Wednesday, January 18
Ano Natsu De Matteru
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This one is actually good - funny, well-written, well-acted, beautifully drawn, and willing to hit the tropes head-on or dodge them balletically as its whim takes it.
One thing that intrigued me while watching the show was when it was set. One, no cell-phones or computers anywhere; can't be twenty-first century. Two, skirt length, can't pre-date the mid-60's. Architecture (the school has a large, curving glass wall, for example) and transport (the very few cars we see are neither boxy nor sleekly curved) both suggest the 80's or 90's. The male lead has a Super-8 film camera, and it's not highlighted as an anachronism, which points to the early 80's. But there are shelf stereos - CD only - and the cordless phones are bulky but not that bulky, which suggests at least the late 80's, probably the 90's.
That aside, it has a busty redhead, a tomboyish girl who goes hmph, and a twintailed girl who goes ufufufu.
Oh, and railcars. All in all, it's a real throwback, a 90's style comedy with 2012 production values, and definitely one I'll be watching.
A solid three little fishies out of four.
Warning! Containment failure imminent! Warning!
Big sister and the hmph girl.
Obligatory mascotty thing.
The ufufufu girl.
And the ditz makes four.
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Also known as spoiler.
This one is actually good - funny, well-written, well-acted, beautifully drawn, and willing to hit the tropes head-on or dodge them balletically as its whim takes it.
One thing that intrigued me while watching the show was when it was set. One, no cell-phones or computers anywhere; can't be twenty-first century. Two, skirt length, can't pre-date the mid-60's. Architecture (the school has a large, curving glass wall, for example) and transport (the very few cars we see are neither boxy nor sleekly curved) both suggest the 80's or 90's. The male lead has a Super-8 film camera, and it's not highlighted as an anachronism, which points to the early 80's. But there are shelf stereos - CD only - and the cordless phones are bulky but not that bulky, which suggests at least the late 80's, probably the 90's.
That aside, it has a busty redhead, a tomboyish girl who goes hmph, and a twintailed girl who goes ufufufu.
Oh, and railcars. All in all, it's a real throwback, a 90's style comedy with 2012 production values, and definitely one I'll be watching.
A solid three little fishies out of four.
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This is the Onegai Teacher remake, right?
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Thursday, January 19 2012 03:28 AM (+rSRq)
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Thursday, January 19 2012 10:02 AM (PiXy!)
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There's apparently circumstantial evidence that the series is set relatively recently. The source I ran across is 8thsin's TL notes and observations.
Posted by: Chris Siebenmann at Wednesday, January 25 2012 04:02 AM (YmdZq)
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It's good to know that I'm not the only one suffering from Engineer's Disease.
Posted by: Steven Den Beste at Wednesday, January 25 2012 04:22 AM (+rSRq)
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This show is definitely relevant to my interests. Why is it, then, that I can't get more than two minutes into the first episode without sighing and closing the player?
I want to watch it. I wanted to watch it the moment I heard about it. I like Please Teacher, I LOVED Please Twins, I should be drooling over this one like something that drools a lot.
Maybe it's my mood.
I want to watch it. I wanted to watch it the moment I heard about it. I like Please Teacher, I LOVED Please Twins, I should be drooling over this one like something that drools a lot.
Maybe it's my mood.
Posted by: Wonderduck at Wednesday, January 25 2012 04:40 PM (f/6aJ)
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Possibly. There are shows that I really like but can only watch at certain times.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at Wednesday, January 25 2012 05:31 PM (PiXy!)
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