i went to check this show out but im not sure which group is the best bet. I actually d.loaded the first epp of both Ryuumaru, Ayako, and TZM and compared them and they all are hit and miss in some points. Its almost like you have to watch all 3 to catch all the jokes =( I.e. Ryuumaru was the only one to explain the 3-p joke, but they droped the ball on the joke with the suggestion box. TZM missed the menstruation joke at the beginning, Ayako messed up the high places joke, and seemed to imply that the pool water joke involved getting pregnant? I also didn't like that Ayako doesn't seem to translate a lot of the signs and writing, while RYU and especially TZM seemed a bit stiff in their translation
bottom line is all 3 have several hit and misses so its kinda hard to pick one. Im wondering which group you all are following, because i really wanna watch more of this series its damn funny. It reminds me kinda of a more raunchy Azumanga Daioh. I guess i can get all 3 for epp 2 as well but thats gonna take a long time watching 3 versions of every episode for a while =P
One line i didn't really understand in any of the versions is when Hagimural runs in.
ayako's:
"Looks like she hasn't come"
"I'm not that loli!"
*no translation for text*
Ryu:
"Looks like she hasn't come yet"
"Even with this body, IT COMES!"
*translation of text 'in other words its her 2nd day*
TZM
"It looks like she isn't here yet"
"Even in this body I am still here!"
*basically her 2nd day*
Ayakos makes zero sense, TZM's is pretty confusing. With Ryu's i think its a joke about menstration? Anyone get the joke there? Ryu's is the only one that makes any sense to me there
Oh ya, and what resolution does this show air in? It seems both Ayako and TZM are 720p in thir release but Ryu only does 576 or so. Is this originally a 480 airing, or a 720 airing? the odd size for ryu's has me confused. I dont notice any real video quality difference between Ayako's and Ryu's despite the higher resolution. I think TZM's looked a bit better though. so im wondering if the 720s are an updscale or what the deal is