nobahn's Anime

1. You have gotta admire the confidence of a director who waits until the eleven minute mark before even showing the title and associated credits!
2. Nice OST!
3. Prejudice is overcome.

• Stephanie Sheh
  
• Michael Sinterniklaas

• 07:30 physics laws (gravity) broken
• 30:30 physical comedy
• 31:55 ramen noodles in Italy? Oookayyyy.....
• 32:45 Sound doesn't travel through water quite that way......
• 35:20 more physical comedy
• 37:00 Now, that's a pretty effective scene.....
• 38:27 Effective scene.....
• 43:18 OK, so this is the old English dub, but how does Clarisse know Wolf's/Lupin's name?
• 53:20 Physical comedy.
• 57:45 I can't even remember the last time I came across the term "egads!" Too funny!
• 1:08:45 Physical humor.
• 1:20:00 Bloodless violence.
• 1:31:30 More bloodless violence.

1. Episodic. Strongly suggest reading the reviews first. For my part, I find the Hollywood physics in this episode to be off-putting. With Fujiko Mine riding off on a motorcycle, she is definitely displaying some agency. My guess is that her past will be revealed via a breadcrumb trail; one crumb at a time. The animation has an art-house feel to it.
2. Episodic. Jigen is introduced; the two speak of their respective pasts in only the vaguest of terms.
3. Episodic. Goemon is introduced; Hollywood physics is employed; also, inappropriate technology (i.e., helicopters) is shown.
4. Episodic. More inappropriate technology (microcircuit electronics) are dipicted. Interesting -- Zenigata sexually harasses Fujiko; so his character is different from other series. Oscar is introduced.
   But I seriously do not get this episode at all.
5. Episodic. Lupin and Jigen meet. The mysticism (moving/mobile statues?!) is a turn-off for me. Interesting how all three unexpectedly leave amicably.
6. Episodic. Oscar goes after Fujiko -- and ostensibly Lupin. But Fujiko outwits both Oscar and Zenigata.
7. Episodic. Goemon performs Hollywood physics. Fujiko helps Fidel arrive safely at N.Y.C. -- in exchange for information.
8. Episodic?
   • So Fujiko can/will murder if necessary, eh?
   • Plenty of symbolism in this episode.....
   • Lupin and Jigen break bread together.....
   • A part of Fujiko's memory is symbolically recalled.
9. Fujiko tries to find a clue to her past. Also, Jigen, Goemon & Lupin show up in this episode.
10. Both Zenigata and Lupin try to pierce the mystic veil that surrounds Fujiko's past.
11. The bond that both Zenigata and Oscar share is explored.
12. The crew's all here; even Oscar. But who is the father figure puppet master who is pulling the strings?
13. So the puppet master was Aisha's mother all along.....

• I am rating this at 9/11 (Very Good). Would have rated it higher if not for all of the Hollywood physics.....
• Rating the dub at 8/11 (Good)

I thought I saw this ─ but I was wrong!
1. The big 3 are introduced.....
2. The scene at the 30:00 mark is misleading as it begins to pan.....
3. Damn, Guld and Isamu are both acting like they have the maturity of teenagers! No wonder Myung is conflicted.
4. For all of its flaws, the ending is still pretty damned good!

• So Maetel and Esmeraldas are sisters; huh! (But it doesn't say who the father is.....)
• I stand corrected; the father's mind was sealed into a pendant by Hardgear.

Dubbing Supervision: Tom Wayland
Endorse Maetel Legend in Strong Co-lead(s).

1. If ep.#1 has a twisty ending, then ep.#2 has a dark one!
2. And with the ending of ep.#3, a battle royale becomes eminent.
3. And with the conclusion of ep.#4 what surprises me are the adults.

5. The adults continue to surprise me in ep.#5 with both their numbers and motivations.
6. I will not deny that that these cliff hangers are effective.....

• A worthy successor to Puella Magi Madoka Magica.
• Theron Martin's review

• OK, so I've rated this at 10/11; but there are 2 huge caveats here.....

1. This is aimed at young children ─ but! There is no English dub.
   None─Nada─Zip.
   
2. The only other group that might possibly be interested in this would be people who have been exposed to cultural anthropology.

• It's a 26 minute movie.

• 5:00 | A slice of life?
• The girl has a lively imagination!
• Interesting OST
• 25:00 | Bonding over chocolate liqueur.
• There's no denying it: the cinematography is quite interesting!
• At first, I thought that this was aimed at children; but by the last ⅓ I changed my mind and I now believe that this is aimed at both children and adults.

There are a couple of things that I’ve been forgetting to make a note of….

• When the title card is shown, Aoi Hyoudou walks in front of the card and is then forcibly escorted off by Sakura Hanazono and Shizuko Kaga. The message is clear: This show in not about Aoi Hyoudou – it’s about their friend, Misaki Ayuzawa. As they are escorting Aoi off of the screen, we see the different personalities Sakura and Shizuko – if only for maybe a second or two.
  
• Different flowers are associated with Misaki Ayuzawa and Takumi Usui.