Tuesday, June 15

Anime

Aishiteruze Baby

I barely made it through the opening them (one of those incredibly dreary Suzanne Vega type things, only in Japanese) but it's worth it for the sandpit politics and the moment when five-year-old Marika turns to her mother and demands that she produce an older brother for her.

And the observation of the five-year-old's mind - the logic of why, if Yuzuyu loses her crayons or has to change her school uniform, her world comes apart - is spot on. (Though if you're hiring a voice actress to play a little girl, you should make sure she can cry properly. Otherwise you get the tired-and-upset whine when you should be getting the heart-broken choked sobs.)

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Posted by: Pixy Misa at 07:12 AM | Comments (4) | Add Comment | Trackbacks (Suck)
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1 I loved this one, the whole thing. Yuzuyu is uber-kawaii! Is it okay to mix Japanese and German like that? I'm with you on the crying issue, though. It doesn't seem like any of the crying in this anime --and there was a lot of it-- was realistic, even the adults. But, interestingly enough, the seiyuu for Yuzuyu (Miyuu Tsuzurahara) was 9 at the time. I wonder why she didn't cry better?

Posted by: DeadAmaranth at Thursday, November 10 2005 09:01 PM (J3cfT)

2 Actually, that probably explains it. Nine-year-olds just don't cry like five-year-olds, but they don't know what the difference is. An adult, if she could do the voice, would know the difference, but might not be able to do the crying properly.

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Friday, November 11 2005 08:56 AM (QriEg)

3 Duh. Of course you are correct. Now I wonder why ~I~ didn't realize that. Still, Yuzuyu's voice is adorable. I love her "Onigiri" song from episode 2!

Posted by: DeadAmaranth at Monday, November 14 2005 04:32 AM (J3cfT)

4 It's a very impressive piece of acting for a 9-year-old, I must say. And yeah, I loved the onigiri song. :)

Posted by: Pixy Misa at Monday, November 14 2005 04:42 AM (QriEg)

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