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Old 03-14-2012, 05:38 PM   #3801
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It's a bit anti climactic how the final battle was against a crappy team that gained respectability through cheating. Reminded me of the movie Rocky Balboa (Rocky VI), which was the finale of the entire series, yet it featured Mason Dixon, the LEAST intimidating villain in the franchise's history. Maybe they made him crappy on purpose, because they wanted an opponent that a 59 year old Rocky could realistically compete against. But Rocky was never realistic in the first place. They threw all that out the window when he defeated Ivan Drago and his 2000 PSI punches. Screw realism, just give Rocky a decent opponent! It's the last movie for gods sake!
I sort of agree, yet disagree.

By the time the Bugaboos and Blue Mars came around, the Lycaons team was finally starting to come alive. They still needed Tokichi, but not as badly as when they were going against the top ranked Fingers and Mariners earlier in the season. The Lycaons suffered from poor coaching and low self esteem though they were loaded with talent, so they needed to beat a team with less talent but more confidence before going up against the top ranked teams again. Compare how everyone was trying to work out what was going on with the Blue Mars, while Tokichi was still ostracized and doing everything himself earlier in the season.

While One Outs was never about super realism, the Blue Mars were the first really beatable team for the newly reborn Lycaons. It gave the ending a real kick, where you see how excited the players were to be playing again - that ending was really glorious!

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So what happens in the manga? Do they end up winning the championship?
With that ending, I'd feel better not knowing.
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Old 03-16-2012, 03:09 PM   #3802
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Was just re-watching some of the old Naruto OPs, like OP 4 "Go" and OP 2 "Haruka Kanata", and it made me nostalgic for Naruto before Naruto jumped the shark.

I should like to get back on track with Rozen Maiden here this weekend. I've read through Book 5 and just need to polish off the final 2˝. Then I'll be able to move on to the exciting-looking reboot! If I get off my lazy butt, expect another image-filled status update post in the thread in the next few days. Otherwise ...... don't.

I should also like to pick KS back up. I put it down out of frustration with CGs not unlocking (stupid, I know), and according to Yuki I'm practically done with the Shizune path given how far I've gotten, so ... I should really just put that one to rest and then I can try out what many are claiming is the best path of them all.

Doppel's post in Misc Disc today reminds us that we may soon be entering into a dark age for the anime fandom in the west. If it should come to pass, and if it should be as severe as we're fearing, I guess it means the next few years will see us re-watching old favorites. But hopefully it won't even affect the anime fandom at all. Who can say what will happen. Regardless, hooray for July 12 being after Fate/Zero should have wrapped up. ^^;
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Old 03-17-2012, 12:03 AM   #3803
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The new law shouldn't effect me, since I use a local internet 5 years behind the times, but if it does, oh well. Anyway, nothing much has been happening with me as far as watching goes. I've been flip-flopping between Yes! Precure 5! GoGo! (which I'll talk about in the appropriate thread), Yugioh 5D's, and Assassin's Creed: Revelations.

For Yugioh 5D's....they now have dueling on skateboards. They need dueling on tour busses. Have a duelist give a tour to a bunch of people, and when another tour bus crosses its path, the tour guide will say "Now everyone, if you look to your right, you'll see SOMEONE WHO'S ABOUT TO GET HIS ASS KICKED!" and he gets his dueling shit on. Also, I really want Rua to have a romantic target. He's so damn awesome that he needs love! Actually, he needs one that's even cuter than his sister!
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Old 03-17-2012, 09:22 AM   #3804
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Rua is the under-dog in 5D's. Everyone else gets the kibble before him, he would have to come back from the dead to get any attention in the anime.

As far as anti-piracy goes, anime/manga is obscure enough to not be a front-line target. But we have to hold the front-lines in music/software else we eventually be routed ourselves.

Also, I re-downloaded Daibanchou because I felt incomplete not finishing it fully.

I probably should have kept that hatchet buried -



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Old 03-18-2012, 11:47 PM   #3805
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The second part to SRW Z2 is coming up in a month, and they have a badass video to accompany it! I need to get the first one working on a damn PSP emulator!
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Old 03-19-2012, 03:35 AM   #3806
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I'm about to ask something that might sound strange, but please bear with me.

Can anyone think of a shotacon anime or something? Like, I want to watch something like Ichigo Mashimaro, but with little boys. Hell, or some sort of anime that directs a fetish at boys in general will be fine.

Why am I asking this? I'm really getting sick of fanservice shit. Not only the fanservice itself, but how people's obsession with fanservice shit makes them unable to tell the difference between fanservice shit and shows that aren't made like that. Hell, I see a bunch of idiots who can't tell the difference between Precure and fanservice shit, and I got into Precure partially because it ISN'T like that. So the best breath of fresh air for me is....a show that lusts over boys!

Hell, if worse comes to worse, and there's nothing, I might even watch fucking Boku no Pico! I'm really REALLY desperate!
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Old 03-19-2012, 03:46 AM   #3807
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Don't watch an anime labeled Boku.

I dunno much shota stuff that isn't shounen, but Moyashimon is the closest I could come, though the characters are college freshmen and not kids.
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Old 03-21-2012, 01:07 AM   #3808
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Look what's finally coming out.
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Old 03-21-2012, 01:52 AM   #3809
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The trial for that's translated if you're interested. I've been meaning to mention it for the longest, but kept forgetting.

Also, I've decided to hit Yu-Gi-Oh Sexual Zexal and Kyou Kara Maou. It'll be a while before I hit either of them. I might not hit Zexal at all, simply because finding a download for episodes is proving to be a dirty bitch. Kyou Kara Maou is just something that fits my last recommendation request.

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Old 03-21-2012, 03:48 AM   #3810
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Warning, ZeXal is mega stupid. Worse than GX. It has as good, perhaps better animation than 5D's (in no small part thanks to 5D's success) but it didn't inherit any intelligence genes from its parent series.

Still haven't caught up with the anime from the weekend, wireless card was destroyed following a power surge.
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Old 03-21-2012, 12:23 PM   #3811
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I figured it would be. With a name like Zexal, and the fact that it features xy-derp monsters, it's to be expected. Though the shounen cardbattle action (and Kotori) should keep me entertained.

EDIT: Also, if you liked Moonphase, you'll love this! This is very NSFW by the way.

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Old 03-22-2012, 09:33 AM   #3812
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I've made an interesting discovery.

The Oujou in BBA is voiced by Hitomi. BBA doesn't have credits, so I've had to rely on my own ear for the small soundbytes that we're fed. It's tough with the music blaring so loudly, so I muted the BGM to see if I could recognize any CVs...

And I'm 100% sure now she's Hitomi, which is a pretty big surprise.

Anyway...today is a clean-up day. I need to finish stuff today, or else!
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Old 03-23-2012, 10:02 AM   #3813
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Haven't posted here in a while. With the winter season wrapping up, guess it's time to put forth some final impressions.

Nisemonogatari:

In the end, I enjoyed this series. More so than Bakemonogatari, I dare say. Like Bakemono, it started out strong then sorta fell to the wayside near the middle. However, Nisemono both started and ended with a bang IMO (literally!). Bakemono had a similarly dramatic finale, but I felt Nisemono provided a more satisfying conclusion that tied together the season's theme nicely. I only wish my friend hadn't spoiled me on it beforehand.

Black★Rock Shooter:

Meh. I liked the OVA better. This was kind of a colorful mess, like someone just threw paint over a canvas. At least the OVA was a self-contained mess. Plus it had prettier animation instead of awkward CG. The relationships, situations affecting them, and the resulting reactions weren't too over-the-top. Whereas the characters in the TV version were much more melodramatic. It felt like the team was trying too hard to make something epic like Madoka and fell flat.

The OP did warm me up to the song though. Still wish it could've been sung by a real person.

With two current pursuits out of the way and having nothing better to do, I also dabbled in a few new things to fill time before spring.

Recorder to Randoseru:

Upon hearing from my friend that the episodes were only 3-minute shorts, I decided to give this a go. Caught up in less than an hour. It's a weird series, to be sure. Not a fan of the overt sexual innuendo involving a grade school kid (if in mind but not in body), especially when they keep rehashing the same joke. Though it is kinda funny and sad sometimes to see the consequences of how innocent actions as a child can seem totally inappropriate in a mature context, not even speaking in the sexual sense. Having a child's spirit in an adult body can be both a blessing and a curse. Not to mention there are plenty of real people who don't act their age, as the boy-next-door/older brother(?) demonstrates.

At any rate, my friend was right when he said the main guy's voice alone was worth it. He sounds like such a doofus. XP

Hoshi wo Ou Kodomo:

Still on a movie kick, I decided to check out Makoto Shinkai's latest film. Blatant knock-off of Ghibli is blatant. It was still a nice fantasy adventure though. And my God, the scenery porn.

Favorite part of the film and its major draw IMO is Mr. Morisaki's character. At first the bluntness of his role as the story's antagonist makes him seem a bit contrived and generic, but ultimately it's that indomitable drive beyond his motivations that makes him feel real and sympathetic. He truly is a man on a mission: To bring his wife back from the dead. In any other fluffy children's tale the doe-eyed protagonist would flash puppy eyes, and the stone-cold cynic would display a hidden soft side and quickly warm up. Not so with Mr. Morisaki, whose progression is more subtle and nuanced than that. While he does eventually develop some affection for Asuna, he never cracks. His willingness to [SPOILER] after all they'd been through shows just how desperate he is, how hollow and broken Lisa's death made him. The fact that he was a soldier even before her death I think speaks for some of his apathy and ruthlessness, preventing his current form from seeming too selfishly single-minded. Losing the last stronghold against insanity would undoubtedly turn someone into an empty, automatic shell. It's more of a miracle that he can even function in society.

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Which is why I think the ending, while mostly unsatisfying in some regards, was appropriate to allow Mr. Morisaki to stay behind under the surface. Though Lisa told him to find happiness, he's obviously still not ready to accept those parting words. Whether he embarks on a fresh start or soul-searching journey now, it's probably better than trying to immediately rehabilitate his return to a world he long ago turned his back on.


There were a few kids and a somewhat romantic subplot revolving around them, and some other shoehorned themes about loneliness and environmentalism (ŕ la Miyazaki), but ultimately this was the story about one man's desperate attempt to revive the dead. Recommended if only for the remarkably fresh and realistic take on the "Determinator" archetype.

In response to BBB's request for shotacon animé... Don't know of any pure shota service series myself, but Ouran High School Host Club and Fruits Basket both have remarkably similar token shotas. They also each purposefully poke fun at the trope in its own right. I recommend Ouran in general as an all-around great comedy and parody of the Shoujo genre, while Fruits Basket is more straightforward Shoujo (though I've only read the manga).

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Old 03-24-2012, 02:04 AM   #3814
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Winter season's ending, and yeah, all that good stuff.

Black Rock Shooter
I can't really say anything about this show other than that it's okay. It had some nice emotional moments around the end and all that, but otherwise, I was just forcing myself through this. Also, the teacher's motives make no sense. This gets a 6.

Shana Final
I haven't watched the last episode yet, but it's not like there will be anything super impressive that will change my opinion of the show anyway. If I could describe Shana III with one word, that word would be nonsense. After a while, you could tell that the writer/s were just pulling ideas out of their asses just to make it seem more dramatic, and in the end, none of it made any sense. When it came down to it, the whole war was pointless, and if anything, the flame haze are the evil ones, especially since alot of them are only in the war because they want to kill shit (they said so themselves). I actually dreaded it when I had to watch the new episode of this every week, but I carried on, since I've bothered to watch through two seasons of this already. Shana Final gets a nice, big 5.

Nisemonogatari
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Oh, wait, this show's already over? I spent so much damn time sleeping through the pointless conversations and fanservice that I didn't notice. For the most part, when the show actually made progress, it was pretty good, but the bad thing about it is that the show is 80% boring filler! The only episode of this that I can consider good is the last one, where they spent the entire time getting shit done! One good thing about this show is the Tsukihi opening. It's not Renai Circulation level, but it's still good. Overall, Nisemonogatari deserves a 6.

Brave10
I dropped this stupid shit around episode 7. I felt like I was watching a show made for kids with down syndrome.

Yugioh 5D's
I just finished the Crash Town arc, which is like 94 episodes in. The Crash Town arc was stupid, and it came from out of nowhere. Good Jesus they were supposed to be getting ready for the damn tournament, and Yusei all of a sudden decides to go to the desert! The one good thing about this arc is that Kiryu had some really badass moments in the last duel. Otherwise, it was silly and pointless.

Yugioh Zexal
The first two episodes have been sampled. I hope Yuma doesn't act like such a dumbass for the rest of the show. It's irritating when he's spending half of the duel jumping around and having pointless conversations. I do sorta see a similarity between this and Hikaru no Go, since the main guy's an idiot beginner, but he has a genius dueling partner with him. Will this turn out good or bad? Only time will tell.

I still need to watch that fine 'ol BL anime that was recommended to me! I bet the obnoxious fanboys won't touch this shit! Ahahahahahaha! Also, Saint Seiya Omega is coming out soon. Hopefully it'll get subbed. I look forward to it!

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Old 03-24-2012, 01:40 PM   #3815
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Nisemonogatari:
Overall fair to fairly good. Good fanservice for the most part. Tsukihi chapter was slow, yet finished much too fast, and an overall letdown, but ended with a nice bang, also I got to see teenaged Shinobu = Awesome!

Black Rock Shooter:
Have not found this interesting enough to follow consecutively. Repeatedly forgot about it. Have not fully finished, but so far it's "fair." I'm amazed at the song though, as it's much better here then where I'd heard it before.

Brave10:
Followed halfway, then forgot about it, resumed following, but the only attraction is the blood and fighting. It seems this was made for children, but includes sexual subject matter/innuendo to excess. Much beyond what I'd want to let kids to see. Rating: Fair-fairly poor

Also picked up a VN on a whim: Katahane, and so far I'm finding it very good. Though they swap POV between all the main characters very often.
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Katahane can be good and bad in places. The overall plot and setting is pretty interesting, and the characters are very charming (especially Ein and Wakaba). However, it kinda paces itself very poorly, like some scenes are drawn out really really badly, and others go by too quickly. Also, I liked the constand PoV changes. It made things more interesting.

Yu-Gi-Oh 10th Anniversary Movie
I had this downloaded a year ago when it released, but I never bothered to watch. Well today I did! This was...sorta meh. I mean, the dream team of Yugi, Yuki, and Yusei was great, but the actual duel only lasted one round. So for the most part, what could have been amazing just sorta...rushed by. Also, it was weird seeing little boy Yugi being tall.

Moretsu Pirates
I'm by the half point, so I guess this is a good point to talk about it. In some parts, the show can be boring, but for some reason, its charm keeps me watching. The setting and how everything is handled is very well written, so I guess that's what keeps me interested. Overall, I don't regret watching this, and I look forward to finishing this. It's also nice seeing a show that's not dipped in pointless fanservice.

Kyo Kara Maou
This show seems really really lackluster. I don't know how long this show will keep my interest, but I'll tough it out as long as I can. Also, it's kinda saddening when I feel disappointed in a female character being introduced while thinking "NO! THE BISHOUNEN GUY GETS THE MAIN GUY! PISS OFF WENCH!" Atleast I'm in the spirit of the show I guess. Either that or I'm tired of yuri shit.

Fallout: New Vegas is also on my list of things to do, so yeah....I won't be watching much anime.
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I slept like 20 hours yesterday. No joke, really strange. Felt like divine punishment for something.

Little Busters anime announced, the heavens quake.
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Katahane can be good and bad in places. The overall plot and setting is pretty interesting, and the characters are very charming (especially Ein and Wakaba). However, it kinda paces itself very poorly, like some scenes are drawn out really really badly, and others go by too quickly. Also, I liked the constand PoV changes. It made things more interesting.
Glad I picked a good one! I'm loving the plot, and the characters are completely charming. Coco is absolutely adorable and Belle is, well, a Doll *snickers at pun* Wakaba is very endearing as well, and Ein is really cool. I suppose I can see where it paces not-so-great, but I've barely noticed. I have nothing against the PoV changes either, in fact I like them, I was just noting it's interesting as I've not played a VN where the PoV was constantly changing.

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I'm by the half point, so I guess this is a good point to talk about it. In some parts, the show can be boring, but for some reason, its charm keeps me watching. The setting and how everything is handled is very well written, so I guess that's what keeps me interested. Overall, I don't regret watching this, and I look forward to finishing this. It's also nice seeing a show that's not dipped in pointless fanservice.
I'm glad to hear it. I'll agree there's not always much action or "movement", but it is well written and I absolutely love it. It reads kinda like a book, and that's amazing IMO. I love the lack of fanservice as well, it's quite refreshing.

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What? Awesome! I've heard good things about the VN, though I haven't played it myself. Looking forward to it!
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Little Busters anime announced, the heavens quake.
I'm also very excited about this news. BBB's review of the game made me quite intrigued. Will definitely be on my watch list.

Forgot to mention I checked out the Toradora! OVA. Was cute, reminded me how entertaining Ryuuji's obsessive-compulsive domestic tendencies were. I've heard fans complain that it wasn't a direct continuation of the series' end, but frankly I'm glad it was just a silly one-shot. Given how I am with romance, I preferred the return to happy-go-lucky days rather than the overblown drama of the second half. There was a little sweet romantic suggestion towards the end, but thankfully it was hardly the overall focus of the comedic slice-of-life sketch.
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Funny you should mention that. O_o On a random whim, I loaded up the OAV two nights ago. I only watched the first five minutes though before getting distracted by something else and then falling asleep. I woke up in the morning with the monitor still showing what Ryuuji imagined Kitamura's grandmother looked like. I need to finish it.

I don't mind that it takes place in the past given that the room for error is much too great if they set it after where the series ended. What I do mind is that the premise of the episode directly goes against the logic of the franchise's characters and very, very strongly suggests that this episode was penned not by the author of the novels but instead by someone on the animation squad. Why do I say this? Because:

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The series proper made it abundantly clear that Ryuuji is a really, really good chef. And that this happened because he grew up in a single parent household where his mom was never around because she worked at a hostess club during the nights and slept during the day: and so, from a very young age, he learned how to cook for himself. So it's pretty silly that they would have us believe that Ryuuji makes a crappy bento. Sure, it doesn't look like the one Kitamura brought to school, but that one was just plain ridiculous. It looked like a $200 bento. I don't really care for what the show seems to be implying -- "women are naturally better cooks than men and older women are naturally better cooks than their younger counterparts" -- because even if this tends to be true as a general rule in society, it most certainly has its exceptions. Especially in Japan, where most sushi chefs are men. And I think the author made it abundantly clear that Ryuuji is one such exception. Remember the curry he cooked for the group at the beach? Remember how he taught Taiga how to make food that'd satisfy Kitamura? Remember how he always cooked for the both of them? What happened to that Ryuuji? What the hell did the OAV screenplay author do with him?

The other problem is that, according to the very first snippet we see, Taiga ends up teaching Ryuuji how to make a proper bento. Maybe this was just misleading and I got mislead, I dunno, but that's what the scene seemed to be saying to me. If it is saying that, then I really have to say that I don't like that at all. Because, again, the show made it abundantly clear that Taiga cannot cook to save her life. That when it comes to domecile affairs Ryuuji is the woman of their relationship (he cooks, he cleans, he does it all) and that Taiga is the man (slovenly pig who scarfs food down and lets the dishes pile up). So why all of a sudden is she the one teaching Ryuuji how to cook? Is it because this is a bento? Is it because bentos are all about wuuuuuub? Oh puhlease. Anyway, even if I'm mistaken here and the episode goes on to reveal that Taiga and Ryuuji are co-learning how to make better bentos, I still stand by my argument above: that Ryuuji should already know how to make a mean bento.
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Um, I think you're jumping to a lot of conclusions as always. ^^; Ryuuji's bento looked and probably tasted fine, if a bit unpolished. It was just completely outshone - though not necessarily outclassed - by grandmama's fancy schmany dishes. But who puts that much effort into a boxed lunch anyway? '~' The point is Ryuuji is trying to prove himself for a dumb reason, which Taiga points out by saying she liked his food the way it was before he tried to "experiment".

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Ryuuji's bloated sense of pride grows to ridiculous proportions as the competition clearly becomes less about cooking skills but rather the presentation. He earnestly fights with cup noodles, for Christ's sake. XP


I don't know where you got the idea that Taiga was teaching Ryuuji how to cook either. I thought she was trying to cook by herself in the opening scene, but in case I'm wrong and the two were together, I don't recall any specific hints that indicated she was the one doing the instructing. At any rate, Ryuuji can already make a mean bento. This is and always has been fact. Ryuuji's the only one making a big deal out of seemingly being shown up, and that's why it's amusing.
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:33 AM   #3822
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Okay, well that's better then. But ... his bento was shown to be pretty lackluster. Kitamura even took a photo of it to show his grandma "what a normal bento looks like." Ryuuji's bento shouldn't be normal. I mean, it shouldn't be Grandma Kitamura level either, but it should still be above what the other boys brought. Kitamura ought to have taken a photo of theirs instead.
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It was a little underwhelming, but Ryuuji explains later it was originally an economical decision to use pork cutlet leftovers.

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Rather than trying to one-up Grandma Kitamura's feast, he attempts to prove a point to an unseen opponent that a "student's bento isn't a bento if it doesn't incorporate leftovers". I think the fact he makes up all these wacky rules shows he's not making sense to even himself.


It's honestly just exaggerrated for shits and giggles, relax.
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NO! NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

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I conquered my fears and watched Minami-ke season 2!

Hurray for low expectations! This was in no way terrible, just a step down. It looks bad, and the OP is too serious and doesn't suit the show at all. What's up with Uchida and Yoshino lying on the ground in the fetal position at dusk like they're in goddamn Higurashi?!

Kana carried season 2. Her air headed enthusiasm never failed to amuse, and was responsible for all of the best moments. Chiaki was a great foil for her, as always. Haruka ... didn't do anything. VERY disappointing showing from the eldest Minami sister. She literally slept through most of the episodes! And not in a funny way either, like in season 1, when it was revealed that she was secretly a lazy POS when not burdened with responsibilities. No display of bubblegum blowing prowess (including the GODLY bubble inside a bubble technique), no casually undressing in front of other girls (as far as she knows), no having to deal with an embarrassingly skimpy swimsuit bought for her by her sisters, no nothin'. She was just there, in the background, relegated to kid-who-holds-up-a-bush-during-the-school-play duties.

Fuyuki: THIS GUY. He is the very epitome of the generic, overly nice, boring anime character. I cringed whenever he was around. If you're one of those people who wonders why no one respects you even though you're "a nice guy", you need to study this character and see if he's just like you. If he is, change your personality! This kid needs to be dropped into the underground tunnels at the start of Gurren Lagann and taught how to be a man by Kamina. It almost looked like this role would be played by Chiaki, who was visibly annoyed at his unappealing character traits. She said what we were all thinking: "Just looking at you irritates me!" LOL. Fuyuki's inclusion was an unusually depressing aspect of the show. He was lonely, and you constantly saw him being a total pushover. Even when Chiaki started throwing snowballs at him, he only got slightly annoyed, then curled up into the defensive position. I'm confused as to what his role in the show was. Him being an annoying character was obviously by design and not accidental, so I thought they were going somewhere with it. But just as it seemed like Chiaki was slowly warming up to him ... he up and moves away without telling her. Just a sad case of wasted potential.

It really grinded my gears how they constantly teased us with Hosaka! This season 1 titan was responsible for many of the show's most memorable moments. In season 2, they'd show him lurking in the hallways, with his shirt unbuttoned (of course by this point I'm already laughing my ass off, since he's just THAT good of a character), and I'd be like, "Oh man, Hosaka's up to something! This is gonna be great!" but then ... it just fizzles out. He'd do something minor that usually ended with his abs exposed, which is good and all, but I expect more from him!

My favourite scene happened at the end of episode 10. Chiaki is about to indulge in a cup noodle that she had bought herself, when Kana comes home soaked in the rain. Chiaki goes to run a hot bath for her, and Kana spots the noodles on the table, not knowing how badly Chiaki wanted to eat them. Chiaki returns and sees her eating them. Normally, Chiaki would get angry and hit her, but this time, she just sinks down to the ground, defeated, and tells Kana to go into the bath when she's done. Kana slowly realizes what she's done, leaves the room ... and brings back 2 cup noodles for her. Chiaki's overjoyed expression as they enjoyed the noodles together, I just about died of cute. It doesn't sound like much just describing it, but if you actually saw how it went down, you'd understand! I'm a sucker for stuff like that: When two characters have an antagonistic relationship, but have rare tender moments where they bond. Even in Garfield when that happens between Garfield and Nermal, or Garfield and Jon, it touches me deeply (go to hell, Garfield is awesome!).
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