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LiquidZero:
well i enjoyed the show for what its worth. i didn't feel that the ending was as dry as a lot of people said it was.
i'd give  it 7.9 outta 10. It woulda been better if i had hooked up with at least 1 of the 3 girls that were down for him.
i didnt feel like it was missing so much from the story either. since the character development was good i dont really need to know more backstory of the characters. in the end (click to show/hide)i do feel like the little girl shouldve stayed with kurenai or there shouldve been one or two more episodes showing what happens with him after that. Other then that i dont really feel it was missing all that much.
Animation: good Voice Acting: Good (other then kurenai sounded like a girl!) Story: I liked it
Overall i'd say watch it if you wanna see some decent slice of life with a touch of action.

quekmeister:

--- Quote from: LiquidZero on May 19, 2009, 03:34:39 PM ---Voice Acting: Good (other then kurenai sounded like a girl!)

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That's because Kurenai was voiced by a girl, and a damn good voice actress to boot, Miyuki Sawashiro. :P

LiquidZero:

--- Quote from: quekmeister on May 19, 2009, 03:48:00 PM ---
--- Quote from: LiquidZero on May 19, 2009, 03:34:39 PM ---Voice Acting: Good (other then kurenai sounded like a girl!)

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That's because Kurenai was voiced by a girl, and a damn good voice actress to boot, Miyuki Sawashiro. :P

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yeah i thought so. i didn't like that though. granted she is great she did a great job. but i usually like it when the male protagonist has a male voice. its makes em seem more manly! even though the feminine voice did sorta match his personality cus he did get his ass whupped a lot and he never really say what was on his mind (especially to the hozan-ryu girl).

quekmeister:
Well, I've finally finished this show, and I loved it, from start to finish. I'm not sure why so many didn't like the ending, so I'll just put some of my thoughts down.

Murasaki is hands down the best under 10 character I have ever seen in any media. It helped that her voice actress is actually only 16, and she played the part to the fullest. The subtle observations and innocence she manages to evoke were really quite amazing.

I found Shinkurou a very real personality, and though I felt he could have been stronger at points, the fact that his portrayal made me hold my breath at points shows how well he was developed over the course of the series. Miyuki Sawashiro probably had a hand in that, I had no idea it was her when I began watching, only a quick trip to ANN kicked me in the side of the head.

Benika and Yayoi are a little flat as supporting characters, but their motivations got a little boost from the last two episodes.

The Kuhouins are a very strange bunch, I despise them, but I can't fault them for their actions... Hmm.

The strongest supporting cast are obviously Shinkurou's friends-who-are-girls at school and his neighbours. The interactions, and especially their conversations were, to put it simply, excellently done.

The action scenes were nicely done, reminiscent of Natsume Yuujinchou, or better yet, the more realistic parts of Baccano!. Character animation had a classic Brains Base twist, which reminded me of Baccano! again. Backgrounds were lovingly done, and turned some of the scenes into very interestingly done set pieces (like some of the Murasaki closeup shots).

Okay, now to address the ending. I really found it very compelling, to tell the truth. For a little while afterwards, I was in a daze, trying to get around what everyone was saying. Then I got to thinking: How else could it have happened? and my conclusion is that it could not have been any other way. Murasaki and Shinkurou are foils for each other, to have them together at the end would have drained all the power and basically castrate the painstaking buildup of the storyline. Both of them are young, too young to have to deal with the situations that they had to. And to have Murasaki expose this critical element in the last episode was essential to the growth of each of them.

To conclude (also tl;dr): I give this series my highest recommendation, for characters far above and beyond the norm, for superb scriptwriting, it's just good in every way.

GoGeTa006:
I would've like to see more development on the romance of HIM AND THE SCHOOL FRIEND. . .cause it looked like it was going to be some michael jackson type of thing. and I m just not attracted to that.

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