Chihayafuru S2, ep 16 recap, late thoughts

Hi! how's spring so far? spring here is taking its time real slow. the sprouts are there so that's good.

I forgot commenting about Chihayafuru, more over, posting it in tumblr because its a frickin' recap. :) The frustration! I feel you guys! Just when its getting better and better, they pulled of a effin recap. well played.well played. *nods*
I just noticed two simple things that made me think of the whole Chihayafuru anime/manga.

One is.. even in recaps, Arata got small air time. i somehow pity him(and the fans!). :( *chuckles*
As you all know, I sided more on Taichi but Arata will shine soon, i hope. :) Arata fans there are also waiting for his match, isn't it? Girl, his voice tho. That voice actor is so good. I love him. When I see Arata talk, I really wanted to listen to him every time.

Two, deym.. how cute Shinobu here?!

I feel somehow the mangaka loves this girl character. She's the best, you know what i mean? She does  amazing karuta. She's cute when she wanted to. She can eat and get fat and get thin. She is admired by everyone. She's plain and goofy and wears t-shirt whenever she wants. She doesn't care about everybody(well, it really depends if this is a liability or asset). She does all her thing.The differences of her and Chihaya is so damn big. But when it comes to this character, everything is possible that somehow always ends in her in victory. Chihaya's difficulties in winning was all deserved because of her flaws. But if Shinobu will be defeated, I might not get through it. :)

good evening!

until next time!

fymb

3 more spring anime-- i watched

here is the batch 2 from the first post about what animes i watched so far this start of spring.
you might wanna read the first one if you haven't read it yet here. xxx

I'll make this quick. I only got 3 more anime to add. Here are some of my first impressions.

7. Aku no hana

- ahh... how am I gonna start about this anime? People are having so many feelings about the animation and i kept my silence just for awhile because in the first place, it's a change. It's different. People are emotional and quick to judge about it. I started the same way. I didn't know much about the whole technicality of doing different kinds of animation but I automatically knew that this is different and so hard to get used to. The animation seems somewhat in slow motion but when you try to look at the movements, it's kinda normal when you look at the 3D people behind it. The audio, of course, the audio and the voices background is called... reality(no, I'm just kidding). Of course, people are in the background so the voices and chatters too, goddammit. *.*
 I made a little research and the animation is called Rotoscoping. Although, the animation technique is different, it might not be good for this type of psychological manga. I think, it would be better being used in a drama in summer anime or something really slow and deep type of story. I read that the director insisted on the type of animation, if I'm not mistaken.
Watchers are expecting  very cute, very sexy characters because the story is somewhat ecchi when you get deeper at the story. Fanservice, they wanted it. Hell, I don't know why but many people love cute, sexy, boobie girls singing in their anime/s. Or girls bathing in hotspring. (lol)
I keep patient during the episode 1 and I thought, why will I talk trash when I haven't see the rising plot when the boy sniff his crush's clothes? *haha*
In short, I wouldn't make much shit out of it when I haven't smell the whole shit at all. (haha--sorry for the words) I know it's quick to judge if we didn't know what's happening and it's so quicker to hate when you didn't understand.
It's different, yes it is. Get used to it, hell, we can't change it anyway. If you don't want it, read the manga. It's better. You'll get the story first. :)

8. Mushibugyou

-action, fantasy, historical, samurais, hot boys, average hero
- eyy... spiders!! I am so into historical manga/anime, and the spiders are bonus with the hot man saving the day after things got worst, so hell, I'll definitely be watching this anime!!

9. Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan)

-fantasy, action, freaking big titans smashing walls and eating people
-wow, this caught me off guard. I loved it. It's so frightening, It's awesome. hehe. The animation is so good that I want it HD in my flat screen with English dubs and surround sound.
- a recommendation if you didn't scare yourself about big gigantic muscular-system-mannequin-like titans bending mothers before eating them and smirking like hell-scary grins.

that's it!
*of course, these are all my opinions. Okay? Just, exaggerated some descriptive parts. *hehe
*do your homework first before watching anime!

fymb

6 spring anime -- watched! (and first impressions-)

let me make this quick because i have many things to do. i'll make this like a quick, easy draft just to familiarize myself(and hopefully you) about them. I tend to forget their plots after a week especially if they are new and sometimes i neglect seeing them in the update. It's just all for me, isn't it?! *laughs*

1. Karneval
 - man, the animation. the good quality when you see it will make you stick in the end. It is a fantasy action anime with two boys. One looks like that boy in Air Gear (hehe, if I'm not mistaken) and the other one looks like the boy in K anime. It would be nice if you try watching this. The circus theme is quite interesting.

2. Date a live
- fantasy, action and comedy
- watched the first ep and it was okayyy...
- to be honest, i could just drop this but i wouldn't just because I'm going to see if I'll be wrong for thinking of dropping this in the first place.
- It's all about a certain org. trying to fight a "spirit"--not the ordinary type, more like a cute, flying and fighting type of spirit. The whole plan(and maybe the whole anime) will be about a high-school boy (brother in law of the commander of the organization) mission to make the said 'spirit' fall in love with him just to save the whole and prevent for further disasters.
- with all the cute girls everywhere, of course.

3. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.
- romantic comedy
- about a no-social-life high school boy being assigned into a club by his teacher, which is run by the prettiest girl in school.
- definitely the no-blushing type of anime
- you'll be very intrigued how they'll work out because the differences (with a little similarities) were being obviously laid out at the first episode.
- i felt like, the boy protagonist looks like the boy in Sankarea

4. Hataraku Maou-sama! 

- definitely watching this whole anime

- comedy, fantasy, shounen, demons

- it's about a demon king who make burgers, rides bike, shares his umbrella, freaks out when the machine is broken, does all the things for making a salary just to pay their rent (heh)

- the demon language is weird (lol)

5. Photo Kano 

- oh man, sometime i feel like i'm too high in standards for looking for an anime that will kick off my butt

- i mean, it's really nostalgic everytime i see this kind

- highschool boy with his camera and taking pictures of all the girls in school--come on!

- lots of panties, skirts, scenery

6. Dansai Bunri no Crime Edge 

- i am definitely watching this just because it's so romantic with a touch of darkness in it

- the idea is clever, i mean.. a pair of scissors of death! (haha..)

- no, seriously

*yes guys, i am sorry no Utapri. Mainly because I dropped the first season! i have to start all over again.

*that's it, for now!

*'i'll make the next batch soon

fymb