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Anime that I have to watch. - now my anime review thread!
Micharus:
Mods, please do not merge with the previous post!
Finally finished watching "Umineko no Naku Koro ni".
At the start I was impressed by the artwork, character design and story, but unfortunately the story kind of failed after a while.
There are a large number of characters in this anime, so I'm not going to try and put them all in here with a description like I have done with previous reviews.
First, I need to explain a couple of terms used in the anime.
You will see some of the characters refer to themselves as 'furniture'. These characters are 'created' to serve by magical means.
Also, the term 'gameboard' refers to the Island and 'pieces' refers to the people on the island.
Umineko is a drama, with horror and thriller aspects to it. There is blood and gore, some of it fairly graphic. There is a small amount of comedy in the last arc.
The basic story is that there is a family, the Ushiromiya, who all meet on an island to discuss how to divide the assets of the head of the family, Kinzo after he dies.
Kinzo has 3 months to live.
After they reach the island, a storm moves in, cutting off the island and everyone on it from contact with the mainland.
Soon after this happens people start to die in a manner that is written in a strange epitaph near a painting of a woman who is supposedly a witch, Beatrice.
Beatrice wants to be revived and in order to this a 'ceremony' has to be performed, but beyond that, everyone involved has to believe that Beatrice is indeed a witch.
There are four story arcs in this anime and each arc grows increasingly more complex.
In the first arc, everybody dies...... then we discover that we are in the middle of a strange 'game' created by Beatrice, a witch.
The following arcs are essentially a fight between Beatrice and Battler, the outcome being dependent on whether or not Battler can prove Beatrice is NOT a witch -or- that Beatrice can force Battler to believe she IS a witch.
Each arc is different, although the basic story stays the same, more or less. People still die according to the epitaph, but in different places.
There are always 'sealed room' riddles, the definition of a 'sealed room' being explained in the anime.
It seems that in every arc, more characters are added to the mix, which starts to get a little tedious after a while.
While I enjoyed some of this anime, I didn't enjoy all of it, after a while it started to seem like they were flogging a dead horse.
I kept watching to see how it ended up..... and it didn't really end, plus they have signaled a second season.
You could compare this to 'Death Note', you have to keep your wits about you in order to keep track of what is going on, but unlike Death Note, the story doesn't hold up so well.
After watching that, which was a little 'heavy', I'm going to watch "Minami Ke".
Micharus:
Added the following anime;
Baka to Test to Shokanju
DURARARA!
Baccano!
High School of the Dead
Mini-review of Minami-ke.
Up to episode 10.
After watching Umineko, Minami-ke is very relaxing.
I swear I'm in love with Haruka, I like Chiaki and Kana makes me laugh.
It's all pretty random and very likely to stay that way to by the looks of things.
Watching the complete set in one go looks like it won't be much of a problem, but I plan on splitting them up so I don't get tired of watching Har..... I mean the Minami family. :D
Micharus:
First let's have a weather report for where I'm at.
It's COLD here, hasn't gotten over 20' C in a week or so.
Anyway, enough of that. On to the review of....
Manami ke.
This anime is all slice of life/school life/comedy, with some memorable characters.
We have the Minami sisters;
Haruka: the oldest of the three, with a gentle smile, loving nature, but a titanium fist in a velvet glove when need be. Long blonde hair, worn loose. She is in High school.
Kana: energetic, spur of the moment girl. Dark hair done in twin tails. Kana is in Junior High School.
Chiaki: has 'sleepy' half open eyes, but don't let that fool you, she has a razor sharp mind and isn't beyond manipulating Kana to get what she wants. Idolizes Haruka. She is in Elementary School.
This anime basically follows the lives of the three sisters.
There are various shenanigans happening, including one where Kana convinces a boy to dress as a girl so that he can see Haruka, without suffering the wrath of his class mate, Chiaki.
Along the way, we meet ANOTHER Minami family, but there is a difference, there are three boys and girl....who is a bit of tom-boy.
We never find out what happened to the Minami Sisters parents, but there is a sweet episode where Haruka tells Chiaki that a guest they have over for tea one night, Fujioka, reminds her of their Father, which lead Chiaki to see him as a 'father' figure.
Minami ke has a nice 'feel' to it, there is no pantsu, boing or ecchi going on at all, you could easily watch it with your granny.
Minami ke is a good watch, not as random as Lucky Star, but still worth a look.
Going to watch "Ergo Proxy" next. Looks a bit dark and moody.
Al_Sleeper:
--- Quote from: Micharus on July 13, 2011, 01:06:45 PM ---It's COLD here, hasn't gotten over 20' C in a week or so.
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LOL At first, I'd thought you meant -20o C, but then I remembered that Australia isn't THAT far south :D...
Micharus:
--- Quote from: Al_Sleeper on July 13, 2011, 01:51:35 PM ---
--- Quote from: Micharus on July 13, 2011, 01:06:45 PM ---It's COLD here, hasn't gotten over 20' C in a week or so.
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LOL At first, I'd thought you meant -20o C, but then I remembered that Australia isn't THAT far south :D...
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Heh, well in Western Australia, it's generally a bit warmer than the 'eastern states' as we call them.
While it's not strange to have temps under 20 during the day here, it's cold for people who are used to temps over 35' C in summer.
The weather in general has been a little odd lately, colder than usual for this time of year.
It even rained every day for about a week and I mean real rain, not just a sprinkle here and there, which is pretty odd in itself, but will be good for our dams.
But back on topic, did I mention I'm in love with Haruka? So cute. I wonder if I could get Belldandy to agree to her being my second wife? Haruka as second wife I mean. Belldandy is always first! :D
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