
Some great fleshing out of both Yayoi but mostly Iori. Iori's foodgasm was pretty adorable. As was her scaring the little kids. And the tsun at the end. In Kugiyu we trust.
Also this reminded me of Senran Kagura so much.
The next episode preview looked pretty UNF. I think I might die.
Basileus777: I think that all of your criticism are fair to make, although they didn't bother me quite as much when I watched it. I would agree that the length does tend to wear on, but the shift when Godai starts student-teaching was a nice refresher for me, and the introduction of Yagami to examine the situation from a new perspective also nice to have. Despite this, and ignoring the black mark I mentioned before, the show did tend to drag a bit on me around the 3/4 mark, but as it started nearing the end things picked up and everything was just so thoroughly satisfying at the end I couldn't help but love the show as a whole.
I still need time to contemplate on how I feel on the show as a whole. There are the dark times you mentioned, but there was also a string of episodes when Godai first started working at the cabaret when my tolerance for the way the show was using its contrivances just broke. Thankfully the show recovered, but right now I'm not entirely sure how to juggle that against the exceptional ending, and my enjoyment for the rest of the show. A year from now I imagine that the fond moments in it will remain in my memory and not the frustration, but I just finished it an hour ago, so who knows.
I agree about the thematic elements though, it's one of the things that really stands out.
A Yayoi Iori episode! This was very good.
I see this is where that cucumber screenshot is from.
Some great fleshing out of both Yayoi but mostly Iori. Iori's foodgasm was pretty adorable. As was her scaring the little kids. And the tsun at the end. In Kugiyu we trust.
Also this reminded me of Senran Kagura so much.
The next episode preview looked pretty UNF. I think I might die.
I actually just finished up this show myself. Enjoyed it, though it does fall for that silly trope where they have to come up with dumb misunderstandings to create tension. But it was a nice show.
A Yayoi Iori episode! This was very good.
I see this is where that cucumber screenshot is from.
Some great fleshing out of both Yayoi but mostly Iori. Iori's foodgasm was pretty adorable. As was her scaring the little kids. And the tsun at the end. In Kugiyu we trust.
Also this reminded me of Senran Kagura so much.
The next episode preview looked pretty UNF. I think I might die.
Probably the weakest episode so far since it doesnt really feel like it advanced the main plot and the second hair salon shop plot felt so minor in the entire episodes context.
The Date A Live website's been updated with some store-specific BR/DVD order bonuses. Only Kurumi one so far is a poster for WonderGOO (below), but half of them aren't finalised yet.
DAL's actually doing really well in Int Saimoe at the moment. Kurumi, Kotori and Yoshino are all 6/6 so far. Tohka's 5/6 after losing to Rikka from Chuunibyou. Origami is Origami (2/4).
The Date A Live website's been updated with some store-specific BR/DVD order bonuses. Only Kurumi one so far is a poster for WonderGOO (below), but half of them aren't finalised yet.
DAL's actually doing really well in Int Saimoe at the moment. Kurumi, Kotori and Yoshino are all 6/6 so far. Tohka's 5/6 after losing to Rikka from Chuunibyou. Origiami is Origami (2/4).
The Date A Live website's been updated with some store-specific BR/DVD order bonuses. Only Kurumi one so far is a poster for WonderGOO (below), but half of them aren't finalised yet.
Now that they have Soeren's offer to investigate, Lawrence and Holo have their first real conflict on their hands.
I enjoyed this episode more than any other so far. Our leading pair's interactions are as delightful as ever (Holo's childlike love of food is adorable), but this time things were backed up by events with some actual stakes, between the selling of Lawrence's furs and dealing with the coin rumor. And that gives a new dynamic to their interactions, with Lawrence's experience with the modern economy matched with Holo's centuries of wisdom.
I liked this subtle little smirk during the fur negotiations.
The main draw so far has been the writing far more than the direction, but there were some nice touches in this episode. I like Lawrence's mannerisms during his negotiation at the trading house, and Holo does a nice job imitating many of them when she makes her renewed pitch. And the final scene had a nice intensity to it.
Holo's kinda selfish. Her reasoning during this scene struck me as self-serving, and I feel like these spilled beans reflect her attitude. As long as she's got her handful, everything will work out.
I actually just finished up this show myself. Enjoyed it, though it does fall for that silly trope where they have to come up with dumb misunderstandings to create tension. But it was a nice show.
Stopped watching halfway myself. The constant misunderstandings were a major turnoff for me. Also, the male lead's hairstyle was absolutely atrocious. Yuck.
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