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meiam
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Was hoping Makoto spell would instead summon a pheasant, would have payed off from the first half.
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Angel M Cazares
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I was also thinking that during her spell. Summoning the same pheasant she was chasing would have been amusing. |
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stevek504
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Gina Szanboti
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Speaking of missed jokes, I was so expecting Chinatsu to ask this new oddly dressed stranger if she was the Harbinger of Summer.
I was also expecting Nick to say it devoted half of its running time to running.  I get the feeling he's struggling to find good things to say about this, since he used the word "celebrate" three times in the first two paragraphs, and resorted to words like "nice" and "fine" (several times) and "reliable" to describe the series. It seems like he enjoys it, but isn't enthusiastic enough to reach beyond trite and repetitive descriptors.
Why was "sister" in quotes? Is she not her actual sister? I think my favorite part of the episode was the father. Listening to him talk was musical. |
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catstigereye
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I do think this anime was ment to be a pure slice of life anime!
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vonPeterhof
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I also liked what the German and Italian subs did for translating the father's lines, rendering them in Kölsch and Venetian, respectively (the Spanish ones went with one of the dialects that drop the final s's, not sure which one). The English ones looked pretty weak in comparison, really didn't capture the impenetrability of the dialect at all. |
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Angel M Cazares
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Episode 4 was very strong in my opinion.
After its first third Flying Witch remains a solid show. I am not enjoying it as much as I would like to, but there is plenty of time left for it to get better. I would be happy if Flying Witch turns into something along the lines of Gingitsune. |
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Gina Szanboti
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Episode 4
The opening paragraph of the review was hilarious.  However
What was silly about it? It looked like a very nice one to me. Small cauldrons are quite practical for indoor or patio use, especially if you don't have a fire place.
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#844391
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ep 4,
this show is so damn adorable, everything from Kei being scared of the haunted house to people's reactions to Inukai's appearance. One thing that seemed odd is that in the end it seemed that there was no cure and they just needed to wait for it to wear off, and somehow it ended up wearing off that exact day after being in effect for a whole year? plot convenience there. And even if it was inukai's fault that she ate the chocolate it was a bit of a dick move for Makoto's sister to just ditch her for a year in that form. She could at least have stopped by to check up on her. |
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vonPeterhof
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Chinatsu was great this episode - I love how seamlessly she transitions back and forth between the roles of excited child and deadpan commentary dispenser. I also love how the episode aired shortly after the full bloom of sakura in the actual city of Hirosaki.
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HaruhiToy
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The bit where she was pestering the then-nameless fortune teller with questions was priceless. So Japanese kids do that too it seems. We never did get to see a fortune told did we?
So I read the whole review and I don't spot where the "A" was missed. Not only did I not see a flaw in the episode myself but none were mentioned in the review either. Watching this actually just feels good the way few visual productions can. It is on par with Non Non Byori or Usagi Drop that way. |
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Hiroki not Takuya
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Nick Said
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Gina Szanboti
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Maybe a lot. He was describing a universal experience, and while I'm sure some people transform into wolves, coyotes, tanuki, dingos, and yes, a few foxes (usually depending on how drunk those around them are), most of us just turn into plain old dogs. |
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meiam
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Well she was more brown then red so I think she's a dog. Anyway, show is still awesome, not a lot of joke, but they almost all land very well which is very impressive. And the live of life fill in the time in between them very well. Chinatsu is definitely a great character, and that's coming from someone who almost always hate kid in shows. |
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Tenchi
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One minor thing I do find a little bit refreshing about Flying Witch is that the cat familiars don't speak human language (or at least they haven't in the first three episodes that I've seen) despite some major seiyuu talent providing meows and purrs.
I know the witches can understand what the cats are saying (and vice-versa), but it's in the same way that C-3PO can understand R2D2's beeps. I'm not saying that I don't also like cat familiars who do speak "human", like Luna or Jiji (or Tama from Kamichu!, for a more obscure example) but it's nice to see a magical anime switch things up with cat communication skills for a change. |
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