Sunday, December 17
Steven on Kamichu!
I have never seen a series which was as uneven as this one has been. My earlier impression remains in force: those behind the series never actually made their minds up as to exactly what kind of story they were trying to tell. As a result, it feels episodic, in the worst sense of that word.It's a slice-of-life series. It's just a series of tales from Yurie's first year as a god.
That's what I expected after seeing the first episode - I don't know why, but I immediately concluded it was going to be that sort of show. And it was, so I was not disappointed. Or at least, far less disappointed, as even given that understanding the show doesn't quite live up to its early promise. (Also, I'm not nearly as allergic to middle-school angst as Steven.)
However, given that the early promise was of a TV series of the quality of Spirited Away, I'm not going to hold it against them that they didn't consistently achieve that.
I give it a 5/5, and rate it as the best show of 2005.
Oh, and the cat epsiode was silly, but Yurie-neko redeems all.
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The series concept and the characters have grabbed me. I find myself thinking about a lot of aspects of it. Some of the episodes were excellent.
And it really was painful to give it a harsh review. But in the end that's the only thing I could do.
If a given viewer wasn't as repelled by the middle school angst portions of the series, I can certainly see how the whole series would then be seen in a much more positive light. Me, I kept wishing that some sort of dai-kami would hit Kenji with a lightning bolt.
Well, I already knew that your tastes and mine were not congruent. You loved "Fancy Lala", for instance. (I didn't hate it, but I just was not able to keep watching it.)
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Monday, December 18 2006 03:39 AM (+rSRq)
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