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Shelf Life - Welcome to Bronco Country

Zalis116 wrote:

Full Moon: Great show, many tears shed over it, but since Viz's release fails it (subpar dub, lack of sign translations, no secondary subtitle track for songs, meaning that English dub watchers have to switch on subtitles with the remote mid-episode or listen to songs that they can't understand), I'll have to relegate it to boxed set status (2 sets with 26 eps apiece, I'd wager).

Phooey, this series isn't worth buying for me. I checked it out based on the amount of fanfare it got, but I couldn't it stand it half the time.

For a series that relies on being cutesy, I just didn't like how they tried to make it suitable for children, yet overly complicated and melodramatic to the level of an angsty teen sitcom.

I was constantly annoyed at how adversity was countered with silly gags and magic tricks by Meroko to make things worse, only to have Takuto scold her lightly and (*tosses hands up*) everyone's happy again.

Then you have spoiler[ the undecisive, half-assed crush from Takuto] where he "always gets mad for no apparent reason" when it should be obvious even to an 8-year-old.

On top of that, I found two characters especially frustrating to watch; "Jealous-bitch Madoko" and "Mitsuki's Music-hating Misanthrope Obaa-san." Good grief, I've seen stubborn and foolheaded people like Madoko, but she was beyond dislikeable. And seeing Obaa-san always gave me this feeling of, "she's just like the characters in Jigoku Shoujo that's both afflicted and afflicting enough to have everyone and herself be sent to Hell."

I clapped a few times when misfortune struck these two, but like I said, (*tosses hands up*) everyone ends up happy at the end. It was also a lucky guess that from about episode 6 I knew spoiler[ Eichi was already dead.] Not much of a revelation later on, so a lot of that shock value was lost as well.

Aside from the insert songs and catchy first opening (though that band is pretty annoying otherwise), there's not much else I like about this. It left a very bad taste in my mouth, and I'd even say it's affected my view of shoujo in general. The overly cutesy theme is part of the reason I don't like Air as much and why I'm a little hesitant to watch the original and new Kanon series now.

Phooey, [Full Moon] isn't worth buying for me. I checked it out based on the amount of fanfare it got, but I couldn't it stand it half the time.

XXXII. Yeah, XXXIII was great because it was two in a row, blahblah, but 32 was Elway's first, and it was just a solid game. Versus the next year, when the game itself just wasn't as intense.

XXXII by far for me. How could you not enjoy our first Super Bowl title and one in which we were the underdogs? And Elway's "helicopter" spin to get that first down late in the game is just one of the greatest plays I've ever seen.

The overly cutesy theme is part of the reason I don't like Air as much and why I'm a little hesitant to watch the original and new Kanon series now.

also Koi Kaze is just too repulsive for me to see them continue their affair after discovering they are brother and sister. No matter how beautifully written and romantic it is, it's still just too wrong.

Mohawk52 wrote:

also Koi Kaze is just too repulsive for me to see them continue their affair after discovering they are brother and sister. No matter how beautifully written and romantic it is, it's still just too wrong.

Ah, come now, be just a bit more willing and open to other peoples' choices and lifestyles even if it is not the best choice when it comes to reproduction!

Besides, I'd prefer to deal with the subject of incest that Koi Kaze tackles versus the onslaught of various sub-genres that anime is more prominently known for.

The overly cutesy theme is part of the reason I don't like Air as much and why I'm a little hesitant to watch the original and new Kanon series now.

also Koi Kaze is just too repulsive for me to see them continue their affair after discovering they are brother and sister.

Mohawk52 wrote:

also Koi Kaze is just too repulsive for me to see them continue their affair after discovering they are brother and sister.

The two main characters of Koi Kaze fullheartedly agree with you. But they can't make their feelings go away.
I understand where you're coming from, though. It's a hard series to stomach (as much as I loved it).

A couple of errors from a WWII enthusiasts: The box cover contains a second error, unless the Japanese had a two-seater version of the Zero that I have never heard of (from which the officer was rescued).

Two other versions of the Model 21 were built in small numbers, the Nakajima-built A6M2-N "Rufe" floatplane (based on the model 11 with a slightly modifed tail), and the A6M2-K two-seat trainer of which a total of 508 were built by Hitachi and the Sasebo Naval Air Arsenal.

It was also a lucky guess that from about episode 6 I knew spoiler[ Eichi was already dead.] Not much of a revelation later on, so a lot of that shock value was lost as well.

Aside from the insert songs and catchy first opening (though that band is pretty annoying otherwise), there's not much else I like about this. It left a very bad taste in my mouth, and I'd even say it's affected my view of shoujo in general. The overly cutesy theme is part of the reason I don't like Air as much and why I'm a little hesitant to watch the original and new Kanon series now.