if the sappy title of this show doesn't mkae you gag then the contents of the show probably will.
This was the second Romance themed show i saw this season, the first being "My Little Monster" which i felt was a silly show that in the end was fairly harmless and pretty forgettable.
so whats this show about?
it's about a shy girl who doesn't speak much catching the attention of probably the hottest high school boy ever and their innocent romance over 13 episodes.
I use the word innocent because this girl is even shy about gestures like holding hands... and you know what i find nothing wrong with a story about a shy girl who isn't ready for all the things a relationship entails and a boy who is willing to take it slow with her.
no my problem with this show is the fact that the boy in question is a saint.
he can do no wrong.... and when he does do something bad he is instantly forgiven and it barely phases the relationship.
"well nice guys do exist in real life" i hear you yell at me
and you're right, i've met guys who are like that and they are completely real and blah blah blah BUT that doesn't mean i want to watch that kind of relationship for 13 episodes.
a common trope in anything romance is boy gets girl, boy loses girl, boy gets girl back.
In this show there is barely any conflict so he never really loses her. theres a thing where he becomes a model and can't spend as much time with her so he spends more time with the girl model and even goes to her house for dinner once but this never causes a breakup... Mei, the girl, just kisses him in public to show she's trying to be brave and he quits modelling and they talk about why it all upset her. then they are back to normal with her being the shy little mouse and him giving her the time she needs to become braver.
"whats wrong with that?"
Nothing... and thats the problem... no conflict makes for a boring and forgettable show. we have another character who likes mei come in but that gets brushed aside as fast as it's introduced. we have her making friends for the first time in a long time but then we never see them around here and when they are it is just to give her minor confidence boost (most o the time over a phone call) we have the boys sister (who is way too close to him for my personal taste..) who doesn't approve of mei till she suddenly does... but then at the last episode doesn't want her coming near her brother.
it's just.... this show is so confused that it doesn't know what it's really about.
but all those reasons aren't why i really disliek this show.... those reasons just make it boring...
no the reason i actually quite dislikethis show is cause it has some terrible messages.
in the penultimate episode Mei goes to a festival with Yamato, the boy.... finally remembered his name, and since she just came from work she didn't have a chance to dress up in a yukata.
and he's okay with this cause he just wants to be with her.
awwwwww thats so sweet (cause at this point while the show was forgetable and borign it was still cute)
so she heads home and her mom scolds her saying she had the yukata ready.
awww that was nice of her mom, oh well festivals over and yamato accecpted her for who she is and not what she looks like--
mom: no you have to put this one, do your hair pretty and wear makeup for him, it';s a girlfriends job.
me: what? no.... no you were on the right track saying that he really liked her because he liked her not all that superficial shit... what is this you have to doll yourself up cause thats you job as a girlfriend bullshit.... NO. He likes her for who she is... all the awkwardness aside... isn't that enough?
luckily thast really the only instant of that in the show but it bugged me and it turned a mediocre show to one that left a bad taste in my mouth.
maybe if the show had made the characters have actual arcs (i'm sorry but going from not being able to say i love you to being about to say i love you is NOT a character arc) or had more focus on the interesting characters (anyone aside from mei or yamato) or hell just have some conflict somewhere... anywhere.... you may argue the whole modelling thing was conflict but in the end neither mei or yamato did ANYTHING to help solve that... it was all this side character who was just introduced... so no i do not cite it as conflict.
i know normally i try to list off the good in a show but honestly i can't remember half of it...
the ending song is good (i hate the intro song, it's apparently an homage to a singer who died suddenly and thast really sweet but i still don't like the song)... um... the animation is pretty decent with all the humans having good proportions (except yamato who must be 7 fee tall) and it has some sweet moments.......
but wow is it ever boring.
still if you like romance but hate all that nasty forced conflict give the show a shot. It can be seen over at crunchyroll completely for free http://www.crunchyroll.com/say-i-love-you so please go make your own opinion.
considering how many 5 stars it has i must be in the minority.... the thing is i watch/read a lot of shoujo and romance and i can think of 5 titles off the top of my head that are better then this...
Kodocha (kodomo no omacha/child's play)
Lovely comples (love . com)
Clannad
Otomen
Kitchen princess
there you go.... 5 completely different completely full of conflict and tears titles that are way better then this one.
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Saturday, 29 December 2012
Wednesday, 28 March 2012
Compelted: Ano Natsu de Matteru
yes.... almost all the shows i'm watching end this week so i'm making quite of a few of these.
So Ano Natsu de Matter, it's a cute little slice of life show that uses comedy and sci-fi as well as a lot of romance.... lets just say it takes he likes her but she likes him and he likes someone else to a new level.
um... apparently it's directed by the same person who made Onegai Teacher/twins.
i will be honest.... i've only seen half an ep of teacher and none of twins.... i hear it's pretty good but the anime club at my high school wanted to watch Great Teacher Onizuka instead....
so as far as that goes i can't make comparisons other then there seems to be a similar style and apparently some throw back jokes to the previous series.
Did i like the show? yeah it's pretty cute, Alien crash lands on earth and ends up living with the boy she nearly killed.... typical plot right?
well it is more complex, she's a senior at his school and he seems really interested thanks to the vague flashbacks he has of nearly dying... but he can't remember... so he just asks her to be in the movie they are filming that summer.
if you like a fun show then this is definitely one to watch, it streams for free on Crunchyroll and it's only 12 episodes long.
plus the music is really good.... which is surprisingly important to whether i like a show or not...
So Ano Natsu de Matter, it's a cute little slice of life show that uses comedy and sci-fi as well as a lot of romance.... lets just say it takes he likes her but she likes him and he likes someone else to a new level.
um... apparently it's directed by the same person who made Onegai Teacher/twins.
i will be honest.... i've only seen half an ep of teacher and none of twins.... i hear it's pretty good but the anime club at my high school wanted to watch Great Teacher Onizuka instead....
so as far as that goes i can't make comparisons other then there seems to be a similar style and apparently some throw back jokes to the previous series.
Did i like the show? yeah it's pretty cute, Alien crash lands on earth and ends up living with the boy she nearly killed.... typical plot right?
well it is more complex, she's a senior at his school and he seems really interested thanks to the vague flashbacks he has of nearly dying... but he can't remember... so he just asks her to be in the movie they are filming that summer.
if you like a fun show then this is definitely one to watch, it streams for free on Crunchyroll and it's only 12 episodes long.
plus the music is really good.... which is surprisingly important to whether i like a show or not...
Monday, 12 March 2012
Completed: Hotarubi no Mori e (contains spoilers)
Originally Published November 27, 2011 on Tumblr
Should have done this yesterday since that’s when i finished it but oh well…
So this is a One shot Manga done by the same creator as Nastume Yuujinchou. It’s four chapters long, each one their own completely separate story…. none of them have any connection to each other…. so i’ll look at each one…
Chapter 1
This story is about a girl who is six years old, Hotaru getting lost in a wood that’s full of demons, gods and monsters. Sobbing and alone she is approached by a boy with silver hair and a mask, his name is Gin. He offers to lead her out of the forest on the condition that she doesn’t touch him since if he is ever touched by a human he will vanish.
after bumping into a few ‘Yokai’ who warn Hotaru no to touch Gin they get out of the forest and she promises to return the following day. She does this for the rest of summer, unfortunately she is just visiting her grandfather and wont return to the next summer. However she promises to come back.
Of course she does this, every year, quickly she realizes that she will continue to catch up to his age which is about 16 while he will remain unchanging. We see how much the creatures of this forest love Gin, we find out a bit of his back story and as the years pass Hotaru realizes she loves gin but is sad since she’ll never be able to touch him.
SPOILER WARNING
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So this has been going on for about 10 years. Hotaru, now 16 and nearly finished highschool, comes to see Gin again. She talks about getting a job near her grandfathers place so she can see him more then just every summer.
He smiles and asks her to come to the Yokai festival, he wanted to bring her before but figured she’d be scared by the demons and such…. but now that she was older and it was almost impossible to tell the difference between Yokai and human at these things it would be more fun.
She changes into her Yukata and they ties a piece of cloth around their wrist… it’s the only way they can hold hands after all, they go and have a good time, he even gives Horatu his mask. Untill….
A child trips nearby and Gin goes to help him up…. not realizing the child was a human who snuck into the festival…. his hand begins to vanish into light. He turns to Hotaru and smiled. “Now we can finally touch” and they embrace until he is completely gone.
And then the waterworks, other then the fact that this scene is really well drawn it’ just so sad….
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END SPOILER WARNIGN
okay… next…
Chapter 2 - Overhearing a Flower song.
It’s spring and an interesting tune can be heard from the old school building, Shima has always been curious about who makes it but has never been able to figure it out. That is until Fujiwara, a delinquent, is humming the same tune down the hall.
Seems his guitar was stolen and she happened to see it… she directs him to go under the cherry blossom tree and then follows him as he rushes. he is so happy to get it back and an unlikely friendship is born.
However it seems he isn’t the one playing the melody, it’s a third year girl whom he is teaching since he can’t play anymore thanks to an injury to his left hand.
so shima worries that he likes the third year more and decides to get lessons as well. so she learns, she’s not great but she’s having fun…. Fujiwara nearly gets into a fight and she jumps in and hurts her hand… he worries but it’s fine…. in the end they get together? i think….
next~
Chapter 3 - The falling of autumn leaves
This story is cute. a poor girl, Tsubaki, has vowed to protect her rich childhood friend, Kaede, who she saved from a potential kidnapping when he was small. SO now she follows him around and protects him from everything.
unfortunately lately he’s been acting cold toward her, telling her to go home without him and even threatening to not be her friend if she continues acting like that. she immediately distances herself from him but keeps watch.
she notices a few things, first he smiles a lot more when she’s not around and he seems to be much stronger then she ever let herself notice. This makes her feel incredibly lonely… she had always justified being his friend by being able to protect him.
Around this realization he notices she’s tailing him… and chases after her. unfortunately he can’t seem to catch up to her. this goes on for a while and they give up on each other for a while… until some bullies try and ask for some money and Tsubaki comes to the rescue… seems old habits die hard.
expecting to be scolded she is near tears but instead he thanks her, he always tried to be stronger ever since the near kidnapping but Tsubaki was always so strong, but still he loves her.
Next~
Chapter 4 - Deepening the Scar
ugh… ok this will be fast…oh and this one takes place in winter
Ritsu and Sou are brother and sister who are always together… until their parents start fighting and the children are split up.
8 years later
the parents get back together and the children are reunited… now 16 an 17 things are… odd…. they start feeling things that she shouldn’t be… they try to return to their relationship that they had when they were small.
that doesn’t seem to work…. and after one hug on a walk home Sou states that after graduation he will leave her forever.
and he does.
END OF MANGA
so…. yeah…. that was description heavy but what do i think?
I loved chapter 1…. it made me cry it was so sweet… unfortunately everything after was a disappointment. it almost feels like the writer wanted to write the one story…. but needed to fill a four chapter book.
chapter 2 was ok, didn’t care about the story plus it was predictable so yeah…
chapter 3 was very cute and in the end it was just a story to give you the warm and fuzzy feeling…
which was promptly destroyed by chapter 4…. i HATED chapter 4… granted i don’t like incest plot lines and in the end nothing happens between them but still… didn’t like.
There seems to be an animated movie for the first chapter… looking forward to seeing that and sobbing like a baby. this is also the chapter that most similar to Natsume yuujinchou since it does with yokai and spirits so that could contribute to why i liked this one the most…. but honestly it’s just so cute and sad.
so yeah… cute little one shot, if you come across read it but be warned, not all the stories will be to your liking…. in fact just read the first chapter…. thats all you need.
i think this is my longest thing so far…. wow….
Should have done this yesterday since that’s when i finished it but oh well…
So this is a One shot Manga done by the same creator as Nastume Yuujinchou. It’s four chapters long, each one their own completely separate story…. none of them have any connection to each other…. so i’ll look at each one…
Chapter 1
This story is about a girl who is six years old, Hotaru getting lost in a wood that’s full of demons, gods and monsters. Sobbing and alone she is approached by a boy with silver hair and a mask, his name is Gin. He offers to lead her out of the forest on the condition that she doesn’t touch him since if he is ever touched by a human he will vanish.
after bumping into a few ‘Yokai’ who warn Hotaru no to touch Gin they get out of the forest and she promises to return the following day. She does this for the rest of summer, unfortunately she is just visiting her grandfather and wont return to the next summer. However she promises to come back.
Of course she does this, every year, quickly she realizes that she will continue to catch up to his age which is about 16 while he will remain unchanging. We see how much the creatures of this forest love Gin, we find out a bit of his back story and as the years pass Hotaru realizes she loves gin but is sad since she’ll never be able to touch him.
SPOILER WARNING
.
.
.
.
So this has been going on for about 10 years. Hotaru, now 16 and nearly finished highschool, comes to see Gin again. She talks about getting a job near her grandfathers place so she can see him more then just every summer.
He smiles and asks her to come to the Yokai festival, he wanted to bring her before but figured she’d be scared by the demons and such…. but now that she was older and it was almost impossible to tell the difference between Yokai and human at these things it would be more fun.
She changes into her Yukata and they ties a piece of cloth around their wrist… it’s the only way they can hold hands after all, they go and have a good time, he even gives Horatu his mask. Untill….
A child trips nearby and Gin goes to help him up…. not realizing the child was a human who snuck into the festival…. his hand begins to vanish into light. He turns to Hotaru and smiled. “Now we can finally touch” and they embrace until he is completely gone.
And then the waterworks, other then the fact that this scene is really well drawn it’ just so sad….
.
.
.
.
END SPOILER WARNIGN
okay… next…
Chapter 2 - Overhearing a Flower song.
It’s spring and an interesting tune can be heard from the old school building, Shima has always been curious about who makes it but has never been able to figure it out. That is until Fujiwara, a delinquent, is humming the same tune down the hall.
Seems his guitar was stolen and she happened to see it… she directs him to go under the cherry blossom tree and then follows him as he rushes. he is so happy to get it back and an unlikely friendship is born.
However it seems he isn’t the one playing the melody, it’s a third year girl whom he is teaching since he can’t play anymore thanks to an injury to his left hand.
so shima worries that he likes the third year more and decides to get lessons as well. so she learns, she’s not great but she’s having fun…. Fujiwara nearly gets into a fight and she jumps in and hurts her hand… he worries but it’s fine…. in the end they get together? i think….
next~
Chapter 3 - The falling of autumn leaves
This story is cute. a poor girl, Tsubaki, has vowed to protect her rich childhood friend, Kaede, who she saved from a potential kidnapping when he was small. SO now she follows him around and protects him from everything.
unfortunately lately he’s been acting cold toward her, telling her to go home without him and even threatening to not be her friend if she continues acting like that. she immediately distances herself from him but keeps watch.
she notices a few things, first he smiles a lot more when she’s not around and he seems to be much stronger then she ever let herself notice. This makes her feel incredibly lonely… she had always justified being his friend by being able to protect him.
Around this realization he notices she’s tailing him… and chases after her. unfortunately he can’t seem to catch up to her. this goes on for a while and they give up on each other for a while… until some bullies try and ask for some money and Tsubaki comes to the rescue… seems old habits die hard.
expecting to be scolded she is near tears but instead he thanks her, he always tried to be stronger ever since the near kidnapping but Tsubaki was always so strong, but still he loves her.
Next~
Chapter 4 - Deepening the Scar
ugh… ok this will be fast…oh and this one takes place in winter
Ritsu and Sou are brother and sister who are always together… until their parents start fighting and the children are split up.
8 years later
the parents get back together and the children are reunited… now 16 an 17 things are… odd…. they start feeling things that she shouldn’t be… they try to return to their relationship that they had when they were small.
that doesn’t seem to work…. and after one hug on a walk home Sou states that after graduation he will leave her forever.
and he does.
END OF MANGA
so…. yeah…. that was description heavy but what do i think?
I loved chapter 1…. it made me cry it was so sweet… unfortunately everything after was a disappointment. it almost feels like the writer wanted to write the one story…. but needed to fill a four chapter book.
chapter 2 was ok, didn’t care about the story plus it was predictable so yeah…
chapter 3 was very cute and in the end it was just a story to give you the warm and fuzzy feeling…
which was promptly destroyed by chapter 4…. i HATED chapter 4… granted i don’t like incest plot lines and in the end nothing happens between them but still… didn’t like.
There seems to be an animated movie for the first chapter… looking forward to seeing that and sobbing like a baby. this is also the chapter that most similar to Natsume yuujinchou since it does with yokai and spirits so that could contribute to why i liked this one the most…. but honestly it’s just so cute and sad.
so yeah… cute little one shot, if you come across read it but be warned, not all the stories will be to your liking…. in fact just read the first chapter…. thats all you need.
i think this is my longest thing so far…. wow….
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